snatch

arrebatar, agarrar

Agarrar algo y llevárselo rápidamente, a menudo con brusquedad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: snatch something from someone (The thief snatched her bag from her.); snatch something out of something (He snatched the toy out of my hand.)

Sinónimos: grab, seize

Expresiones frecuentes: snatch something away, snatch a bag, snatch something up

robar, aprovechar

Conseguir algo de repente o con prisa, sin esperar ni pedir permiso, aprovechando una oportunidad breve.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: grab, steal

Expresiones frecuentes: snatch a kiss, snatch some sleep, snatch a victory

intentar agarrar

Hacer un movimiento repentino para intentar agarrar algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: snatch at someone/something (She snatched at his sleeve as he walked past.)

Sinónimos: grab at

Expresiones frecuentes: snatch at something, snatch at someone

fragmento, retazo

Parte breve de una canción, conversación u otro sonido que se oye.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a snatch of something (I heard a snatch of their conversation.)

Sinónimos: fragment, snippet

Expresiones frecuentes: snatch of conversation, snatch of music, snatch of song

agarrón

Movimiento repentino y rápido para agarrar o atrapar algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a snatch at something (He made a snatch at the falling ball.)

Sinónimos: grab, catch

Expresiones frecuentes: quick snatch, snatch at something

arrancada

Movimiento de halterofilia que eleva la barra del suelo por encima de la cabeza en una sola acción continua.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: perform a snatch, snatch technique, snatch competition