| Principal Translations |
| chop [sth]⇒ vtr | (wood, tree: cut into pieces) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | | talar⇒ vtr |
| | Charles chopped firewood in preparation for winter. |
| | Carlos cortó madera preparándose para el invierno. |
| chop [sth] vtr | UK (food: mince, cut into pieces) | picar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar en trozos loc verb |
| | | trocear⇒ vtr |
| | Chop the onion before adding it to the stew. |
| | Pica la cebolla antes de agregarlas al guiso. |
| chop n | (cutlet of meat) | chuleta nf |
| | | costilla nf |
| | What kind of chops shall I buy for dinner, lamb or pork? |
| | ¿Qué tipo de chuleta compro para la cena, de cordero o de cerdo? |
| chop n | (strike made with a blade) (hacha) | hachazo nm |
| | | corte nm |
| | | tajo nm |
| | One almighty chop of the axe was enough to fell the tree. |
| | Un sólo hachazo fue suficiente para derribar el árbol. |
| chops npl | slang (animal's mouth, jaw) | hocico nm |
| | My dog starts licking his chops whenever I open the fridge. |
| | Mi perro se relame el hocico cada vez que abro la heladera. |
| chops npl | slang (musical skill) | talento nm |
| | | habilidades nfpl |
| | He really showed his musical chops on that complex Chopin piece. |
| | Realmente demostró su talento en esa difícil pieza de Chopin. |
| Additional Translations |
| chop n | (downward movement with hand) | manotazo nm |
| | With a quick chop, the man broke the board in half with his hand. |
| | Con un rápido manotazo, el hombre rompió la tabla a la mitad con su mano. |
| chop n | (act of cutting) | corte nm |
| | That chop was sloppy - look, the axe is in the ground! |
| | Ese corte fue descuidado, mira, el hacha está en el piso. |
| chop n | US (animal feed) | pienso nm |
| chops npl | slang (person's mouth or jaw) (coloquial) | morro nm |
| | (coloquial) | trompa nf |
| | Every time Sammy eats a peanut butter sandwich, he licks his chops. |
| | Cada vez que Sammy come un sándwich de manteca de cacahuate, se chupa el morro. |
| chop [sth] vtr | (weeds: hoe) | escardar⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer was chopping weeds when his hoe snapped. |
| | El granjero estaba escardando hierba cuando se rompió su manguera. |
Locuciones verbales
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| chop [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (tree: fell, cut down) | talar⇒ vtr |
| | Pioneers would chop down trees to build their homes. |
| | Los pioneros talaban árboles para construir sus casas. |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Los pioneros cortaban árboles para construir sus casas. |
| chop [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (sever) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Before I cook broccoli, I chop off the stems. |
| | Antes de cocinar el brócoli, le corto los tallos. |
| chop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (cut into small pieces) | picar⇒ vtr |
| | Chop up the onions and add them to the pan. |
| | Pique las cebollas y añádalas a la sartén. |
Compound Forms:
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| chop and change v expr | informal (keep changing) | cambiar todo el tiempo loc verb |
| | | cambiar constantemente loc verb |
| chop logic v expr | (argue in a pedantic way) | disertar⇒ vi |
| | | perorar⇒ vi |
| chop shop n | US, informal (dismantles stolen cars) | desguace de vehículos robados nm + loc adj |
| | (AR, MX, UY) | desarmadero de vehículos robados nm + loc adj |
| | (MX) | desmanteladero nm |
| chop suey n | (Chinese dish) | chop suey nm |
| Chop-chop! interj | informal (hurry up) | ¡date prisa! loc interj |
| | | ¡vamos! interj |
| | | ¡rápido! interj |
| | Chop-chop! The party starts in half an hour and you're not even dressed yet. |
| | ¡Date prisa! La fiesta empieza en media hora y ni siquiera estás vestido. |
| | (AR, CO) | ¡dale! interj |
| | (MX) | ¡ándale! interj |
| | (PR) | ¡avanza! interj |
| | (ES) | ¡venga! interj |
| chop-chop adv | informal (immediately) | ahora mismo loc adv |
| | Tom will be here in ten minutes, so clean the living room chop-chop! |
| | | enseguida adv |
| chump chop n | (thick cutlet of meat) (AR) | bife de chorizo loc nom m |
| | | bife ancho, bife grueso grupo nom |
| face the chop v expr | informal (person: facing job loss) | ser amenazado con perder el trabajo loc verb |
| face the chop v expr | informal (establishment: facing closure) | ser amenazado con el cierre loc verb |
| | | sufrir la amenaza de cierre loc verb |
| get the chop v expr | informal (person: be dismissed from job) | despedir loc verb |
| | | poner de patitas en la calle loc verb |
| Note: En español la expresión tiene un uso transitivo, no pasivo. |
| get the chop v expr | informal (establishment, scheme: be closed) | cerrar⇒ vi |
| give [sb] the chop v expr | informal (dismiss [sb] from job) | echar a, despedir a vtr + prep |
| | | poner de patitas en la calle a loc verb |
| karate chop n | (downward strike) | golpe de karate nm |
| | Can you break a wooden plank with a karate chop? |
| | ¿Eres capaz de partir una placa de madera con un golpe de karate? |
| lamb chop n | often plural (cutlets of young sheep's meat) | chuletas de cordero nfpl + loc adj |
| | (AR) | costeletas de cordero nfpl + loc adj |
| | We're having lamb chops with mint sauce for dinner. |
| mutton chop n | (cutlet of sheep's meat) | chuleta de carnero, chuleta de cordero nf + loc adj |
| | | costeleta de cordero nf + loc adj |
| mutton chops npl | (facial hair: sideburns) | patillas chuletas loc nom fpl |
| | | chuletas nfpl |
| | (voz inglesa) | barba mutton chop loc nom f |
| pork chop n | often plural (cutlet of pig meat) | chuleta de cerdo grupo nom |
| | | chuleta de puerco grupo nom |
| | (AR) | costillas de cerdo, costillitas de cerdo grupo nom |
| | My favourite meal is pork chops with mashed potato. |
| | Mi comida favorita son las chuletas de cerdo con puré de patatas. |
| | (CL) | chuleta de chancho grupo nom |
| | | costeletas de cerdo grupo nom |
| | | costeletas de chancho grupo nom |
| | Mi comida favorita son las chuletas de chancho con puré de papas. |
| veal chop n | (cutlet of calf's meat) | costilla de ternera nf + loc adj |
| | | costeleta nf |
| | Season the veal chop with salt and freshly ground black pepper. |
| | Condimenta la costilla de ternera con sal y pimienta recién molina. |