chunk

S2 W2

BrE /tʃʌŋk/ AmE /tʃʌŋk/

noun en → es

1 PART/SECTION A2

a large piece of something, especially food or wood

trozo, pedazo, porción

  • a chunk of something

Collocations chunk of bread · chunk of meat

  • He took a big chunk out of the cake.

    Sacó un gran trozo del pastel.

2 DATA B1

a piece of information or data that is stored in a computer system

bloque de datos, segmento

  • chunk of data

Collocations data chunk · memory chunk

  • The computer processes each chunk of data separately.

    El ordenador procesa cada bloque de datos por separado.

1 GROUP B2

a group or part of a larger organization, such as a company or political party

sección, grupo, unidad

  • chunk of something

Collocations chunk of the workforce · chunk of the market

  • The company's sales have increased in a particular chunk of the market.

    Las ventas de la empresa han aumentado en una parte específica del mercado.

1 TIME B2

a period or length of time, especially a long one

período, tiempo, etapa

  • chunk of time

Collocations chunk of the day · chunk of the year

  • She spent a chunk of her life in Africa.

    Pasó una parte significativa de su vida en África.

1 MUSIC C1

a short piece or section of music, especially one that is repeated several times in a song

sección musical, frase, riff

  • chunk of music

Collocations chunk of the chorus · chunk of the verse

  • The band plays a chunk of their new album.

    La banda toca una parte de su nuevo álbum.

1 TEXT C1

a short piece or section of text, especially one that is used in language learning materials

fragmento, texto, pasaje

  • chunk of text

Collocations chunk of the article · chunk of the book

  • The teacher gave us a chunk of the chapter to read.

    El profesor nos dio un fragmento del capítulo para leer.

1 COMPUTER C2

a piece of computer code or software that can be used separately from other parts of a program

módulo, componente, paquete

  • chunk of code

Collocations chunk of the system · chunk of the application

  • The programmer added a chunk of new code to the program.

    El programador añadió un módulo de código nuevo al programa.

1 LARGE C2

to be large or substantial in size, amount, or importance

ser grande, significativo, considerable

  • chunk of something

Collocations chunk of the budget · chunk of the population

  • The project took up a chunk of our time.

    El proyecto ocupó una parte considerable de nuestro tiempo.