snap

partirse, romper, romperse

Romperse de repente, normalmente con un sonido seco, o romper algo de esa manera.

En inglés sencillo: To break suddenly, often with a sharp sound, or make something break this way.

• The rope snapped.
• She snapped the biscuit in half.
• A branch had snapped under the weight of the snow.

Cómo se usa: snap something in half (She snapped the pencil in half.); snap something off (He snapped a small branch off the tree.)

Sinónimos: break, fracture

Expresiones frecuentes: snap in half, snap a stick, snap something off

chasquear, crepitar

Producir un sonido breve y seco, parecido a un chasquido.

En inglés sencillo: To make a short, sharp cracking sound.

• He snapped his fingers.
• Dry wood snapped in the fire.
• The flag snapped sharply in the strong wind.

Sinónimos: crack, crackle

Expresiones frecuentes: snap your fingers, snap in the wind, snap and crackle

intentar morder, tirar un mordisco

Hacer un movimiento rápido con la boca para intentar morder a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a quick biting movement towards someone or something.

• The dog snapped at me.
• A fish snapped at the bait.
• The frightened animal was snapping at anyone who came near.

Cómo se usa: snap at someone/something (The dog snapped at my hand.)

Sinónimos: bite at

Expresiones frecuentes: snap at someone, snap at bait, snap its jaws

chasquido

Sonido breve y seco, como el de una ramita al romperse.

En inglés sencillo: A short, sharp sound, like the sound of a thin stick breaking.

• I heard a loud snap.
• The stick broke with a sharp snap.
• A snap of her fingers brought the dog running.

Sinónimos: crack

Expresiones frecuentes: a loud snap, a sharp snap, snap of something

foto, instantánea

Fotografía, especialmente una tomada rápidamente y sin mucha preparación.

En inglés sencillo: A photograph, especially one taken quickly without much preparation.

• Show me your holiday snaps.
• He took a quick snap of the castle.
• This snap reminds me of our first trip together.

Cómo se usa: snap of someone/something (I took a snap of the kids by the lake.)

Sinónimos: photo, picture, snapshot

Expresiones frecuentes: holiday snap, take a snap, snap of someone

repentino, precipitado

Hecho de forma rápida y repentina, con poco tiempo para pensar o prepararse.

En inglés sencillo: Done quickly and suddenly, with little time to think or prepare.

• Don't make a snap decision.
• The government called a snap election.
• Her snap judgment turned out to be wrong.

Sinónimos: hasty, sudden, impromptu

Antónimos: deliberate, planned

Expresiones frecuentes: snap decision, snap judgment, snap election, snap inspection

yo también, igual que yo

Se dice al descubrir que otra persona hace lo mismo que tú o tiene algo igual.

En inglés sencillo: You say this when you notice that you and another person have or do the same thing.

• Snap! We have the same shoes.
• You chose the green one? Snap!
• Snap! My birthday is in June too.

Sinónimos: me too, same here

Expresiones frecuentes: snap, me too, snap, same here

vaya, caramba

Exclamación de sorpresa, a menudo ante algo malo o un comentario que avergüenza a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: You say this to show surprise, often about something bad or an embarrassing remark.

• Oh, snap! I missed the bus.
• Snap! That was a harsh reply.
• You deleted the whole folder? Oh, snap!

Sinónimos: wow

Expresiones frecuentes: oh snap, snap, that's bad