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1 a snatch of conversation
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2 snatch
n. ruk, greep, roof; brok, stukje, fragment; kut; poging om te grijpen naar, poging om aan te grijpen--------v. grijpen naar; (dadelijk) aangrijpen; wegrukken, weggrijpen; stelen; oppakkensnatch1[ snætsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 brok ⇒ stuk, fragment♦voorbeelden:a snatch of sleep • een hazenslaapjesleep in snatches • met tussenpozen slapenwork in snatches • met vlagen werken————————snatch2♦voorbeelden:————————snatch31 rukken♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:snatch a kiss • een kus stelensnatch a meal • vlug iets etensnatch away • wegrukken/pakkensnatch off • afrukken; uitrukken/gooiensnatch up • oppakkenbe snatched from death • aan de dood ontrukt wordenshe snatched the letter out of my hand • ze rukte de brief uit mijn hand
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snatch — snatch1 [snætʃ] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken; SNACK2] 1.) to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement = ↑grab ▪ The thief snatched her purse and ran. snatch sth away/back from sb… … Dictionary of contemporary English
snatch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief VERB + SNATCH ▪ catch, hear, overhear ▪ We caught snatches of conversation from the room next door. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
snatch — 1 verb (T) 1 to take something away from someone with a quick violent movement; grab 1 (1): The thief snatched her purse and ran. 2 to quickly take the opportunity to do something for an hour etc because you do not have much time: I managed to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snatch — 1. verb 1) she snatched the sandwich Syn: grab, seize, take hold of, get one s hands on, take, pluck; grasp at, clutch at 2) informal someone snatched my bag See steal 1. 1) 3) informal … Thesaurus of popular words
snatch — 1. verb 1) she snatched the microphone Syn: grab, seize, take hold of, take, pluck, grasp at, clutch at 2) informal someone snatched my bag Syn: steal, take, thieve; informal … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
snatch — [[t]snæ̱tʃ[/t]] snatches, snatching, snatched 1) VERB If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly. [V n prep] Mick snatched the cards from Archie s hand... [V n with adv] He snatched up the telephone... [V… … English dictionary
snatch — I n. fragment to catch snatches (of conversation) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to snatch at (she snatched at the line that the sailors threw to her) 2) (D; tr.) to snatch from, out of (he snatched the purse from her hand) * * * [snætʃ] out of (he snatched … Combinatory dictionary
conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless … Collocations dictionary
Conversation poems — Samuel Taylor Coleridge portrayed by Washington Allston in 1814 The conversation poems are a group of eight poems composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge … Wikipedia
snatch — 01. The young man [snatched] the woman s purse from her hands, and ran off down the street. 02. As soon as the telephone rang, he [snatched] up the receiver excitedly. 03. We were able to [snatch] a few hours sleep after our long flight, before… … Grammatical examples in English
snatch — I UK [snætʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms snatch : present tense I/you/we/they snatch he/she/it snatches present participle snatching past tense snatched past participle snatched * 1) to pull or take something away quickly Her brother… … English dictionary