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1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) arrebatar, arrancar, coger2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) aprovechar
2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) arrebatamiento2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) fragmentosnatch vb1. coger / agarrar / asir2. robar de un tiróntr[snæʧ]1 (grab) arrebatamiento3 (of song, conversation) fragmento2 (sleep, food, etc) coger, pillar; (opportunity etc) aprovechar1 arrebatar, quitar■ don't snatch! ¡no me lo quites!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin snatches a ratossnatch ['snæʧ] vt: arrebatarsnatch n: fragmento mn.(§ pl.: snatches) = arrebatamiento s.m.• trocito s.m.v.• aferrar v.• arrebatar v.• rapar v.
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1. snætʃ1)a) ( grab)b) ( steal) (colloq & journ) robar ( arrebatando)c) ( kidnap) (journ) secuestrar, raptar2)a) ( take hurriedly) \<\<opportunity\>\> no dejar pasarb) \<\<victory\>\> hacerse* con; \<\<goal\>\> meter
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vi arrebatarto snatch AT something: he snatched at the keys — trató de agarrar or (esp Esp) de coger las llaves
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1)a) ( robbery) (BrE journ) robo mb) ( kidnapping) (journ) secuestro m, rapto m2)a) ( fragment) fragmento mb) ( brief spell) rato m[snætʃ]to sleep in snatches — dormir* (de) a ratos
1. N1) (=act of snatching) arrebatamiento mto make a snatch at sth — intentar arrebatar or agarrar algo
2) * (=theft) robo m, hurto m ; (=kidnapping) secuestro mjewellery snatch — robo m or hurto m de joyas
3) (=snippet) trocito msnatches of conversation — fragmentos mpl de conversación
4) *** (=vagina) coño *** m2. VT1) (=grab) arrebatarto snatch a knife out of sb's hand — arrebatarle or arrancarle un cuchillo a algn de las manos
2) (=steal) robar; (=kidnap) secuestrar3.VIdon't snatch! — ¡no me lo quites!
to snatch at sth — (lit, fig) intentar agarrar algo
4.CPDsnatch squad N — unidad f de arresto
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1. [snætʃ]1)a) ( grab)b) ( steal) (colloq & journ) robar ( arrebatando)c) ( kidnap) (journ) secuestrar, raptar2)a) ( take hurriedly) \<\<opportunity\>\> no dejar pasarb) \<\<victory\>\> hacerse* con; \<\<goal\>\> meter
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vi arrebatarto snatch AT something: he snatched at the keys — trató de agarrar or (esp Esp) de coger las llaves
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1)a) ( robbery) (BrE journ) robo mb) ( kidnapping) (journ) secuestro m, rapto m2)a) ( fragment) fragmento mb) ( brief spell) rato mto sleep in snatches — dormir* (de) a ratos
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