chop down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chop down in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for chop down in the English»French Dictionary

I.chop [Brit tʃɒp, Am tʃɑp] N

III.chop <pres part chopping; pret, pp chopped> [Brit tʃɒp, Am tʃɑp] VB trans

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

chop down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chop down in the English»French Dictionary

I.chop <-pp-> [tʃɒp, Am tʃɑ:p] VB trans

II.chop <-pp-> [tʃɒp, Am tʃɑ:p] VB intr

III.chop [tʃɒp, Am tʃɑ:p] N

See also up

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Their response was to chop down some of the coffee plantations.
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Some critics suggest that we'd need to chop down 4% of our forests to deal with half of our carbon emissions.
www.treehugger.com
They have to chop down the mast in order to save the ship.
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Growth, the zeitgeist buzzword that will, with an insistent chainsaw whine chop down and supplant that former favourite, sustainability.
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Difficulty increases with each level since the number of trees to chop down slightly increases (maxing out at 19) and the allotted time slightly decreases.
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When the group first arrived, a resident said the travellers used a chainsaw to chop down trees in the park.
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
For their livelihood, they started to chop down the forests for agriculture and livelihood.
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Fire burns upward, so you chop down into a floor to find the lowest point of charring.
www.theglobeandmail.com
You wouldn't be able to do it, it would be like trying to chop down a tree with a banana.
www.breakingnews.ie
Soldiers, slaves and volunteers banded together to chop down palmettos and use them in its construction.
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