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1 snappy
∎ she's a snappy dresser elle sait s'habiller(b) (lively → pace, rhythm) vif, entraînant; (→ dialogue, debate) plein d'entrain, vivant; (→ style, slogan) qui a du punch; (→ reply) bien envoyé;∎ familiar look snappy! grouille-toi!, active!;∎ familiar make it snappy! grouille-toi!, et que ça saute!∎ you're a bit snappy today! tu es de mauvais poil aujourd'hui!;∎ a snappy little dog un petit roquet -
2 snappy
snappy [ˈsnæpɪ]a. [title, phrase, slogan] accrocheurd. [dog] hargneux* * *['snæpɪ]1) ( bad-tempered) hargneux/-euse3) (colloq) ( smart) [clothing] chic inv••make it snappy! — (colloq) grouille-toi! (colloq)
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3 snappy
1 ( bad-tempered) [person, animal] hargneux/-euse ;make it snappy ○ ! grouille-toi ○ ! -
4 snappy
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) hargneux2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) vif3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) pimpant -
5 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) essayer de mordre2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) (se) casser net (avec un bruit sec)3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) (se) fermer d'un coup sec4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) dire d'un ton brusque5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) prendre (en photo)2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) bruit sec2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) photo (d'amateur)3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) (sorte de) jeu de bataille3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) subit- snappy- snappily - snappiness - snapshot - snap one's fingers - snap up
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snappy — ► ADJECTIVE (snappier, snappiest) informal 1) irritable and sharp. 2) cleverly concise. 3) neat and stylish: a snappy dresser. ● make it snappy Cf. ↑make it snappy … English terms dictionary
snappy — [snap′ē] adj. snappier, snappiest 1. snappish; cross 2. that snaps; snapping 3. Informal a) brisk, vigorous, or lively [a snappy reply, pace, etc.] b) sharply chilly [snappy weather] … English World dictionary
snappy — [adj1] nasty, irritable cross, disagreeable, edgy, fractious, hasty, huffy, petulant, quick tempered, snappish, tart, testy, touchy, waspish; concepts 267,401 Ant. happy, nice, pleasant snappy [adj2] fashionable chic, classy, dapper, dashing,… … New thesaurus
Snappy — Snap py, a. Snappish. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snappy — index expeditious, petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snappy — quick, energetic, 1831, from SNAP (Cf. snap) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Snappily; snappiness … Etymology dictionary
snappy — *pungent, piquant, poignant, racy, spicy Analogous words: *sharp, keen, acute: vivacious, *lively, animated: *quick, prompt, ready: smart, dashing, chic, modish (see STYLISH) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
snappy — snap|py [ˈsnæpi] adj 1.) a snappy title or phrase is short, clear, and often funny ▪ We need a snappy title for the book. ▪ Keep your answer short and snappy . 2.) especially BrE quick to react in an angry way = ↑irritable ▪ She seemed snappy and … Dictionary of contemporary English
snappy — [[t]snæ̱pi[/t]] snappier, snappiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone has a snappy style of speaking, they speak in a quick, clever, brief, and often funny way. Each film gets a snappy two line summary. ...snappy American film dialogue. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
snappy — adjective 1 quick to react in an angry way 2 a snappy title or phrase and easy to remember 3 make it snappy also look snappy informal used to tell someone to hurry: Get me a drink and make it snappy. 4 BrE informal snappy clothes are attractive… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snappy — UK [ˈsnæpɪ] / US adjective Word forms snappy : adjective snappy comparative snappier superlative snappiest 1) a snappy title or advertisement is clever and does not use many words 2) a snappy person speaks to people in a quick angry way 3)… … English dictionary