chop
gb/t͡ʃˈɑp/ us/t͡ʃˈɑp/
A2
Inglês
~ 6300
felaprít, hasogat, összevág, borda, karajszelet, lefarag, kivág, megnyirbál, rácsap, csapkod, rásújt, csapás, baltacsapás, karateütés, pofa, kép, technikai tudás, képesség, tudás, hullámzás
VERBO
A2
1
Padrão de uso:
to chop [food/wood/etc.] [into pieces]
She chopped the onions and garlic before heating the pan.
Felaprította a hagymát és a fokhagymát, mielőtt felforrósította a serpenyőt.
We spent the afternoon chopping wood for the fireplace.
A délutánt azzal töltöttük, hogy fát hasogattunk a kandallóhoz.
Chop the carrots into small pieces so they cook faster.
He quickly chopped the herbs and sprinkled them over the pasta.
The chef showed us how to safely chop vegetables with a large knife.
Exemplos para aprendentes
Please chop the tomatoes for the salad.
Kérlek, aprítsd fel a paradicsomot a salátához.
My father chopped some wood for the fire.
Apám egy kis fát hasogatott a tűzhöz.
I cut my finger while I was chopping onions.
She chopped the apple into small pieces for the baby.
He uses a big knife to chop the meat.
Erro comum:
Learners often use "cut" instead of "chop" in cooking contexts. "Cut" is more general, while "chop" usually suggests making several quick cuts, especially for vegetables, herbs, or wood. Another mistake is saying "chop down" when they only mean making pieces; "chop down" is usually used for trees.
Significado
cut into smaller pieces
Colocações
chop vegetables
|chop onions
|chop wood
|finely chopped
|roughly chopped
|chop into pieces
Sinónimos
cut (More general; does not always suggest repeated, heavy blows like "chop".)
|
dice (More specific; usually means cutting food into small cubes.)
Antónimos
combine (Opposite in cooking when you bring pieces together instead of cutting them apart.)
Temas
cooking
|daily life
|home
|nature
|daily_life
|food_drink
Definição
To cut something into small pieces again and again, usually with a knife or axe.
To cut something into smaller pieces with a series of short, sharp blows, especially using a knife, axe, or similar tool.
NOME
A2
2
borda
B2
karajszelet
B2
Padrão de uso:
a [type of] chop
I ordered a grilled lamb chop with mashed potatoes.
Grillezett báránybordát rendeltem krumplipürével.
The pork chops were cooked perfectly, still juicy in the middle.
A sertéskarajszeletek tökéletesen készültek el, középen még szaftosak maradtak.
Put the chops in the marinade and leave them overnight.
They served thick veal chops with a rich mushroom sauce.
She bought a pack of four pork chops for dinner.
Exemplos para aprendentes
He had a pork chop for lunch.
Ebédre sertéskarajszeletet evett.
We cooked lamb chops on the grill.
Báránybordákat sütöttünk a grillen.
The chop was very soft and tasty.
She put two chops in the pan with oil.
I like my chop with rice and salad.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "chop" with "chopped meat". A "chop" is a whole piece with a bone for one person, while "chopped meat" (or "minced meat") is meat cut into many tiny pieces.
Significado
thick slice of meat with bone
Colocações
pork chop
|lamb chop
|grilled chops
|chop and vegetables
|marinated chops
Sinónimos
cutlet (Very similar, but "cutlet" can also be boneless or breaded; "chop" usually has a bone.)
Antónimos
steak (Not a true opposite, but a contrasting common meat cut that is usually larger and may not include a rib bone.)
Temas
food
|cooking
|restaurants
|food_drink
Definição
A small, thick piece of meat with a bone, for one person to eat, usually from a pig, lamb, or calf.
A small, thick piece of meat that usually includes a rib or loin bone, especially from animals like pigs, lambs, or veal.
VERBO
B2
3
Padrão de uso:
to chop [something] (off/from) / to chop [amount/part] off [something]
The company decided to chop 15% off its marketing budget.
A vállalat úgy döntött, hogy 15%-ot lefarag a marketingköltségvetéséből.
Several scenes were chopped from the final version of the film.
A film végső változatából több jelenetet is kivágtak.
They chopped an hour off the journey by taking a faster route.
The editor chopped the article down to half its original length.
Funding for the project was suddenly chopped after the review.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The school had to chop the sports budget.
Az iskolának meg kellett nyirbálnia a sportköltségvetést.
They chopped ten dollars off the price of the shoes.
Tíz dollárt lefaragtak a cipő árából.
The teacher chopped three pages from the homework.
The director chopped the long scene from the movie.
We need to chop our costs this year.
