chop up

• Verbe à particule signifiant couper quelque chose en petits morceaux, en particulier de la nourriture, avec un couteau ou un autre outil.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Cut into piecesinformal

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

   couper en morceaux

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

   Synonymeschopcut upminceslice

2. Destroy or damageinformal

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

   détruire par découpage ou frappe répétée

   • 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.

   Synonymesbutchercut uphackmanglemaulshredslash

   Antonymesfixmendreconstructrepairrestore

Verbe de basechop