chop

chop
chop [t∫ɒp]
1. noun
   a. ( = meat) côtelette f
• mutton/pork chop côtelette f de mouton/de porc
   b. ( = blow) coup m (de hache etc)
• to get the chop (inf) (British) [employee] se faire virer (inf) ; [project] être annulé
2. transitive verb
   a. couper
• to chop wood couper du bois
• to chop a project (inf) ( = cancel) annuler un projet
   b. [+ meat, vegetables] hacher
   c. (Sport) [+ ball] choper
3. intransitive verb
(British) to chop and change changer constamment d'avis
• he's always chopping and changing c'est une vraie girouette
4. compounds
► chopping block noun billot m
► chopping board noun planche f à découper
► chop suey noun chop suey m
► chop down separable transitive verb
[+ tree] abattre
► chop off separable transitive verb couper
• they chopped off his head on lui a tranché la tête
► chop up separable transitive verb hacher
* * *
[tʃɒp] 1.
noun
1) (blow) coup m
2) Culinary côtelette f

pork chop — côtelette f de porc

2.
chops (colloq) plural noun gueule (sl) f

to lick one's chops — (at food) se lécher les babines; (at idea) se frotter les mains

3.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (cut up) couper [wood]; couper, émincer [vegetable, meat]; hacher [parsley, onion]

to chop something into cubes — couper quelque chose en cubes

to chop something to pieces ou bits — couper quelque chose en morceaux

to chop something finely — hacher quelque chose

2) fig (cut, reduce) réduire [service, deficit]; (cut out) couper [quote, footage]
4.
chopped past participle adjective [parsley, nuts, meat] haché
Phrasal Verbs:
••

chop chop! — (colloq) GB et que ça saute! (colloq)

to chop and change — [person] changer d'avis comme de chemise; [situation] évoluer par à-coups

to get the chop — (colloq) GB [person] se faire sacquer (colloq); [scheme, service] être supprimé


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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