choper

• pécho (Verlan)

From chopper (“to stumble”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.pe/

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choper (informal)

1. to steal, nick, pinch

   Synonyms: piquer, voler

   Mon blouson a éte chopé par un voleur.

   My jacket was stolen by a thief.

2. to arrest, catch

   Synonym: arrêter

   Il s’est fait choper par les flics en sortant de chez lui.

   He was caught by the cops when he left his house.

3. to pick up, collect a passenger

   Synonym: aller chercher

   Veux-tu que je vienne te choper à la gare?

   Do you want me to pick you up at the station?

4. to contract a disease, to develop an illness

• pécho

• “choper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• pocher, proche