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[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) tentar morder2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) partir3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) estalar4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) refilar5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) tirar uma foto2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) estalido2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) bisca3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) rápido- snappy- 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.
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Snap back — Snap Snap, n. [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See {Snap}, v. t.] 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth. [1913 Webster] 3. A sudden, sharp motion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snap|back — «SNAP BAK», noun. 1. U.S. Informal. a snapping back to a former or normal condition; bounceback. 2. Football. a) the passing back of the ball which puts it in play; snap. b) center … Useful english dictionary
snap back — index retort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snap back — UK US snap back Phrasal Verb with snap({{}}/snæp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► [I] to quickly return to a previous condition: snap back from sth »The market snapped back last week from its free fall. »The Dow Jones Industrial Average, down more than 37 in… … Financial and business terms
snap back — verb recover quickly After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days • Hypernyms: ↑recuperate, ↑recover, ↑convalesce • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * intransitive verb … Useful english dictionary
To snap back — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snap back — Synonyms and related words: answer, backfire, backlash, boomerang, bounce, bounce back, bound, bound back, cannon, cannon off, carom, come back at, fly back, have repercussions, kick, kick back, lash back, react, rebound, recalcitrate, recoil,… … Moby Thesaurus
snap back — intransitive verb Date: 1945 to make a quick or vigorous recovery … New Collegiate Dictionary
snap back — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. get better, revive, become stronger; see improve 2 , recover 2 , 3 … English dictionary for students
snap back — make a quick recovery, make a sudden rebound; (Football) pass the ball backward through the legs (usually to the quarterback) … English contemporary dictionary
snap-back — … Useful english dictionary
