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snatch

UK
/snætʃ/
US
/snætʃ/
snatch back
snatch up

Translations

snatchnoun
snatches
pl
UK
/snætʃ/
US
/snætʃ/
saisie brusque
With a swift snatch, she grabbed the book from the table.
D’une saisie brusque, elle a pris le livre sur la table.
enlèvementDans un contexte criminel ou policier.
The gang planned the snatch of the wealthy businessman in broad daylight.
Le gang a পরিকল্পifié l’enlèvement de l’homme d’affaires riche en plein jour.
arrachéEn haltérophilie.
The athlete performed a perfect snatch during the competition.
L’athlète a réussi un arraché parfait pendant la compétition.
bribePour une petite quantité ou un bref extrait, notamment de conversation ou de chanson.
I only heard a snatch of their conversation as I walked by.
Je n’ai entendu qu’une bribe de leur conversation en passant.
momentDans l’expression « a snatch of... », pour une courte durée.
He managed to get a snatch of sleep before the meeting.
Il a réussi à dormir un moment avant la réunion.
Additional translations
chatteVulgaire et offensant.
Synonyms
snag
seizure
take
catch
grab
snatchverb
snatched
Past Simple
snatched
Past Participle
snatching
Gerund
UK
/snætʃ/
US
/snætʃ/
saisirAvec l’idée de le faire brusquement ou avidement.
She managed to snatch the last piece of cake before anyone else could get it.
Elle a réussi à saisir la dernière part de gâteau avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne la prenne.
arracherPour enlever soudainement et de force.
The thief snatched her purse and ran away into the crowd.
Le voleur lui a arraché son sac à main et s’est enfui dans la foule.
Synonyms
clutch
wrest
capture
take
seize
grab
snatchadjective
Used attributively (e.g., "snatch squad", "snatch operation")
anti-enlèvementEmploi surtout policier ou criminel, devant un nom.
The police deployed a snatch squad to apprehend the suspect.
La police a déployé une brigade anti-enlèvement pour appréhender le suspect.

Definitions

snatchnoun
A quick, sudden movement to seize something.
With a swift snatch, she grabbed the book from the table.
A brief period of time.
He managed to get a snatch of sleep before the meeting.
A small part or fragment of something, especially a song or conversation.
I only heard a snatch of their conversation as I walked by.
A weightlifting exercise in which a barbell is lifted from the floor to an overhead position in one motion.
The athlete performed a perfect snatch during the competition.
An act of kidnapping or illicit seizure of a person or thing.
The gang planned the snatch of the wealthy businessman in broad daylight.
Vulgar slang: the female genitals.
The movie contained crude jokes about getting some snatch.
snatchverb
To quickly seize something in a rude or eager way.
She managed to snatch the last piece of cake before anyone else could get it.
To take someone or something away suddenly and quickly, often by force.
The thief snatched her purse and ran away into the crowd.
snatchadjective
Relating to or involving a sudden seizure or kidnapping; used attributively before a noun.
The police deployed a snatch squad to apprehend the suspect.
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