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1 snappish
tr['snæpɪʃ]adj.• irritable adj.• respondón, -ona adj.['snæpɪʃ]ADJ (=irritable) [person] irritable, gruñón; [reply, tone] brusco, seco; [dog] con mal genio -
2 snappish
adj.1 mordaz; regañón, agrio, mohino, pendenciero.2 arisco; pronto o dispuesto a morder, como un perro.3 cortante.4 malgeniado, genioso, irascible, irritable.5 brusco, cortante. -
3 snappy
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) irritable2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) rápido3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) elegantetr['snæpɪ]1 (quick) rápido,-a; (brisk, lively) enérgico,-a, vivo,-a■ make it snappy! ¡date prisa!, ¡rápido!2 (stylish) elegante3 (short-tempered) irritable, irascible\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a snappy dresser vestir con elegancia1) fast: rápidomake it snappy!: ¡date prisa!2) lively: vivaz3) chilly: frío4) stylish: eleganteadj.• chulesco, -a adj.• chulo, -a adj.• irritable adj.• rápido, -a adj.'snæpiadjective -pier, -piestb) (brisk, lively) (colloq) < pace> ágil, brioso; < conversation> animado, vivazc) ( stylish) (colloq) elegante['snæpɪ]ADJ (compar snappier) (superl snappiest)1) (=quick) rápido; (=energetic) enérgico, vigorosomake it snappy! — ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (esp LAm)
and be snappy about it! — ¡y date prisa!, ¡y apúrate! (esp LAm)
2) (=smart) elegante3) (=punchy) [slogan] conciso4) = snappish* * *['snæpi]adjective -pier, -piestb) (brisk, lively) (colloq) < pace> ágil, brioso; < conversation> animado, vivazc) ( stylish) (colloq) elegante
См. также в других словарях:
Snappish — Snap pish, a. 1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur. [1913 Webster] 2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily provoked; tart; peevish. [1913 Webster] The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snappish — index fractious, perverse, petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snappish — peevish, 1540s, from SNAP (Cf. snap) (v.) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
snappish — *irritable, fractious, peevish, waspish, petulant, pettish, huffy, fretful, querulous Analogous words: testy, touchy, cranky, *irascible: surly, crabbed, morose (see SULLEN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
snappish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a dog) irritable and inclined to bite. 2) (of a person) irritable; curt. DERIVATIVES snappishly adverb snappishness noun … English terms dictionary
snappish — [snap′ish] adj. 1. likely to snap or bite 2. cross or irritable, uncivil; sharp tongued snappishly adv. snappishness n … English World dictionary
snappish — adjective Date: 1542 1. a. given to curt irritable speech b. arising from annoyance or irascibility < a snappish remark > 2. inclined to bite < a snappish dog > • snappishly adverb • snappishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
snappish — [[t]snæ̱pɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is snappish, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner. That is beautiful, Tony, Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish. Syn: snappy Derived words: snappishly ADV GRADED ADV… … English dictionary
snappish — snappishly, adv. snappishness, n. /snap ish/, adj. 1. apt to snap or bite, as a dog. 2. disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner. 3. impatiently or irritably sharp; curt: a snappish reply. [1535 45; SNAP + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
snappish — adjective a) Likely to snap or bite. b) habitually speaking in an irritable or angry way: my snappish boss was never in a good mood … Wiktionary
snappish — adjective bad tempered: Children are often spiteful and snappish. snappishly adverb snappishness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English