snatch

arracher, saisir

Attraper quelque chose et l’emporter rapidement, souvent d’un geste brusque.

En anglais simple : To grab something and take it away quickly, often roughly.

• He snatched my phone.
• She snatched up her coat and left.
• Someone tried to snatch the bag from his hand.

Comment l'utiliser : snatch something from someone (The thief snatched her bag from her.); snatch something out of something (He snatched the toy out of my hand.)

Synonymes : grab, seize

Expressions courantes : snatch something away, snatch a bag, snatch something up

voler, arracher

Obtenir quelque chose à la hâte ou profiter d’un bref moment, sans attendre ni demander.

En anglais simple : To take or obtain something suddenly or hurriedly, without waiting or asking.

• She snatched a quick kiss.
• We snatched some sleep between flights.
• The team snatched victory with a last-minute goal.

Synonymes : grab, steal

Expressions courantes : snatch a kiss, snatch some sleep, snatch a victory

tenter de saisir

Faire un mouvement soudain pour essayer d’attraper quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make a sudden movement to try to grab something.

• He snatched at the rope.
• She snatched at the falling glass but missed.
• The child kept snatching at my necklace.

Comment l'utiliser : snatch at someone/something (She snatched at his sleeve as he walked past.)

Synonymes : grab at

Expressions courantes : snatch at something, snatch at someone

bribe, fragment

Court passage d’une chanson, d’une conversation ou d’un autre son que l’on entend.

En anglais simple : A short part of a song, conversation, or other sound that you hear.

• I heard a snatch of music.
• Snatches of conversation drifted through the open door.
• She hummed a snatch of an old song.

Comment l'utiliser : a snatch of something (I heard a snatch of their conversation.)

Synonymes : fragment, snippet

Expressions courantes : snatch of conversation, snatch of music, snatch of song

geste pour saisir

Mouvement soudain et rapide pour saisir ou attraper quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A sudden, quick movement to grab or catch something.

• A quick snatch saved the glass.
• His snatch at the rope failed.
• With one snatch, she caught the falling keys.

Comment l'utiliser : a snatch at something (He made a snatch at the falling ball.)

Synonymes : grab, catch

Expressions courantes : quick snatch, snatch at something

arraché

Mouvement d’haltérophilie où l’on soulève la barre du sol au-dessus de la tête en un seul geste continu.

En anglais simple : A weightlifting movement that raises a bar from the floor to above the head in one continuous action.

• Her snatch was successful.
• He lifted ninety kilograms in the snatch.
• The coach corrected my technique after two failed snatches.

Expressions courantes : perform a snatch, snatch technique, snatch competition