snatch

Pronúncia: snætʃ
    noun
  1. [act] arpada, arrabassament.
  2. to make a snatch at something mirar d'arrabassar alguna cosa, donar una arpada a alguna cosa.

  3. colloquial [robbery] estiregassada, arrabassament, robatori.
  4. [kidnapping] segrest.
  5. jewellery snatch robatori de joies.

  6. [fragment] tros, fragment, part.
  7. to whistle snatches of Mozart xiular fragments de Mozart.
  8. snatches of songs fragments de cançons.
    9. transitive verb
  9. [pick up] agafar, engrapar, arpar, agarrar.
  10. [from someone's hold] arrabassar (from de).
  11. [out of the air] caçar al vol.
  12. to snatch a meal endrapar alguna cosa.
  13. to snatch an opportunity aprofitar una oportunitat.
  14. to snatch an hour of happiness procurar-se una hora de felicitat.
  15. to snatch something away arrabassar alguna cosa (from de).
  16. to snatch up a knife agafar un ganivet.
  17. to snatch up a child agafar una criatura als braços.

  18. colloquial [steal] robar, pispar, estiregassar.
  19. [kidnap] segrestar.
    20. intransitive verb
  20. don't snatch! no agafis les coses d'una manotada!
  21. to snatch at something mirar d'enxampar una cosa, mirar de caçar una cosa al vol.
  22. to snatch at an opportunity encalçar una oportunitat.