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snap1 /snæp/ sustantivo

1. countable (sound) chasquido m

2. ~ (fastener) (AmE) (on clothes) broche m or botón m de presión (AmL), (cierre m) automático m (Esp)

3. countable (photo) (colloq) foto f, instantánea f

4. countable (Meteo): a cold ~ una ola de frío

snap2 -pp- verbo transitivo

1. 1. (break) partir
   2. (cause to make sharp sound): she ~ped the lid/book shut cerró la tapa/el libro de un golpe;
      See Also→ finger1

2. (utter sharply) decir^(conj.⇒) bruscamente

3. (photograph) ‹person/thing› sacarle^(conj.⇒) una foto a

verbo intransitivo

1. (bite) to ~ at sth intentar morder algo

2. 1. (break) [twigs/branch] romperse^(conj.⇒), quebrarse^(conj.⇒) (esp AmL);
      [elastic] romperse^(conj.⇒)
   2. (click): to ~ shut cerrarse^(conj.⇒) (con un clic)

3. (speak sharply) hablar con brusquedad

4. (move quickly): to ~ out of it (of depression) animarse;
   (of lethargy, inertia) espabilarse

Phrasal Verbs
snap up v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹offer› no dejar escapar

snap3 adjetivo ‹decision› precipitado, repentino

snap:snapshot /'snæpʃɑ:t / || /'snæpʃɒt/ sustantivo
foto f, instantánea f

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

snap [snæp]

I	nombre 1   ruido seco, chasquido, clic 2   Fot fam instantánea 3   (de un bolso, etc) broche 4   (del tiempo) intervalo      cold snap, ola de frío
II	adjetivo (decisión) repentino,-a
III	verbo intransitivo 1   romperse, partirse 2   hacer un ruido seco 3   to snap open/shut, abrirse/cerrarse (de un golpe) 4   (un animal) intentar morder      (una persona) hablar bruscamente 5   familiar sacar fotos
IV	verbo transitivo 1   partir, romper 2   (los dedos) chasquear 3   decir bruscamente 4   to snap open/shut, abrir/cerrar (de un golpe) 5   familiar sacar una foto de     ♦ LOC: familiar snap out of it!, ¡espabílate!

snap: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
cold snap	n	(period of cold weather)	ola de frío nf
The recent cold snap killed my tomato plants.
El viento del norte trajo una ola de frío que duró una semana
			oleada de frío nf
Se calcula que la oleada de frío concluirá el sábado próximo.
		México	onda de frío nf
ginger snap	n	(ginger-flavoured cookie)	galleta de jengibre nf
My grandmother kept her cookie jar filled with ginger snaps.
snap at		(snap at sb)	contestar bruscamente v
snap at		(snap at sb)	replicar v
snap fastener	n	costura: automático	cierre
snap fastener	n	costura	corchete de presión
snap off			quebrar vt
snap off			separar vt
snap your fingers			chasquear los dedos v
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'snap' also found in these entries:

English:

snap back - snap off - snap up - break - finger

Spanish:

chascar - chasquear - chasquido - automático - botón - broche - clic - crac - desgajar - precipitado - quebrar - romper - tronchar

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