snap
/snæp/ verb (present participle snapping, past tense and past participle snapped)Translation
BREAK [I, T] › If something long and thin snaps, it breaks making a short, loud sound, and if you snap it, you break it, making a short, loud sound.
aniden kopmak/koparmak
The twigs snapped as we walked on them. She snapped the carrot in half (= into two pieces).1967 snap (sth) open/shut/together, etc › to suddenly move to a particular position, making a short, loud noise, or to make something do this
şırak diye kapanmak/kapatmak
She snapped the book shut. The suitcase snapped open and everything fell out.1651SPEAK ANGRILY [I, T] › to say something suddenly in an angry way
ters ters konuşmak, paylamak, azarlamak, terslemek
"I don't know what you mean," he snapped. I was snapping at the children because I was tired.1143LOSE CONTROL [I] › to suddenly be unable to control a strong feeling, especially anger
kendini tutamamak, kendine hakim olamamak, birden parlamak; öfkesini dizginleyememek
She asked me to do the work again and I just snapped.969PHOTOGRAPH [T] informal › to take a photograph of someone or something
şipşak resim çekmek
Photographers snapped the Princess everywhere she went.315ANIMAL [I] › If an animal snaps, it tries to bite someone.
snap out of sth phrasal verb informal birden kapmak, ısırmaya çalışmak
The dog was barking and snapping at my ankles. → See also snap your fingers453848 › to force yourself to stop feeling sad, angry, upset etc
snap sth up phrasal verb informal birdenbire sıyrılmak/kurtulmak, kendine gelmek
He's in a bad mood now but he'll soon snap out of it.2142 › to buy or get something quickly because it is cheap or exactly what you want
snap sb up phrasal verb informal havada kapmak; düşünmeden satın almak; sanki bedavaymış gibi saldırmak; görünce almak
The dress was perfect, so I snapped it up.777 › to immediately accept someone's offer to join your company or team because you want them very much
hemen işe almak, havada kapmak; hemen kabul etmek
She was snapped up by a large law firm.1437(Definition of snap verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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