Erro comum:
Learners may overuse literal body-part examples like "chop his head" in normal contexts, which sounds violent or strange. In everyday topics such as money, time, and text, "chop" often has a figurative meaning of reducing or removing, similar to "cut" or "reduce".
Significado
cut off or reduce sharply
Colocações
chop off
|chop away
|chop costs
|chop the budget
|scene was chopped
|chop the price
Sinónimos
cut (General word; does not always suggest a large, sudden reduction as strongly as "chop" can in figurative use.)
|
slash (Often used for large reductions in prices or budgets; can sound more dramatic than "chop".)
Antónimos
increase (Opposite in contexts where "chop" means to reduce something like budgets or prices.)
Temas
business
|media
|daily life
|work
Definição
To cut off part of something, or to make something much smaller or less, quickly and suddenly.
To remove a part of something or to reduce it significantly and suddenly, often described as if cutting it away.
VERBO
B2
4
Padrão de uso:
to chop [something/someone] / to chop at [something]
He chopped the ball over the net with a sharp wrist movement.
Egy hirtelen csuklómozdulattal átnyeste a labdát a háló fölött.
The fighter chopped at his opponent's neck with the side of his hand.
A harcos a kézélével az ellenfele nyakára sújtott.
She chopped through the ice with a heavy blow from the shovel.
The attacker chopped at the door with an axe until it broke.
With one swift motion, he chopped the branch off the tree.
Exemplos para aprendentes
He chopped the ball and it went high.
Rácsapott a labdára, és az magasra szállt.
The man chopped at the door with an axe.
A férfi baltával csapkodta az ajtót.
She chopped the branch with one hard move.
The fighter chopped his hand down on the board.
He chopped at the rope to cut it.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with the pure cutting sense in cooking. In this sense, the focus is on the hitting movement, not on making many small pieces, and it often appears in sports, fighting, or physical action descriptions.
Significado
hit with a sharp downward blow
Colocações
chop the ball
|chop at his neck
|chop the branch
|chop through
|karate chop
Sinónimos
strike (More formal and general; "chop" suggests a specific downward, cutting-type motion.)
|
hack (Similar rough cutting motion, but "hack" often sounds less controlled and rougher.)
Antónimos
stroke (A gentle, soft movement over something, opposite in force and feel to a "chop".)
Temas
sports
|violence
|martial arts
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To hit something hard with a quick move down, using your hand or something you hold.
To hit something with a short, forceful downward movement of the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
NOME
B1
5
Padrão de uso:
a chop to [body part/object]
He knocked the board in half with a single karate chop.
Egyetlen karateütéssel kettétörte a deszkát.
The victim had taken a chop to the back of the head.
Az áldozat egy csapást kapott a tarkójára.
With a powerful chop of the axe, she split the log.
One more chop should be enough to get through the branch.
The fighter dodged the first chop but was caught by the second.
Exemplos para aprendentes
He broke the wood with one strong chop.
Egy erős csapással kettétörte a fadarabot.
The man hit the door with a chop from his axe.
A férfi egy baltacsapással sújtott az ajtóra.
The player gave the ball a light chop.
She hit the board with a quick chop of her hand.
The log fell after a few hard chops.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with the meat sense of "chop". In this sense, it refers to the action of hitting, not to food. Context with words like "karate", "neck", "axe", or "blow" usually shows that it is the action.
Significado
sharp downward blow
Colocações
a karate chop
|a chop to the neck
|deliver a chop
|with one chop
|a heavy chop
Sinónimos
blow (General word for a hit; "chop" specifies a downward cutting-style hit.)
Antónimos
caress (A gentle, loving touch, opposite in force and intention to a hard chop.)
Temas
sports
|martial arts
|violence
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A quick, hard hit downwards with the hand, an axe, or another tool.
A short, forceful, downward blow made with the hand, an axe, or another heavy tool.
NOME
B2
INFORMAL
6
Padrão de uso:
someone's chops
The ball hit him right in the chops.
A labda egyenesen pofán találta.
Wipe that grin off your chops and get back to work.
Töröld le azt a vigyort a pofádról, és menj vissza dolgozni!
The dog sat licking its chops as it watched us eat.
He took a punch square in the chops and stumbled back.
She stuffed the cake into her chops before anyone could stop her.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The ball hit him in the chops.
A labda pofán találta.
He wiped the food off his chops.
Letörölte az ételt a pofájáról.
The dog licked its chops when it saw the meat.
She had cake all over her chops.
He was smiling, a big smile across his chops.
Erro comum:
Learners may not realize that "chops" here is plural and informal. It is not used in formal writing, and should not replace neutral words like "face" or "cheeks" in serious contexts.
