chopped

Describes something that has been cut into pieces, often used in cooking contexts.

• 🇩🇪Bezeichnet etwas, das in Stücke geschnitten wurde, oft im Zusammenhang mit der Zubereitung von Speisen.

1. Cut into pieces A2 formal culinary

   Food that has been cut into small, irregular pieces using a knife or other tool.

   • Add the chopped onions to the pan.
   • She used chopped garlic in the recipe.
   • The salad contains chopped tomatoes and cucumbers.

   🇩🇪Gehackt

   Synonyme: cutcut up

   Antonyme: intactuncutwhole

2. Cut off or severed B1 formal

   Something that has been cut off or separated from the main part.

   • The chopped branches lay on the ground after the storm.
   • He found a chopped rope near the dock.
   • The chopped wood was stacked neatly by the fireplace.

   🇩🇪Abgehackt

   Synonyme: cutseveredslicedsplit

• more chopped comparative form
• most chopped superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting something into pieces with a sharp tool, typically an axe, knife, or cleaver.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das das Zerteilen von etwas mit einem scharfen Werkzeug bezeichnet, meist mit Axt, Messer oder Hackbeil. Auch für das Hacken von Lebensmitteln in kleine Stücke oder das Fällen von Holz verwendet.

1. Cut into pieces A2 formal culinary

   To cut something, especially food, into small pieces with a knife or other tool.

   • She chopped the onions finely for the soup.
   • He chopped the wood for the fireplace.
   • The chef chopped the vegetables quickly.

   🇩🇪Zerkleinern

   Synonyme: cubecuthashminceslice

2. Cut down or strike B1 formal

   To cut something down or strike it with a sharp blow.

   • The lumberjack chopped down the old tree.
   • He chopped the branch with an axe.
   • The boxer chopped at his opponent's arm.

   🇩🇪Hauen

   Synonyme: cleavecutfellhackhewlopseverstrike

3. Reduce or stop B2 informal

   To reduce something drastically or to stop something abruptly.

   • The company chopped the budget for next year.
   • They chopped the TV show after only one season.
   • He chopped his speech short when the fire alarm went off.

   🇩🇪Kürzen oder beenden

   Synonyme: axecurtailcutdiscontinueendhaltreduceslashstopterminate

   Antonyme: augmentcontinueexpandincreasemaintainsustain

• chopped past participle
• chopped past simple
• chopping present participle
• chops third person singular

Phrasal-Varianten: chop downchop offchop up