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to chop
01
couper, hacher
to cut something into pieces using a knife, etc.
Transitive: to chop sth
Exemples
The chef chops garlic finely to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Le chef hache finement l'ail pour rehausser la saveur du plat.
02
couper, tronçonner
to use repeated, forceful strikes with an axe or another implement to sever the base of a tree or similar plant
Transitive: to chop a tree
Exemples
They hired a professional tree surgeon to chop the diseased tree, preventing its further spread.
Ils ont engagé un chirurgien arboricole professionnel pour abattre l'arbre malade, empêchant sa propagation ultérieure.
03
trancher, hacher
to deliver a short, forceful blow to something
Transitive: to chop a ball
Exemples
The badminton player 's overhead smash was mistimed, and she ended up chopping the shuttlecock into the net.
Le smash en coup droit du joueur de badminton a été mal chronométré, et elle a fini par trancher le volant dans le filet.
04
tailler, couper
to create or shape something using chopping or cutting actions
Transitive: to chop a shape or design
Exemples
The sculptor carefully chopped a face out of the block of stone.
Le sculpteur a soigneusement taillé un visage dans le bloc de pierre.
05
trancher, hacher
to move with sudden, sharp, or forceful motions
Intransitive
Exemples
The boxer 's quick punches chopped through the air, landing solidly on his opponent.
Les coups rapides du boxeur tailladèrent l'air, atterrissant solidement sur son adversaire.
Chop
01
a small portion of meat, typically including part of a rib
Exemples
The butcher prepared several pork chops for the customer.
02
a tennis stroke in which the ball is struck with a downward motion to impart backspin
Exemples
The player used a chop to keep the ball low.
03
the jaw or lower part of the face
Exemples
The boxer 's chops were bruised after the match.
04
(Nigerian; plural only) food or a meal
SlangExemples
He cooked delicious chops for dinner.
Arbre Lexical
chopped
chopper
chop
