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snapping

/ˈsnæpɪŋ/ /ˈsnæpm̩/

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verb

Zerbrechen, brechen

To fracture or break apart suddenly.

Examples :

"He snapped his stick in anger."

Er zerbrach seinen Stock vor Wut.

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verb

Schnappen, knacken

To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.

Examples :

"Blazing firewood snaps."

Glühendes Brennholz knackt.

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verb

Schnappen, zuschnappen

To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.

Examples :

"A dog snaps at a passenger. A fish snaps at the bait."

Ein Hund schnappt nach einem Fahrgast. Ein Fisch schnappt nach dem Köder.

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verb

Schnappen, zuschnappen

To attempt to seize with eagerness.

Examples :

"She snapped at the chance to appear on television."

Sie schnappte nach der Chance, im Fernsehen aufzutreten.

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verb

Schnappen, zuschnappen, anfahren

To speak abruptly or sharply.

Examples :

"He snapped at me for the slightest mistake."

Er fuhr mich wegen des kleinsten Fehlers an.

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verb

Schnappen, zerbrechen

To give way abruptly and loudly.

Examples :

"The old wooden chair was overloaded, and one of its legs came snapping off with a loud crack. "

Der alte Holzstuhl war überlastet, und eines seiner Beine brach mit einem lauten Knall ab.

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verb

Einen Nervenzusammenbruch erleiden, durchdrehen

To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.

Examples :

"She should take a break before she snaps."

Sie sollte eine Pause einlegen, bevor sie durchdreht.

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verb

Aufblitzen, aufleuchten

To flash or appear to flash as with light.

Examples :

"The camera's flash was snapping repeatedly as the bride walked down the aisle. "

Der Blitz der Kamera blitzte wiederholt auf, als die Braut den Gang entlangging.

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verb

Einrasten, zuschnappen

To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.

Examples :

"She was in a hurry and was snapping her briefcase shut. "

Sie hatte es eilig und schnappte ihren Aktenkoffer zu.

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verb

Einrasten, einschnappen

To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.

Examples :

"The floating toolbar will snap to the edge of the screen when dragged towards it."

Die schwebende Symbolleiste rastet am Bildschirmrand ein, wenn sie dorthin gezogen wird.

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verb

Schnappen, zuschnappen

To snatch with or as if with the teeth.

Examples :

"The dog was snapping at the flies buzzing around his head. "

Der Hund schnappte nach den Fliegen, die um seinen Kopf schwirrten.

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verb

Schnappen, zerreißen

To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.

Examples :

"The twig snapped under my weight, making a sharp cracking sound. "

Der Zweig schnappte unter meinem Gewicht und erzeugte ein scharfes Knacken.

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verb

Schnappen, zuschnappen

To say abruptly or sharply.

Examples :

"My mother snapped at me when I forgot to set the table. "

Meine Mutter schnauzte mich an, als ich vergaß, den Tisch zu decken.

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verb

Anfahren, anschnauzen

To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.

Examples :

""I was late for work, so my boss was snapping up at me about being irresponsible." "

„Ich kam zu spät zur Arbeit, also hat mich mein Chef wegen meiner Verantwortungslosigkeit angeschnauzt.“

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verb

Schnappen lassen, zuschnappen

To cause something to emit a snapping sound.

Examples :

"to snap a fastener"

einen Verschluss zuschnappen lassen

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verb

Zuknöpfen, zuschnappen

To close something using a snap as a fastener.

Examples :

"She was late for class, so she quickly finished snapping her backpack shut. "

Sie war zu spät zum Unterricht, also schloss sie schnell ihren Rucksack zu.

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verb

Schnipsen

To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

Examples :

"The teacher started snapping her fingers to get the students' attention. "

Die Lehrerin schnipste mit den Fingern, um die Aufmerksamkeit der Schüler zu erregen.

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verb

Schnappen, zuschnappen lassen

To cause to move suddenly and smartly.

Examples :

"She was impatient and began snapping her fingers to get the waiter's attention. "

Ungeduldig schnippte sie mit den Fingern, um die Aufmerksamkeit des Kellners zu erregen.

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verb

Fotografieren, knipsen

To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).

Examples :

"He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed."

Er knipste ein Foto von mir, als ich den Mund offen und die Augen geschlossen hatte.

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verb

An den Mann geben, passen

To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).

Examples :

"He can snap the ball to a back twenty yards behind him."

Er kann den Ball zwanzig Yards hinter sich an den Mann geben.

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verb

Versagen, auslösen

Examples :

"The gun snapped."

Die Waffe versagte.

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verb

Fangen

To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).

Examples :

"The wicket-keeper was praised for snapping up the batsman who had just edged the ball. "

Der Wicketkeeper wurde dafür gelobt, den gerade den Ball angestoßenen Batsman zu fangen.

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noun

Schnappen, Knacken

The sound or action of a snap.

Examples :

"The loud snapping of the twig startled the little bird. "

Das laute Knacken des Zweigs erschreckte den kleinen Vogel.

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noun

Schnauzen, Anfahren

The act of snapping at, or speaking sharply to, somebody.

Examples :

"His snapping at his younger sister during dinner was quite embarrassing. "

Sein Anfahren seiner jüngeren Schwester während des Abendessens war ziemlich peinlich.

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