chop

hacher, couper

Couper quelque chose en morceaux en abaissant rapidement un couteau ou un outil semblable.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : chop something into something (Chop the carrots into small pieces.); chop something up (She chopped up the onions.)

Synonymes : cut up

Expressions courantes : chop an onion, chop something up, chop wood

couper, trancher

Détacher quelque chose d’un coup sec vers le bas avec une hache ou un outil semblable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : chop something off (He chopped the dead branch off.); chop something off something (She chopped a branch off the tree.)

Synonymes : cut off, sever

Expressions courantes : chop something off, chop off something

réduire, diminuer

Diminuer fortement une quantité, un coût ou une durée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : chop something in half (The new system chopped waiting times in half.); chop something by something (They chopped costs by twenty percent.)

Synonymes : cut, reduce, slash

Contraires : increase

Expressions courantes : chop costs, chop something in half, chop the budget

diviser, séparer

Partager quelque chose en parties distinctes ou en retirer une partie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : chop something into something (They chopped the project into smaller tasks.); chop something off something (We chopped a section off the report.)

Synonymes : divide, split

Contraires : combine

Expressions courantes : chop something into pieces, chop something off, chop something up

côtelette

Morceau de viande de porc ou de mouton, généralement découpé avec un os.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : pork chop, lamb chop, grilled chop

coup, coup de hache

Mouvement rapide vers le bas avec un couteau, une hache ou la main, pour couper ou frapper.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : blow, stroke

Expressions courantes : a sharp chop, karate chop, chop with something

maîtrise, talent

Habileté à jouer de la musique ou à pratiquer une autre activité ; généralement employé au pluriel, « chops ».

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : skill, ability, technique

Expressions courantes : musical chops, have chops, show your chops

licenciement

Perte de son emploi parce que l’employeur décide de se séparer de la personne.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get the chop (She got the chop when the factory closed.); give someone the chop (The new boss gave him the chop.)

Synonymes : dismissal, the sack

Expressions courantes : get the chop, give someone the chop, face the chop