snaps Meaning | BeDict

noun

Chasquido

A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.

Examples :

"The dry twigs under my feet made loud snaps as I walked through the forest. "

Las ramitas secas bajo mis pies hacían fuertes chasquidos mientras caminaba por el bosque.

sound action

noun

Rotura, chasquido

A sudden break.

Examples :

"The sudden snaps in the old tree branch worried the homeowner during the storm. "

Las repentinas roturas en la vieja rama del árbol preocuparon al propietario durante la tormenta.

action event

noun

Mordisco, ataque

An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.

Examples :

"The playful puppy made quick snaps at my shoelaces. "

El cachorro juguetón hizo rápidos mordiscos a mis cordones.

action animal

noun

Chasquido

The act of making a snapping sound 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.

Examples :

"The magician started his trick with a series of loud snaps. "

El mago comenzó su truco con una serie de chasquidos fuertes.

body action sound

noun

Cierre a presión

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

Examples :

"The baby's onesie has snaps instead of buttons. "

El body del bebé tiene cierres a presión en lugar de botones.

item device thing

noun

Foto, instantánea

A photograph; a snapshot.

Examples :

"We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on."

Tomamos algunas fotos de la antigua iglesia antes de seguir adelante.

art media technology communication entertainment

noun

Chasquido, rotura

The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.

Examples :

"The elastic band broke with two loud snaps, hitting my finger. "

La banda elástica se rompió con dos fuertes chasquidos, golpeando mi dedo.

physics action

noun

Galletas crujientes

A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.

Examples :

"a ginger snap"

Una galleta de jengibre

food

noun

Ola de frío, bajada repentina de temperatura

A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.

Examples :

""We had a cold snap last week, so I had to wear my winter coat to school." "

Tuvimos una ola de frío la semana pasada, así que tuve que usar mi abrigo de invierno en la escuela.

weather time

noun

Instante, momento

A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.

Examples :

"I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap."

Puedo arreglar la mayoría de las aspiradoras en un instante.

time action period

noun

Judías verdes

A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.

Examples :

"We picked a basket full of snaps from the garden to eat with dinner. "

Recogimos una cesta llena de judías verdes del jardín para comer con la cena.

vegetable plant food agriculture

noun

El snap, el pase atrás

A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.

Examples :

"The center practiced his snaps to the quarterback before the football game. "

El centro practicó sus snaps al mariscal de campo antes del partido de fútbol.

sport

noun

Broche, corchete

(somewhat colloquial) A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.

Examples :

""She used colorful snaps to decorate the cover of her scrapbook." "

Ella usó broches coloridos para decorar la portada de su álbum de recortes.

item material art

noun

Merienda, tentempié

A small meal, a snack; lunch.

Examples :

""I packed a sandwich and an apple for my snaps at work." "

Empaqué un sándwich y una manzana para mi tentempié en el trabajo.

food

noun

Juego de cartas, Snap

A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.

Examples :

"During playtime, the children shrieked with laughter, eagerly playing snaps with a colorful deck of animal cards. "

Durante el recreo, los niños gritaron de risa, jugando ansiosamente al juego de cartas con una baraja colorida de cartas de animales.

entertainment game

noun

Un avaro, un tacaño

A greedy fellow.

Examples :

"My brother is such a snaps; he always takes the biggest piece of cake. "

Mi hermano es un tacaño; siempre se queda con el trozo de pastel más grande.

person character

noun

Bocado, pedazo, fragmento

That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.

Examples :

"The toddler grabbed a few snaps of cracker from his older sister's plate when she wasn't looking. "

El niño pequeño agarró unos pocos pedazos de galleta del plato de su hermana mayor cuando ella no estaba mirando.

food part

noun

Brío, vigor, energía

Briskness; vigour; energy; decision

Examples :

""The new manager tackled the project with snaps, quickly resolving all the early issues." "

El nuevo gerente abordó el proyecto con brío, resolviendo rápidamente todos los problemas iniciales.

character attitude energy action

noun

Oportunidad, ventaja

Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. used primarily in the phrase soft snap.

Examples :

"Finding a summer job that pays well and requires little effort is a real soft snaps. "

Encontrar un trabajo de verano que pague bien y requiera poco esfuerzo es una verdadera ventaja.

business finance economy job commerce asset

noun

Pan comido, fácil

Something that is easy or effortless.

Examples :

"For Maria, math quizzes are snaps; she always finishes early and gets perfect scores. "

Para María, los cuestionarios de matemáticas son pan comido; siempre termina temprano y obtiene puntajes perfectos.

ability achievement

noun

Escarabajo clic

A snapper, or snap beetle.

Examples :

"The child was fascinated by the snaps he found crawling on the log in the forest. "

El niño estaba fascinado por los escarabajos clic que encontró arrastrándose sobre el tronco en el bosque.

animal insect biology nature

noun

Sacudida, crepitar y estallido

Jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop

Examples :

"The rollercoaster's sudden change in motion, a series of snaps, left riders feeling disoriented before the final crackle and pop of the restraints releasing them. "

El cambio repentino de movimiento de la montaña rusa, una serie de sacudidas, dejó a los pasajeros desorientados antes del crepitar y estallido final de los cinturones de seguridad que los liberaban.

physics sound

noun

Disparo rápido, foto instantánea

A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.

