snatch
verb
1 verb grab TRANSITIVEsciob verb snap verb he snatched an apple sciob sé leis úll, chroch sé leis úllshe snatched it from me sciob sí uaim é, shnap sí uaim éhe snatched it out of my hand sciob sé as mo lámh é, shnap sé as mo lámh é, thug sé leis as mo lámh é 2 verb manage to get TRANSITIVEsciob verb she snatched a few hours sleep sciob sí cúpla uair an chloig codlata, d'éirigh léi cúpla uair chodlata a thabhairt léithey snatched a late goal d'éirigh leo cúl a fháil ag an deireadhShow full entry
3 verb informal steal TRANSITIVEsciob verb croch leat he snatched a purse sciob sé sparán, chroch sé sparán leisthe money was snatched sciobadh an t-airgead, goideadh an t-airgead 4 verb informal kidnap TRANSITIVEfuadaigh verb her children were snatched fuadaíodh a cuid leanaí
noun
5 noun informal theftgoid fem3 gadaíocht fem3 a purse snatch goid sparáin, sciobadh sparáin 6 noun informal kidnappingfuadach masc1 a snatch attempt iarracht fuadaigh 7 noun fragmentblúire masc4 giota masc4 píosa masc4 I heard snatches of the conversation chuala mé giotaí den chomhráa snatch of music binsín ceoil, bonnán ceoil, cuaichín cheoilshe could only hear me in snatches ní raibh sí in ann mé a chluinstin ach anois is arís, ní raibh sí do mo chloisteáil ach scaití 8 noun SPOR in weightliftingsnapadh masc 9 noun ANAT vulgar vulvapit fem2 gráta very informal masc4