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snatch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsnætʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/snætʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(snach)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
snatch [sth]⇒ vtr (take, grab quickly)arrancar⇒, arrebatar⇒ vtr
  robar⇒ vtr
 The seagull swooped down and snatched the sandwich from Lisa's hand.
 La gaviota bajó en picado y le arrebató el bocadillo a Lisa de la mano.
snatch n (act of snatching)tirón nm
  arrancada nf
  arrebato nm
 The thief's snatch for Alex's phone was unsuccessful.
 El tirón que pegó el ladrón para robarle a Alex el teléfono no tuvo éxito.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
snatch n vulgar, slang (female genitals, pussy) (vulgar)coño nm
  chocho nm
  (AR, vulgar)concha nf
  (ES, vulgar)chumino nm
 Tim pulled up Emily's dress to see her snatch.
 Tim le tiró de la falda a Emily para verle el coño.
snatch n (fragment)parte nf
  trozo nm
  fragmento nm
 From her seat in the corner of the crowded café, Allison could hear snatches of conversation.
 Desde su silla en la esquina del transitado café, Allison podía escuchar partes de la conversación.
snatch n (short period of time)rato nm
  momento nm
 Sometimes there would be brief snatches when Peter forgot about Amanda completely.
 A veces, había ratos breves en los que Peter se olvidaba por completo de Amanda.
snatch n UK, informal (robbery)atraco nm
  robo nm
 The robbers were organising a jewel snatch.
 Los ladrones estaban preparando un atraco para conseguir joyas.
snatch at vi + prep (attempt to grab)manotear⇒ vtr
  tratar de agarrar loc verb
 Nancy snatched at the end of the rope, but couldn't manage to catch hold of it.
 Nancy manoteó la punta de la cuerda, pero no consiguió agarrarla.
snatch [sth] vtr (steal)robar⇒ vtr
  (coloquial)afanar⇒ vtr
 The thieves snatched the diamonds from the jeweller's display.
 Los ladrones robaron los diamantes del expositor de la joyería.
snatch [sth] vtr (take hurriedly)tomarse⇒ v prnl
 After his night out, Adam snatched a couple of hours sleep before getting up for work.
 Tras pasar la noche fuera, Adam se tomó un par de horas para dormir antes de levantarse para ir al trabajo.
snatch [sth] vtr (gain by narrow margin)ganar por poco loc verb
  (figurado)robar⇒ vtr
  robarse⇒, llevarse⇒ v prnl
 The home team snatched victory in the last minutes of the game.
 El equipo local ganó por poco en los últimos minutos del partido.
snatch [sb]⇒ vtr informal (kidnap)secuestrar⇒ vtr
 The man snatched Betty as she walked along the street in broad daylight.
 El hombre secuestró a Betty mientras caminaba por la calle a plena luz del día.
snatch [sth] away,
snatch [sth] back vtr + adv		 (remove suddenly)apartar⇒ vtr
  quitar⇒ vtr
  sacar⇒ vtr
 Sally snatched her hand away when Josh tried to take hold of it.
 Sally apartó la mano cuando Josh intento cogérsela.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
snatch [sth] up,
snatch up [sth] vtr + adv		 (grab) (rápidamente)agarrar⇒ vtr
  tomar⇒ vtr
 Karen snatched up her keys from the table and ran out of the door.
 Karen agarró las llaves de la mesa y salió corriendo.
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'snatch' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
grab - rip - take
Spanish:
manotear - quitar - tirón - apresar - arrebatar a - pepenar - rapiñar - afanar - fragmento - arrebatar - arrebatar algo a alguien - cargar - clavar - rebatiña

Collocations: a [quick, desperate, calculated, determined, fast] snatch, made a snatch to [stop, prevent, hold] her, made a snatch for the [gun, cards, money, handle], more...

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