chop

I [tʃɒp]

nome

1) (blow) colpo m.

2) gastr. costoletta f., braciola f.

pork chop — costoletta di maiale

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to get the chop — [person] essere licenziato; [scheme, service] essere abolito

II [tʃɒp]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (cut up) tagliare, spaccare [wood]; tagliare [vegetable, meat]; tritare [parsley, onion]

to chop sth. into cubes — tagliare qcs. a cubetti

to chop sth. to pieces o bits tagliare qcs. a pezzetti; to chop sth. finely — tritare qcs. finemente

2) fig. (cut, reduce) ridurre [service, deficit]; (cut out) tagliare [quote, footage]

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- chop down

- chop off

- chop up

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chop chop! — BE colloq. sbrigati! sbrigatevi!

III [tʃɒp]

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-) [wind] cambiare direzione

- chop about

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to chop and change — [person] essere una banderuola; [situation] cambiare in continuazione

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I 1. [ op] past tense, past participle - chopped; verb

((sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces): He chopped up the vegetables.)

2. noun

(a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.)

- chopper

- choppy
- choppiness
- chop and change
- chop down II [ op] noun

((in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal: the wolf's chops.)

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I [tʃɒp]

nome

1) (blow) colpo m.

2) gastr. costoletta f., braciola f.

pork chop — costoletta di maiale

••

to get the chop — [person] essere licenziato; [scheme, service] essere abolito

II [tʃɒp]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (cut up) tagliare, spaccare [wood]; tagliare [vegetable, meat]; tritare [parsley, onion]

to chop sth. into cubes — tagliare qcs. a cubetti

to chop sth. to pieces o bits tagliare qcs. a pezzetti; to chop sth. finely — tritare qcs. finemente

2) fig. (cut, reduce) ridurre [service, deficit]; (cut out) tagliare [quote, footage]

•

- chop down

- chop off

- chop up

••

chop chop! — BE colloq. sbrigati! sbrigatevi!

III [tʃɒp]

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-) [wind] cambiare direzione

- chop about

••

to chop and change — [person] essere una banderuola; [situation] cambiare in continuazione