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to snap a whip

  • 1 to snap a whip

    to snap a whip
    estalar com um chicote.

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  • 2 snap

    [snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
    1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder
    2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) partir
    3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar
    4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) refilar
    5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar uma foto
    2. noun
    1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalido
    2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto
    3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) bisca
    3. adjective
    (done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) rápido
    - snappily
    - snappiness
    - snapshot
    - snap one's fingers
    - snap up
    * * *
    [snæp] n 1 estalo, estrépito, estalido. 2 ruptura, quebra. 3 dentada, mordida, abocamento. 4 repreensão, ato de falar ríspido e rápido. 5 Amer coll esperteza, vivacidade. 6 temporada, época curta. 7 fecho com mola, cadeado, ferrolho com mola. 8 bolacha. 9 Amer coll instantâneo. 10 Amer coll coisa fácil de se fazer, serviço fácil. 11 jogo de cartas. • vt 1 estalar, crepitar, trincar. 2 fechar, pegar, mover (com estalo). 3 quebrar, romper, estourar. the ring snapped / o anel rompeu-se. 4 ceder, romper (sob pressão, tensão). 5 morder, abocar, abocanhar, dar dentada. the dog snapped at my leg / o cachorro tentou abocanhar minha perna. 6 agarrar, apanhar, pegar. he snapped at the idea / ele agarrou a idéia (percebeu rapidamente). 7 vociferar, falar ríspida e rapidamente. he snapped at me / ele dirigiu-me invectivas. 8 soltar, mover-se rapidamente. 9 tirar fotografia instantânea. • adj 1 Amer que é feito rapidamente ou de improviso. 2 que se move, abre, fecha com estalo. • adv de maneira brusca ou rápida, mal-humoradamente, mordazmente. a cold snap uma onda de frio. not a snap nem um pingo. snap it up! apresse-se! snap out of it! coll tome uma atitude mais razoável! anime-se! saia dessa! to snap a pistol disparar uma pistola. to snap away tirar, arrancar. to snap a whip estalar com um chicote. to snap back responder bruscamente. to snap off interromper repentinamente. to snap one’s finger at someone mostrar indiferença ou desprezo. to snap one’s fingers/to give a snap of one’s fingers estalar os dedos. to snap someone’s nose off repreender alguém. to snap up comer, pegar, abocar, apanhar, fig compreender.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > snap

  • 3 whippersnapper

    whip.per.snap.per
    [w'ipəsnæpə] n pessoa insignificante, porém pretensiosa.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > whippersnapper

См. также в других словарях:

  • snap the whip. — See crack the whip (def. 2). * * * …   Universalium

  • snap-the-whip — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun : crack the whip …   Useful english dictionary

  • snap the whip. — See crack the whip (def. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

  • whip — whip; whip·pa·ree; whip·per; whip·per·snap·per; whip·pet; whip·pi·ness; whip·poor·will; whip·py; whip·ster; whip·pe·ree; …   English syllables

  • Snap — Snap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.] 1. To break at once; to break short …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whip — I n. lash used for whipping 1) to crack, snap a whip dessert made by whipping 2) a prune whip member of a political party who enforces party discipline 3) a majority; minority; party whip II v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to beat ) to whip into (to whip eggs… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • snap — I. verb (snapped; snapping) Etymology: Dutch or Low German snappen; akin to Middle High German snappen to snap Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a sudden closing of the jaws ; seize something sharply with the mouth < fish snapping …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • snap —   1. Break. Ha i, haki, hahaki, uhaki, kepa.   2. Bite. Aki, aki aki, apu, kīkepa; hae (as a dog); ai kepakepa (as the jaws); ūpiki (as a trap).   3. Sharp sound. U ina, a ina, a a ina, pa ina, pāpa a ina, pa apa a ina, kawewe, kanapi; pinau… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • snap — [snap] vi. snapped, snapping [< MDu or MLowG snappen, akin to Ger schnappen < Gmc base * snab ] 1. to bring the jaws together sharply; bite suddenly: often with at [a fish snaps at bait] 2. to snatch or grasp quickly or eagerly: with at [to …   English World dictionary

  • whip|per|snap|per — whip|per snap|per or whip|per|snap|per «HWIHP uhr SNAP uhr», noun. a young or insignificant person who thinks he is smart or important: »Don t pay any attention to that little whipper snapper. ╂[apparently < whip + er1 + snapper a cracker of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • whip|per-snap|per — or whip|per|snap|per «HWIHP uhr SNAP uhr», noun. a young or insignificant person who thinks he is smart or important: »Don t pay any attention to that little whipper snapper. ╂[apparently < whip + er1 + snapper a cracker of whips] …   Useful english dictionary

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