chop up

• Verbo frasal que significa cortar algo, especialmente comida, en trozos pequeños con un cuchillo u otra herramienta.

A phrasal verb meaning to cut something into small pieces, especially food, using a knife or other tool.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Cut into piecesinformal

   To cut something into smaller pieces, usually with a knife or other sharp tool.

   picar en trozos

   • She chopped up the vegetables for the salad.
   • He chopped up the wood for the fireplace.
   • The chef chopped up the herbs finely.

   Sinónimoschopcut upminceslice

2. Destroy or damageinformal

   To damage or destroy something by cutting or hitting it repeatedly.

   destrozar a golpes

   • The storm chopped up the garden furniture.
   • He chopped up the old documents with a shredder.
   • The vandals chopped up the sign with an axe.

   Sinónimosbutchercut uphackmanglemaulshredslash

   Antónimosfixmendreconstructrepairrestore

Verbo basechop