chop

tritare, tagliare

Tagliare qualcosa a pezzi con rapidi movimenti verso il basso di un coltello o uno strumento simile.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: cut up

Espressioni comuni: chop an onion, chop something up, chop wood

mozzare, recidere

Staccare qualcosa con un colpo netto verso il basso di un’ascia o uno strumento simile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: cut off, sever

Espressioni comuni: chop something off, chop off something

ridurre, tagliare

Diminuire molto una quantità, un costo o un periodo di tempo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: cut, reduce, slash

Contrari: increase

Espressioni comuni: chop costs, chop something in half, chop the budget

dividere, separare

Dividere qualcosa in parti separate o toglierne una parte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: divide, split

Contrari: combine

Espressioni comuni: chop something into pieces, chop something off, chop something up

costoletta

Pezzo di carne di maiale o di pecora, solitamente tagliato con l’osso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: pork chop, lamb chop, grilled chop

colpo, fendente

Movimento rapido verso il basso con un coltello, un’ascia o la mano per tagliare o colpire.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: blow, stroke

Espressioni comuni: a sharp chop, karate chop, chop with something

abilità, bravura

Bravura nel suonare o svolgere un’altra attività; di solito si usa il plurale «chops».

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: skill, ability, technique

Espressioni comuni: musical chops, have chops, show your chops

licenziamento

Perdita del lavoro perché il datore di lavoro decide di mandare via una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: dismissal, the sack

Espressioni comuni: get the chop, give someone the chop, face the chop