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chunk

UK
/tʃʌŋk/
US
/tʃʌŋk/

Translations

chunknoun
chunks
pl
UK
/tʃʌŋk/
US
/tʃʌŋk/
He cut a chunk of cheese to serve with the crackers.
Il a coupé un morceau de fromage à servir avec les crackers.
groupe de motsLinguistique.
Language learners often memorize common chunks like "at the end of the day."
Les apprenants de langues mémorisent souvent des groupes de mots courants comme « at the end of the day ».
bloc de donnéesInformatique.
The video stream is delivered in 4-megabyte chunks to improve buffering.
Le flux vidéo est transmis par blocs de données de 4 mégaoctets pour améliorer la mise en mémoire tampon.
part importante
A large chunk of the budget was allocated to marketing.
Une part importante du budget a été allouée au marketing.
Synonyms
block
slice
fragment
section
lump
portion
segment
piece
chunkverb
chunked
Past Simple
chunked
Past Participle
chunking
Gerund
UK
/tʃʌŋk/
US
/tʃʌŋk/
découper en morceaux
She decided to chunk the vegetables before adding them to the stew.
Elle a décidé de découper les légumes en morceaux avant de les ajouter au ragoût.
segmenterUsage fréquent en didactique et en informatique.
The teacher suggested chunking the reading material to make it easier to understand.
L’enseignant a suggéré de segmenter le texte à lire pour le rendre plus facile à comprendre.
Additional translations
jeterFamilier.
Synonyms
break
shatter
cut
divide
split
chunkadjective
UK
/tʃʌŋk/
US
/tʃʌŋk/
Used attributively (e.g., "chunk size parameter").
par blocsSurtout en informatique.
Adjust the chunk size setting to optimize data throughput.
Ajustez le paramètre de taille par blocs pour optimiser le débit des données.

Definitions

chunknoun
A thick, solid piece of something.
He cut a chunk of cheese to serve with the crackers.
A significant amount or part of something.
A large chunk of the budget was allocated to marketing.
(computing) A discrete, usually fixed-size, piece of data processed or transmitted as a unit.
The video stream is delivered in 4-megabyte chunks to improve buffering.
(linguistics) A frequently recurring sequence of words or a multi-word unit learned or processed as a single item.
Language learners often memorize common chunks like "at the end of the day."
chunkverb
To divide something into chunks or large pieces.
She decided to chunk the vegetables before adding them to the stew.
To break something into smaller, manageable parts.
The teacher suggested chunking the reading material to make it easier to understand.
(informal) To throw or toss something forcefully.
He chunked the snowball across the yard.
chunkadjective
Involving or consisting of large, thick pieces; relating to chunks.
Adjust the chunk size setting to optimize data throughput.
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