chunk

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃʌŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃʌŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chungk)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chunk n (large piece)trozo nm
  pedazo nm
 Father gets to eat the biggest chunk of meat in the stew.
 Papá se come el trozo de carne más grande del estofado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
chunk n pejorative, offensive, informal, US (fat man) (potencialmente ofensivo)gordo nm
  (coloquial)gordinflón nm
 The rude man called Joe a chunk.
 El hombre grosero le dijo gordo a Joe.
chunk,
chunk of [sth]
n
figurative (sizeable amount)una buena parte de algo loc nom f
  una parte de algo loc nom f
 Steve donates a chunk of his earnings to charitable causes.
 The author edited out a chunk of text.
chunk [sth] vtr (cut into large pieces)cortar en trozos vtr + loc adv
  trocear vtr
 Chunk the carrots and then put them in the soup.
 Corta las zanahorias en trozos y después échalas a la sopa.
chunk [sth] vtr figurative (break down: information)fragmentar vtr
  desglosar vtr
  separar vtr
 Chunking the information makes it easier to memorise.
 Fragmentar la información la hace más fácil de recordar.
chunk [sth] vtr figurative (break up: tasks)fragmentar vtr
  separar vtr
  dividir vtr
 When you chunk your housework into smaller tasks, it is more manageable.
 Cuando fragmentas tus tareas del hogar en tareas más pequeñas, es más fácil.
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