Examples :

"The sheriff took a few snaps at the fleeing bandit with his revolver. "

El sheriff hizo unos cuantos disparos al bandido que huía con su revólver.

weapon military action

noun

Tonterías, insignificancias

Something of no value.

Examples :

"not worth a snap"

no vale nada

value nothing

noun

Snap, foto

A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

Examples :

"I enjoy seeing the fun snaps my friends send me on Snapchat. "

Me gusta ver los divertidos snaps que mis amigos me envían en Snapchat.

media communication internet technology

noun

Agudeza, ingenio

A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.

Examples :

"Her advice, though brief, was full of snaps – short, powerful insights that immediately solved the problem. "

Su consejo, aunque breve, estaba lleno de agudeza: ideas cortas y poderosas que resolvieron el problema de inmediato.

language style writing literature

noun

Herramienta de remachado

A tool used by riveters.

Examples :

"The riveter carefully selected the correct size of snaps for the metal panels. "

El remachador seleccionó cuidadosamente el tamaño correcto de la herramienta de remachado para los paneles metálicos.

utensil item technical work industry machine

noun

Tenazas

A tool used by glass-moulders.

Examples :

"The glassblower carefully used his snaps to hold the hot glass as he shaped it. "

El soplador de vidrio usó cuidadosamente sus tenazas para sujetar el vidrio caliente mientras le daba forma.

utensil industry

noun

Actuación breve

A brief theatrical engagement.

Examples :

"The traveling puppet show only gave two snaps in our town due to low ticket sales. "

El espectáculo de marionetas ambulante solo dio dos actuaciones breves en nuestra ciudad debido a las bajas ventas de entradas.

entertainment stage

noun

Chollete, ganga

An easy and profitable place or task; a sinecure.

Examples :

"Getting the job of watering the office plants turned out to be a real snaps; it takes almost no time and pays surprisingly well. "

Conseguir el trabajo de regar las plantas de la oficina resultó ser un chollete; no lleva casi tiempo y paga sorprendentemente bien.

job business economy work finance

noun

Tramposo, estafador

A cheat or sharper.

Examples :

"He lost all his money to the other card players, and now he suspects they were all snaps working together. "

Perdió todo su dinero contra los otros jugadores de cartas, y ahora sospecha que todos eran tramposos que trabajaban juntos.

character person attitude moral

verb

Romperse, partirse

To fracture or break apart suddenly.

Examples :

"He snapped his stick in anger."

Rompió su palo con ira.

action physics

verb

Crujir, chasquear

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

Examples :

"Blazing firewood snaps."

La leña ardiente cruje.

sound action

verb

Morder, intentar morder

To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.

Examples :

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

Un perro muerde a un pasajero. Un pez muerde el cebo.

animal action

verb

Aprovechar, agarrar

To attempt to seize with eagerness.

Examples :

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

Ella aprovechó la oportunidad de aparecer en televisión.

action

verb

Responder bruscamente, soltar

To speak abruptly or sharply.

Examples :

"He snapped at me for the slightest mistake."

Me soltó por el más mínimo error.

communication attitude language action

verb

Romperse, partirse

To give way abruptly and loudly.

Examples :

"The old tree branch snaps in the strong wind and falls to the ground. "

La vieja rama del árbol se rompe con el fuerte viento y cae al suelo.

sound action

verb

Sufrir una crisis nerviosa, derrumbarse

To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.

Examples :

"She should take a break before she snaps."

Debería tomarse un descanso antes de que sufra una crisis nerviosa.

mind medicine

verb

Destellar, relampaguear

To flash or appear to flash as with light.

Examples :

"The fireflies snaps with light on a summer night. "

Las luciérnagas destellan con luz en una noche de verano.

appearance energy

verb

Encajar, encajar a presión

To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.

Examples :

"She snaps the plastic lid onto the container of leftovers to keep it fresh. "

Ella encaja la tapa de plástico en el recipiente de las sobras para mantenerlo fresco.

action sound

verb

Encajar, ajustarse

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."

La barra de herramientas flotante se ajustará al borde de la pantalla cuando se arrastre hacia él.

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verb

Morder, arrebatar

To snatch with or as if with the teeth.

Examples :

"The dog snaps at the fly buzzing around its head. "

El perro muerde a la mosca que zumba alrededor de su cabeza.

action animal

verb

Romperse, partirse

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

Examples :

"The plastic buckle on my backpack snaps open when I pull on it too hard. "

La hebilla de plástico de mi mochila se rompe cuando tiro de ella con demasiada fuerza.

action sound

verb

Decir bruscamente, soltar

To say abruptly or sharply.

