snap
verb
1 verb break INTRANSITIVEbris verb it might snap d'fhéadfadh sé briseadhit snapped in half bhris sé ina dhá leathit snapped in two bhris sé ina dhá chuidthe smaller twigs snap off is féidir na craobhóga beaga a bhriseadh de
TRANSITIVEbris verb don't snap it! ná bris é!snap it in half bris ina dhá leath éI snapped a ligament in my ankle scoith mé ballnasc i mo rúitín
2 verb open or close with cracking sound INTRANSITIVEsmeach a dhéanamhto snap open oscailt de smeach, oscailt de shnapthe purse snapped shut dhún an sparán de smeach, dhruid an sparán de shnap
TRANSITIVEto snap sth open rud a oscailt de smeach, rud a oscailt de shnapto snap sth shut rud a dhúnadh de smeach, rud a dhruidim de shnap
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3 verb (of cloth etc) make snapping sound INTRANSITIVEbheith ag bloscadh bheith ag cnagarnach 4 verb make noise with fingers TRANSITIVEto snap your fingers smeach a bhaint as do mhéara 5 verb try to bite INTRANSITIVEáladh a thabhairtsnap verb the dog snapped at them thug an madra áladh orthu, shnap an madra orthu 6 verb say sth angrily
INTRANSITIVElabhair go giorraisclabhair go gairgeachhe was snapping at everybody bhí sé ag sclamhadh gach duine, bhí sé ag tafann ar gach duine
TRANSITIVEabair go giorraiscabair go gairgeachdon't snap answers back like that ná bí ag radadh freagraí le daoine mar sin'Shut up!' she snapped. 'Éist do bhéal!' ar sise go giorraisc.
7 verb lose control INTRANSITIVEspréach verb pléasc verb an bloc a chailleadh I finally snapped phléasc mé faoi dheireadh, fuair an fhearg bua orm sa deireadh 8 verb of patience etc INTRANSITIVEbris verb her patience snapped bhris ar an bhfoighne aicisomething snapped inside me phléasc rud éigin i mo chroí istigh 9 verb PHOT TRANSITIVEgrianghraf a thógáil depictiúr a thógáil de
INTRANSITIVEgrianghraf a thógáilpictiúr a thógáil
noun
10 noun cracking noisecnag masc1 smeach masc3 blosc masc1 it broke with a snap bhris sé de smeach 11 noun act of snapping fingerswith a snap of her fingers le smeach dá méara 12 noun PHOT informalgrianghraf masc1 pictiúr masc1 to take a snap of sth grianghraf a thógáil de rud, pictiúr a thógáil de rud 13 noun card gamesnap masc4 14 noun (US) fastenersnapaire masc4 15 noun MET short periodtamall masc1 tréimhse fem4 16 noun (US), informal sth that is very easyit's a snap níl dua dá laghad ag baint leis, tá sé chomh héasca lena bhfaca tú riamh 17 noun energy, vigourbeocht fem3 brí fem4 fuinneamh masc1 you don't have much snap in you today níl mórán beochta ionat inniuinterjection
18 interjection said in card gamesnap 19 interjection informal said when you see sth identicalsnap snap! we have the same coat! snap! tá an cóta céanna againn!adjective
20 adjective made or arranged suddenlytobann adj1 it was a snap decision cinneadh tobann a bhí annsnap election toghchán tobann