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[tʃʌŋk]1) (of meat, fruit, bread) (grosso) pezzo m.; (of wood) (grosso) ceppo m., ciocco m.2) (portion) (of population, text, day)* * *(a thick piece of anything, as wood, bread etc: chunks of meat.) pezzo- chunky* * *chunk /tʃʌŋk/n. (fam.)1 (grosso) pezzo (di qc.)2 (fam.) (un) bel pezzo; (una) bella fetta; (una) bella porzione: to spend quite a chunk of one's wages, spendere un bel po' del salario.(to) chunk /tʃʌŋk/v. t.( USA) dividere in pezzi.* * *[tʃʌŋk]1) (of meat, fruit, bread) (grosso) pezzo m.; (of wood) (grosso) ceppo m., ciocco m.2) (portion) (of population, text, day) -
2 chunk n
[tʃʌŋk](bel) pezzo, (of bread) tocco -
3 ■ slice off
■ slice offv. t. + avv.tagliare; recidere: He sliced off a big chunk of meat, ha tagliato un gran pezzo di carne; The machine sliced his finger off, la macchina gli ha reciso un dito. -
4 ■ snap off
■ snap offA v. t. + avv.1 spezzare ( un ramo, ecc.); staccare ( con un morso, ecc.): The shark snapped his arm off, il pescecane gli ha staccato un braccio con un morso; He snapped off a chunk of bread, con un morso ha staccato un pezzo dalla pagnottaB v. i. + avv.( di un ramo, ecc.) spezzarsi; rompersi □ (fig. fam.) to snap sb. 's head off, mangiare la faccia a q.; rispondere a q. in malo modo.
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chunk — [tʃʌŋk] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: CHUCK2] 1.) a large thick piece of something that does not have an even shape ▪ ice chunks chunk of ▪ a chunk of bread 2.) a large part or amount of something ▪ The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chunk´i|ly — chunk|y «CHUHNG kee», adjective, chunk|i|er, chunk|i|est. 1. like a chunk; short and thick: »He threw a chunky log on the fire. 2. Informal. stocky: »The little boy had … Useful english dictionary
chunk|y — «CHUHNG kee», adjective, chunk|i|er, chunk|i|est. 1. like a chunk; short and thick: »He threw a chunky log on the fire. 2. Informal. stocky: »The little boy had … Useful english dictionary
chunk — chunk·ed; chunk·ey; chunk; chunk·i·ly; chunk·i·ness; … English syllables
Chunk — (ch[u^][ng]k), n. [Cf. {Chump}.] A short, thick piece of anything. [Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chunk — [ tʃʌŋk ] noun count 1. ) a large thick piece of something: a thick stew with chunks of meat and vegetables 2. ) a large amount or part of something: It will cost a chunk of money to fix the car this time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chunk — index part (portion), segment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chunk — 1690s, nasalized variant of CHUCK (Cf. chuck) (n.) cut of meat; meaning large amount is 1889. Verb meaning to throw is 1835, Amer.Eng. Related: Chunked; chunking … Etymology dictionary
chunk — (informal) A small parcel … Glossary of postal terms
chunk — [n] mass, slab of something block, clod, dollop, glob, gob, hunk, lump, nugget, part, piece, portion, wad; concept 471 … New thesaurus
chunk — ► NOUN 1) a thick, solid piece. 2) a large amount. ORIGIN apparently an alteration of CHUCK(Cf. ↑chucker) … English terms dictionary