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to chop
01
picar, cortar
to cut something into pieces using a knife, etc.
Transitive: to chop sth
Exemplos
Last night, she chopped herbs for the marinade.
Ontem à noite, ela picou ervas para a marinada.
02
cortar, derrubar
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
Exemplos
The sound of axes echoed through the forest as the loggers chopped the old-growth trees.
O som dos machados ecoou pela floresta enquanto os lenhadores cortavam as árvores antigas.
03
cortar, talhar
to deliver a short, forceful blow to something
Transitive: to chop a ball
Exemplos
With a mishit, the tennis player chopped the ball into the net, losing the point.
Com um erro, o tenista cortou a bola na rede, perdendo o ponto.
04
talhar, cortar
to create or shape something using chopping or cutting actions
Transitive: to chop a shape or design
Exemplos
The jeweler carefully chopped a channel into the gold band for the gemstones.
O joalheiro entalhou cuidadosamente um canal na banda de ouro para as pedras preciosas.
05
cortar, picar
to move with sudden, sharp, or forceful motions
Intransitive
Exemplos
The car 's tires screeched as it chopped around the corner at high speed.
Os pneus do carro guincharam enquanto ele derrapava em torno da esquina em alta velocidade.
Chop
01
a small portion of meat, typically including part of a rib
Exemplos
The menu featured grilled chops with a side of potatoes.
02
a tennis stroke in which the ball is struck with a downward motion to impart backspin
Exemplos
The coach demonstrated a chop for beginners.
03
the jaw or lower part of the face
Exemplos
His chops moved as he chewed silently.
04
(Nigerian; plural only) food or a meal
Slang
Exemplos
They shared chops with everyone at the gathering.
Árvore Lexical
chopped
chopper
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