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snap

 
 
/snæp/ noun

Translation

SOUND [no plural] a sudden, short, loud sound like something breaking or closing
ani kırılma/çarpma sesi; çıt sesi; çatırtı
I heard a snap as I sat on the pencil.1092
PHOTOGRAPH [C] UK informal ( UK/US snapshot) a photograph
şipşak resim
holiday snaps 315
FASTENING [C] US ( UK popper) a metal or plastic object made of two parts which fit together with a short, loud sound, used to fasten clothing
çıt çıt
1654
GAME [U] a card game in which you say "snap" when you see two cards that are the same
(iskambil) pişti oyunu
1488
be a snap US informal to be very easy
çok kolay olmak; çocuk oyuncağı olmak
The French test was a snap.1784
(Definition of snap noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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