snatch

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snatch
[snætʃ]
sustantivo
1retazo (m) (of music, conversation)
  • to sleep in snatches -> dormir a ratos
verbo transitivo
2(grab)
  • to snatch something (from somebody) -> arrebatar algo (a alguien)
  • to snatch something to eat -> comer algo apresuradamente
  • to snatch some sleep -> aprovechar para dormir un poco
3robar (con tirón) (wallet, handbag); secuestrar (person)
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to snatch at something -> intentar agarrar or coger algo (español de España)

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snatch [snach]
1Arrebatar, coger o tomar alguna cosa con precipitación.
2Agarrer, echar la mano o la garra, asir de repente.
3Arrebatar, quitar o tomar con violencia.
4Transportar o llevar de una parte a otra con precipitación.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Procurar agarrar o arrebatar. (n)
6Tirar a morder, tirar un mordisco. (n)
va.
sustantivo
1El acto de echar la garra o agarrar.
2Arrebatamiento, la acción de arrebatar.
3Arrebatiña, el acto de arrojarse muchos en confusión a coger algo.
4Una pequeña porción de cualquier cosa; un bocado, hablando de comida; un pequeño espacio o intervalo, hablando de tiempo.
5Respuesta evasiva.

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snatch [snætʃ]
noun
1 (act of snatching) arrebatamiento; (m)
to make a snatch at sth intentar arrebatar agarrar algo;or
2 (informal) (theft) robo; (m) hurto; (m) (kidnapping) secuestro; (m)
jewellery snatch robo hurto de joyas; (m)or (m)
3 (snippet) trocito; (m)
to whistle snatches of Mozart silbar trocitos de Mozart; snatches of conversation fragmentos de conversación; (m) to sleep in snatches dormir a ratos
4 (vulgar) (vagina) coño; (vulgar) (m)
verb:transitive
1 (grab) arrebatar
to snatch sth from sb arrebatar algo a algn; he snatched the keys from my hand me arrebató las llaves de la mano; to snatch a knife out of sb's hand arrebatarle arrancarle un cuchillo a algn de las manos;or to snatch a meal comer a la carrera; to snatch some sleep buscar tiempo para dormir; to snatch an opportunity asir una ocasión; to snatch an hour of happiness procurarse (a pesar de todo) una hora de felicidad
2 (steal) robar; (kidnap) secuestrar
my bag was snatched me robaron el bolso
verb:intransitive
don't snatch! ¡no me lo quites!; to snatch at sth intentar agarrar algo
modifier
snatch squad (n) unidad de arresto; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "snatch"

Imperative
  • snatch
  • you snatch
  • he/she snatches
  • we snatch
  • you snatch
  • they snatch
Preterite
  • I snatched
  • you snatched
  • he/she snatched
  • we snatched
  • you snatched
  • they snatched
Present Continuous
  • I am snatching
  • you are snatching
  • he/she is snatching
  • we are snatching
  • you are snatching
  • they are snatching
Present Perfect
  • I have snatched
  • you have snatched
  • he/she has snatched
  • we have snatched
  • you have snatched
  • they have snatched
Past Continuous
  • I was snatching
  • you were snatching
  • he/she was snatching
  • we were snatching
  • you were snatching
  • they were snatching
Past Perfect
  • I had snatched
  • you had snatched
  • he/she had snatched
  • we had snatched
  • you had snatched
  • they had snatched
Future
  • I will snatch
  • you will snatch
  • he/she will snatch
  • we will snatch
  • you will snatch
  • they will snatch
Future Perfect
  • I will have snatched
  • you will have snatched
  • he/she will have snatched
  • we will have snatched
  • you will have snatched
  • they will have snatched
Future Continuous
  • I will be snatching
  • you will be snatching
  • he/she will be snatching
  • we will be snatching
  • you will be snatching
  • they will be snatching
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been snatching
  • you have been snatching
  • he/she has been snatching
  • we have been snatching
  • you have been snatching
  • they have been snatching
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been snatching
  • you will have been snatching
  • he/she will have been snatching
  • we will have been snatching
  • you will have been snatching
  • they will have been snatching
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been snatching
  • you had been snatching
  • he/she had been snatching
  • we had been snatching
  • you had been snatching
  • they had been snatching
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