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[snæp] past tense, past participle snapped1. verb1) ( with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth:يَعُضThe dog snapped at his ankles.
2) to break with a sudden sharp noise:يَكْسِرThe handle of the cup snapped off.
3) to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc:يُفَرْقِعThe lid snapped shut.
4) to speak in a sharp especially angry way:يُخاطِب بِسُرْعَه وَغَضَب"Mind your own business!" he snapped.
5) to take a photograph of:يَلْتَقِط صورةً فوتوغرافِيَّهHe snapped the children playing in the garden.
2. noun1) (the noise of) an act of snapping:قَصْم، كَسْرThere was a loud snap as his pencil broke.
2) a photograph; a snapshot:إلتِقاط صورَهHe wanted to show us his holiday snaps.
3) a kind of simple card game:لُعْبَةٌ من ألعاب الوَرَقThey were playing snap.
3. adjectivedone, made etc quickly:إرتِجالي، مُتَسَرِّعa snap decision.
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