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snap British & World English

break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound

snap-on (also snap-in) British & World English

denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap

cold snap British & World English

a sudden, brief spell of cold weather

snap bean British & World English

a bean of a variety grown for its edible pods

snap-brim British & World English

(of a hat) with a brim that can be turned up and down at opposite sides

snap hook (also snap link) British & World English

a hook with a spring allowing the entrance but preventing the escape of a cord, link, etc.

snap-lock British & World English

denoting a device or component which is fastened automatically when pushed into position

snap pea British & World English

another term for sugar snap.

snap roll British & World English

a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a single quick revolution about its longitudinal axis while flying horizontally

brandy snap British & World English

a crisp rolled gingerbread wafer, usually filled with cream

Scotch snap (also Scotch catch) British & World English

a rhythmic feature in which a dotted note is preceded by a stressed shorter note, characteristic of strathspeys

in a snap in snap British & World English

in a moment; almost immediately

snap-action British & World English

denoting a switch or relay that makes and breaks contact rapidly, whatever the speed of the activating mechanism

sugar snap (also sugar snap pea, sugar pea) British & World English

mangetout, especially of a variety with thicker and more rounded pods

snap something up in snap British & World English

quickly and eagerly buy or secure something that is in short supply or being sold cheaply

snap fastener British & World English

another term for press stud.

snap out of in snap British & World English

get out of (a bad or unhappy mood) by a sudden effort

snap or click one's fingers in finger British & World English

make a sharp clicking sound by bending the last joint of the middle finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it, typically in order to attract attention in a peremptory way or to accompany the beat of music

bite or snap someone's head off in head British & World English

reply sharply and brusquely to someone

snap-in in snap-on (also snap-in) British & World English

denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap

snap link in snap hook (also snap link) British & World English

a hook with a spring allowing the entrance but preventing the escape of a cord, link, etc.

snap shot in snapshot British & World English

a shot in soccer or hockey taken quickly with little backlift

sugar snap pea in sugar snap (also sugar snap pea, sugar pea) British & World English

mangetout, especially of a variety with thicker and more rounded pods

snap English-French

craquement m

snap English-German

zerbrechen

snap1 English-Spanish

chasquido

snap3 English-Spanish

precipitado, repentino

cold snap English-Italian

ondata f di freddo

snap at English-French

parler sèchement à

snap up English-French

sauter sur

ˈsnap at English-German

anfauchen

snap ˈup English-German

[sich Dat.] schnappen

snap at English-Italian

cercare di azzannare

snap off English-Italian

snap sb's head off

snap out English-Italian

snap out of it

snap up English-Italian

afferrare

snap up English-Spanish

no dejar escapar

snap shut in snap English-German

zuschnappen lassen

to snap shut in snap2 English-Spanish

cerrarse* (con un clic)

snap sth. open in snap English-German

etw. aufschnappen lassen

snap one's fingers in snap English-German

mit den Fingern schnalzen