chopped

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

• 🇪🇸Describe algo que ha sido cortado en pedazos, a menudo utilizado en el contexto de la preparación de alimentos o para referirse a algo dividido en trozos.

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.

   🇪🇸picado

   Sinónimos: cutcut up

   Antónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸cortado o seccionado

   Sinónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para referirse a la acción de cortar algo en trozos con un instrumento afilado, generalmente un hacha, un cuchillo o un cuchillo grande.

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.

   🇪🇸Picar en trozos

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Cortar o golpear

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Reducir o detener

   Sinónimos: axecurtailcutdiscontinueendhaltreduceslashstopterminate

   Antónimos: augmentcontinueexpandincreasemaintainsustain

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

Variantes phrasal: chop downchop offchop up