Significado
cheeks and jaw (informal)
Colocações
smack him in the chops
|wipe that smile off your chops
|lick your chops
|fat chops
Sinónimos
face (More general and neutral; "chops" is informal and sometimes humorous or slightly rude.)
Antónimos
back of the head (A contrasting part of the head, not an exact lexical antonym but opposite location.)
Temas
body
|slang
|humour
|daily_life
Definição
A slang word for the sides of a person's face, especially the cheeks and jaw, usually said as "chops".
The cheeks and jaw area of a person's face, used mainly in informal expressions and often in the plural "chops".
NOME
C1
INFORMAL
7
Padrão de uso:
have (the) chops (to do [something])
You need serious guitar chops to play that solo cleanly.
Komoly gitártudás kell ahhoz, hogy tisztán eljátszd azt a szólót.
The young singer showed off her vocal chops on the live show.
A fiatal énekesnő az élő műsorban megmutatta énekesi képességeit.
He's a great songwriter, but his piano chops aren't quite there yet.
The film gave the actor a chance to demonstrate his dramatic chops.
She clearly has the chops to compete at a professional level.
Exemplos para aprendentes
He has the guitar chops to join the band.
Megvan a gitártudása ahhoz, hogy bekerüljön a zenekarba.
She showed her singing chops on the TV show.
A tévéműsorban megmutatta az énektudását.
I don't have the chops to play this song.
The actor used the role to show his acting chops.
You need real chops to play in this group.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes think "chops" here means "jobs" or something physical. In this sense, it is informal and usually used only in music or performance contexts to mean skill.
Significado
high-level skill, especially musical
Colocações
have the chops
|show your chops
|serious chops
|vocal chops
|guitar chops
Sinónimos
skills (General word; "chops" is more informal and often suggests impressive, practiced ability.)
|
talent (Focuses more on natural ability, while "chops" often implies hard-earned technique.)
Antónimos
incompetence (Lack of ability or skill, opposite to having strong "chops".)
Temas
music
|art
|slang
|ability
|arts_entertainment
Definição
An informal word (usually "chops") for very good skill, especially when you play music or perform.
Informal, usually plural. Technical skill and ability, especially in playing music or in a performance-based art.
NOME
C1
8
hullámzás
B1
Padrão de uso:
in/into the chop
The small boat bounced uncomfortably in the afternoon chop.
A kis hajó kényelmetlenül bukdácsolt a délutáni szaggatott hullámzásban.
By midday a stiff breeze had kicked up some chop on the lake.
Délre az élénk szél némi szaggatott hullámzást keltett a tavon.
We slowed down as we hit the chop near the mouth of the harbor.
In heavy chop, it's easy for beginners to feel seasick.
Surfers waited just beyond the chop for the bigger sets to roll in.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The wind made a lot of chop on the sea.
A szél erős, szaggatott hullámzást keltett a tengeren.
The boat moved up and down in the chop.
A csónak fel-le mozgott a hullámzásban.
We went slowly because there was heavy chop.
There was no chop on the lake; it was very calm.
The small ship shook when it hit the chop.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse "chop" with "shock" or think it always means cutting. In water or sailing contexts, "chop" is a noun for small rough waves, not an action.
Significado
short, rough waves on water
Colocações
in the chop
|heavy chop
|light chop
|through the chop
|chop on the water
Sinónimos
choppy water (Very close in meaning; describes the same rough, uneven water surface.)
Antónimos
calm (Describes water that is flat and smooth, opposite to water with chop.)
Temas
nature
|sailing
|weather
|travel
Definição
Small, uneven waves that make the water rough, often because of wind.
Short, irregular waves that make the surface of water rough, especially in wind, often referred to as "the chop".
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
chop
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɑp/
US/t͡ʃˈɑp/
Sílabas e acento
chop (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (chop)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: chop
- Plural: chops
Verb
- Base: chop
- 3rd Person Singular: chops
- Present Participle: chopping
- Past: chopped
Família de palavras
Forms
chops
noun
chopping
verb
chopped
verb
Related words
chopper
noun
Advanced or less common
choppy
adjective
Destaques
- Irregular present participle: chopping Verb
- Irregular past: chopped Verb
Expressões
chop and change
1/t͡ʃˈɑp ˈænd t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
idiom
keep changing ideas or plans
To change your mind, plans, or actions again and again, so that nothing stays the same for long.
Exemplos
- The company keeps chopping and changing its strategy, which confuses employees.
- If you chop and change your plans every week, people will stop trusting you.
- They chopped and changed the design so often that the project was delayed.
chop chop
1/t͡ʃˈɑp t͡ʃˈɑp/
idiom
informal
hurry up; move quickly
Used to tell someone to hurry and do something more quickly.