Examples :

""When I asked my brother if he had taken my book, he snaps, 'No, I haven't!'" "

Cuando le pregunté a mi hermano si había tomado mi libro, soltó: '¡No, no lo he hecho!'.

communication language character

verb

Reprender, soltar

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

Examples :

"When her brother tracked mud in the house, she snaps up at him, "Can't you watch where you're going?!" "

Cuando su hermano metió barro en la casa, ella le soltó: "¡¿No puedes mirar por dónde vas?!"

attitude communication character language action emotion

verb

Romper, chasquear

To cause something to emit a snapping sound.

Examples :

"to snap a fastener"

Romper un cierre.

sound action

verb

Cerrar con un broche

To close something using a snap as a fastener.

Examples :

"She snaps her lunchbox shut before putting it in her backpack. "

Ella cierra su fiambrera con un broche antes de meterla en su mochila.

item wear

verb

Chasquear los dedos

Examples :

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

La profesora chasqueó los dedos para llamar la atención de los estudiantes.

body sound action human communication

verb

Romper, chasquear

To cause to move suddenly and smartly.

Examples :

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

La profesora chasquea los dedos para llamar la atención de los estudiantes.

action

verb

Tomar una foto, fotografiar

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."

Me tomó una foto con la boca abierta y los ojos cerrados.

technology media communication

verb

Pasar el balón, poner el balón en juego

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."

Puede pasar el balón a un corredor que está veinte yardas detrás de él.

sport

verb

Fallar, no funcionar

To misfire.

Examples :

"The gun snapped."

El arma falló.

function technical machine

verb

Atrapar

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

Examples :

"The wicket-keeper snaps him up as the batsman edges the ball. "

El portero lo atrapa cuando el bateador roza la pelota.

sport

Meanings

Chasquido

Examples :

"The dry twigs under my feet made loud snaps as I walked through the forest. "

Las ramitas secas bajo mis pies hacían fuertes chasquidos mientras caminaba por el bosque.

Rotura, chasquido

Examples :

"The sudden snaps in the old tree branch worried the homeowner during the storm. "

Las repentinas roturas en la vieja rama del árbol preocuparon al propietario durante la tormenta.

Mordisco, ataque

Examples :

"The playful puppy made quick snaps at my shoelaces. "

El cachorro juguetón hizo rápidos mordiscos a mis cordones.

Chasquido

Examples :

"The magician started his trick with a series of loud snaps. "

El mago comenzó su truco con una serie de chasquidos fuertes.

Cierre a presión

Examples :

"The baby's onesie has snaps instead of buttons. "

El body del bebé tiene cierres a presión en lugar de botones.

Foto, instantánea

Examples :

"We took a few snaps of the old church before moving on."

Tomamos algunas fotos de la antigua iglesia antes de seguir adelante.

Chasquido, rotura

Examples :

"The elastic band broke with two loud snaps, hitting my finger. "

La banda elástica se rompió con dos fuertes chasquidos, golpeando mi dedo.

Galletas crujientes

Examples :

"a ginger snap"

Una galleta de jengibre

Ola de frío, bajada repentina de temperatura

Examples :

""We had a cold snap last week, so I had to wear my winter coat to school." "

Tuvimos una ola de frío la semana pasada, así que tuve que usar mi abrigo de invierno en la escuela.

Instante, momento

Examples :

"I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap."

Puedo arreglar la mayoría de las aspiradoras en un instante.

Judías verdes

Examples :

"We picked a basket full of snaps from the garden to eat with dinner. "

Recogimos una cesta llena de judías verdes del jardín para comer con la cena.

El snap, el pase atrás

Examples :

"The center practiced his snaps to the quarterback before the football game. "

El centro practicó sus snaps al mariscal de campo antes del partido de fútbol.

Broche, corchete

Examples :

""She used colorful snaps to decorate the cover of her scrapbook." "

Ella usó broches coloridos para decorar la portada de su álbum de recortes.

Merienda, tentempié

Examples :

""I packed a sandwich and an apple for my snaps at work." "

Empaqué un sándwich y una manzana para mi tentempié en el trabajo.

Juego de cartas, Snap

Examples :

"During playtime, the children shrieked with laughter, eagerly playing snaps with a colorful deck of animal cards. "

Durante el recreo, los niños gritaron de risa, jugando ansiosamente al juego de cartas con una baraja colorida de cartas de animales.

Un avaro, un tacaño

Examples :

"My brother is such a snaps; he always takes the biggest piece of cake. "

Mi hermano es un tacaño; siempre se queda con el trozo de pastel más grande.

Bocado, pedazo, fragmento

Examples :

"The toddler grabbed a few snaps of cracker from his older sister's plate when she wasn't looking. "

El niño pequeño agarró unos pocos pedazos de galleta del plato de su hermana mayor cuando ella no estaba mirando.

Brío, vigor, energía

Examples :

""The new manager tackled the project with snaps, quickly resolving all the early issues." "

El nuevo gerente abordó el proyecto con brío, resolviendo rápidamente todos los problemas iniciales.

Oportunidad, ventaja

Examples :

"Finding a summer job that pays well and requires little effort is a real soft snaps. "

Encontrar un trabajo de verano que pague bien y requiera poco esfuerzo es una verdadera ventaja.

Pan comido, fácil

Examples :

"For Maria, math quizzes are snaps; she always finishes early and gets perfect scores. "