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snatched

/snætʃt/

snatched back

snatched up

snatchedadjective

more snatched

Comp.

most snatched

Super.

/snætʃt/

Translations

canonArgot, pour dire qu’une tenue ou une apparence est très élégante, impeccable.

Her outfit was absolutely snatched at the party last night.

Sa tenue était absolument canon à la fête d’hier soir.

voléSurtout dans le registre policier ou courant pour un objet pris soudainement.

The detective recovered the snatched purse within hours.

L’inspecteur a retrouvé le sac volé en quelques heures.

Definitions

Looking very fashionable or attractive.

Her outfit was absolutely snatched at the party last night.

Taken or seized suddenly; stolen.

The detective recovered the snatched purse within hours.

snatchverb

snatched

Past Simple

snatched

Past Simple

snatched

Past Participle

snatching

ing-form

/snætʃ/

Translations

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.

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

snatchnoun

Definitions

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.

snatchadjective

Definitions

Relating to or involving a sudden seizure or kidnapping; used attributively before a noun.

The police deployed a snatch squad to apprehend the suspect.