chop

picar, trocear

Cortar algo en trozos con movimientos rápidos hacia abajo de un cuchillo u otra herramienta similar.

En inglés sencillo: To cut something into pieces with quick downward movements of a knife or similar tool.

• Chop the onion first.
• He chopped wood for the fire.
• Have you chopped the vegetables yet?

Cómo se usa: chop something into something (Chop the carrots into small pieces.); chop something up (She chopped up the onions.)

Sinónimos: cut up

Expresiones frecuentes: chop an onion, chop something up, chop wood

cortar, cercenar

Separar algo con un golpe fuerte hacia abajo de un hacha o herramienta similar.

En inglés sencillo: To remove something with a sharp downward blow from an axe or similar tool.

• Chop off the dead branch.
• He chopped the chicken’s head off.
• The axe chopped through the thick root.

Cómo se usa: chop something off (He chopped the dead branch off.); chop something off something (She chopped a branch off the tree.)

Sinónimos: cut off, sever

Expresiones frecuentes: chop something off, chop off something

recortar, reducir

Disminuir mucho una cantidad, un coste o un período de tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To make an amount, cost, or period of time much smaller.

• We need to chop costs.
• The sale chopped prices in half.
• They chopped two hours off the journey.

Cómo se usa: chop something in half (The new system chopped waiting times in half.); chop something by something (They chopped costs by twenty percent.)

Sinónimos: cut, reduce, slash

Antónimos: increase

Expresiones frecuentes: chop costs, chop something in half, chop the budget

dividir, separar

Dividir algo en partes separadas o quitarle una parte.

En inglés sencillo: To divide something into separate parts or take a part away.

• They chopped the work into sections.
• We chopped that passage off the final chapter.
• The editor chopped the interview into three parts.

Cómo se usa: chop something into something (They chopped the project into smaller tasks.); chop something off something (We chopped a section off the report.)

Sinónimos: divide, split

Antónimos: combine

Expresiones frecuentes: chop something into pieces, chop something off, chop something up

chuleta

Trozo de carne de cerdo u oveja, normalmente cortado con un hueso.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of meat, usually with a bone, cut from a pig or sheep.

• I cooked a pork chop.
• These lamb chops taste delicious.
• Would you like your chop with potatoes?

Expresiones frecuentes: pork chop, lamb chop, grilled chop

hachazo, golpe

Movimiento rápido hacia abajo con un cuchillo, un hacha o la mano para cortar o golpear algo.

En inglés sencillo: A quick downward movement with a knife, axe, or hand to cut or hit something.

• One chop split the log.
• He delivered a sharp chop with the axe.
• She broke the board with a karate chop.

Sinónimos: blow, stroke

Expresiones frecuentes: a sharp chop, karate chop, chop with something

destreza, habilidad

Habilidad para tocar música o realizar otra actividad; normalmente se usa la forma plural «chops».

En inglés sencillo: Skill at playing music or doing another activity, usually expressed with the plural form.

• That guitarist has impressive chops.
• She showed her acting chops in the final scene.
• He developed his jazz chops through years of practice.

Sinónimos: skill, ability, technique

Expresiones frecuentes: musical chops, have chops, show your chops

despido

Pérdida del empleo porque el empleador decide que la persona debe irse.

En inglés sencillo: The loss of a job because an employer decides you must leave.

• He got the chop last Friday.
• The company gave three managers the chop.
• More workers could face the chop next month.

Cómo se usa: get the chop (She got the chop when the factory closed.); give someone the chop (The new boss gave him the chop.)

Sinónimos: dismissal, the sack

Expresiones frecuentes: get the chop, give someone the chop, face the chop