Exemplos
- Come on, chop chop, we're going to be late!
- Chop chop, kids, we need to leave in five minutes.
- The coach clapped his hands and shouted, "Chop chop!" to the team.
chop down
1/t͡ʃˈɑp dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
cut a tree so it falls
To cut through the bottom of a tree so that it falls to the ground.
Exemplos
- They chopped down the old tree in the backyard.
- It took him an hour to chop down the big pine.
- Many trees were chopped down to build the new road.
chop off
1/t͡ʃˈɑp ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
cut off a part
To cut off a part of something, usually using a knife, axe, or other sharp tool.
Exemplos
- He accidentally chopped off the end of his finger.
- The barber chopped off most of his long hair.
- Chop off the rotten part of the branch and throw it away.
chop up
1/t͡ʃˈɑp ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
cut into many small pieces
To cut something into many small pieces, usually for cooking or for easier use.
Exemplos
- Chop up the onions before you add them to the pan.
- He chopped up the old branches for firewood.
- She quickly chopped up some fruit for the kids.
get the chop
1/ɡˈɛt ðə t͡ʃˈɑp/
idiom
informal
be dismissed or cancelled
To lose your job, or for something (like a plan or show) to be cancelled or stopped.
Exemplos
- Three underperforming players are expected to get the chop this season.
- The show got the chop after just six episodes.
- Programs with low ratings usually get the chop quickly.
give someone the chop
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ðə t͡ʃˈɑp/
idiom
informal
dismiss or get rid of someone
To remove someone from their job, or to suddenly end a relationship with them.
Exemplos
- After months of poor results, the club finally gave the manager the chop.
- She gave him the chop after he forgot her birthday again.
- Several staff members were given the chop during the latest round of cuts.
have the chops
1/hˈæv ðə t͡ʃˈɑps/
idiom
informal
have the ability or skill
To have the skill and ability needed to do something that is difficult, especially in music or performance.
Exemplos
- She definitely has the chops to sing that song.
- He has the chops to play in a professional orchestra.
- You need real chops to write code at that level.
karate chop
1/kɚˈɑti t͡ʃˈɑp/
fixed phrase
martial arts hit with hand
A fast, strong hit in which you bring the side of your hand down onto something, used in martial arts like karate.
Exemplos
- He broke the board with a karate chop.
- The actor dodged the karate chop and counterattacked.
- She practiced her karate chops on the padded target.
lamb chop
1/lˈæm t͡ʃˈɑp/
fixed phrase
single portion of lamb with bone
A small piece of lamb with a bone, for one person to eat, usually cut from the rib.
Exemplos
- He ordered lamb chops and a side salad.
- The restaurant is famous for its grilled lamb chop.
- She marinated the lamb chops overnight in garlic and herbs.
lick your chops
1/lˈɪk jˈʊɹ t͡ʃˈɑps/
idiom
informal
show eager desire, often for food
To show that you really want something, especially food, sometimes literally by licking your mouth.
Exemplos
- The dog sat by the table, licking its chops.
- Investors were licking their chops at the chance to buy cheap shares.
- The kids were licking their chops as the cake came out of the oven.
pork chop
1/pˈɔɹk t͡ʃˈɑp/
fixed phrase
single portion of pork with bone
A small piece of pork with a bone, for one person to eat, usually cut from the rib or loin.
Exemplos
- We had pork chops with apples for dinner.
- She fried the pork chop in a little butter.
- The menu includes a grilled pork chop with vegetables.
show your chops
1/ʃˈoʊ jˈʊɹ t͡ʃˈɑps/
idiom
informal
demonstrate your skill
To clearly show how skilled you are, especially in music, acting, or another performance.
Exemplos
- This solo is your chance to show your chops.
- The audition let her show her chops to the director.
- He really showed his chops in the final scene.
bust someone's chops
1/bˈʌst sˈʌmwˌʌnz t͡ʃˈɑps/
idiom
informal
Annoy someone with criticism or nagging
to bother someone by telling them what they did wrong or pushing them to do something, often again and again and sometimes as a joke
Exemplos
- Quit busting my chops; I said I’d finish it by Friday.
- He likes to bust your chops, but he doesn’t mean anything by it.
- My boss has been busting my chops about the report all week.
bust someone's chops
2/bˈʌst sˈʌmwˌʌnz t͡ʃˈɑps/
idiom
slang
bother or pressure someone
To keep criticizing, pushing, or annoying someone, often in a playful or complaining way.
Exemplos
- My boss has been busting my chops all week about this report.
- I'm not trying to bust your chops; I just want you to do your best.
- They love to bust each other's chops, but it's all in good fun.