| anglais > français | |
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| snatch | |
| 1. v. Happer, attraper rapidement. | |
| (transitif) She snatched the knife out of the baby's hands. | |
| (intransitif) He kept snatching at the bird flying around in the room. | |
| 2. n. (Argot) (Vulgaire) Vulve. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| snatch | |
| 1. v. To grasp and remove quickly. |  |
| He snatched up the phone. | |
| She snatched the letter out of the secretary's hand. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To attempt to seize something suddenly. | |
| to snatch at a rope | |
| 3. v. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony. | |
| to snatch a kiss | |
| 4. v. (transitive, informal) To steal. | |
| Someone has just snatched my purse! | |
| 5. v. (transitive, informal, figurative, by extension) To take (a victory) at the last moment. | |
| 6. v. (transitive, informal) To do something quickly in the limited time available. | |
| He snatched a sandwich before catching the train. | |
| He snatched a glimpse of her while her mother had her back turned. | |
| 7. n. A quick grab or catch. | |
| The leftfielder makes a nice snatch to end the inning. | |
| 8. n. (weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. | |
| 9. n. A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation. | |
| I heard a snatch of Mozart as I passed the open window. | |
| 10. n. (vulgar slang) The vulva. | |
| 11. n. (dated) A brief period of exertion. | |
| 12. n. (dated) A catching of the voice. | |
| 13. n. (dated) A hasty snack; a bite to eat. | |
| 14. n. (dated) A quibble. | |
| 15. n. The handle of a scythe; a snead. | |
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