snap

snap
[snæp] n
1) usu sing (act) Knacken nt; (sound) Knacks m
2) (photograph) Schnappschuss m
3) (Am) (snap fastener) Druckknopf m
4) meteo
cold \snap Kälteeinbruch m
5) (Am) (fam: very easy)
to be a \snap ein Kinderspiel sein
6) no pl (Brit) (games) Schnippschnapp nt interj (fam: games) schnippschnapp!; (fig)
\snap! we're wearing the same shirts! Volltreffer! wir tragen das gleiche Hemd! vi <-pp->
1) (break cleanly) auseinanderbrechen;
(with less force) entzweigehen;
her patience finally \snapped (fig) ihr riss schließlich der Geduldsfaden
2) (spring into position) einrasten, einschnappen;
to \snap to attention mil [zackig] Haltung annehmen;
to \snap back zurückschnellen;
to \snap shut zuschnappen; mouth zuklappen
3) (make a whip-like motion) peitschen;
broken cables were \snapping back and forth in winds abgerissene Kabel peitschten im Wind hin und her
4) (sudden bite) schnappen;
to \snap at sb/sth nach jdm/etw schnappen;
to \snap at sb's heels nach jds Fersen fpl schnappen; (fig) jdm auf den Fersen sein
5) (speak sharply) bellen (fam)
to \snap [back] that ... [zurück]schnauzen, dass ... (fam)
to \snap at sb jdn anfahren (fam)
there's no need to \snap at me like that du brauchst mich nicht gleich so anzufahren
6) (take many photographs)
to \snap away drauflos fotografieren, knipsen (fam)
PHRASES:
\snap to it! ein bisschen dalli! (fam) vt <-pp->
1) (break cleanly)
to \snap sth etw entzweibrechen;
to \snap sth <-> off etw abbrechen
2) (close sharply)
to \snap sth shut etw zuknallen; book etw zuklappen
3) (attract attention)
to \snap one's fingers mit den Fingern schnippen;
she just has to \snap her fingers and he'll do whatever she wants (fig) sie muss nur mit den Fingern schnippen und er macht, was sie will
4) (crack a whip)
to \snap a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen
5) (speak unreasonably sharply)
to \snap sb's head off jdm den Kopf abreißen (fam)
6) (take a photograph)
to \snap a/sb's picture ein Bild/ein Bild von jdm schießen

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