snatch

snatch
snatch [{{t}}snætʃ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (seize → bag, money) saisir; (→ opportunity) saisir, sauter sur;
to snatch sth from sb arracher qch à qn;
to snatch sth from sb's hands arracher qch des mains de qn;
a boy on a motorbike snatched her bag un garçon en moto lui a arraché son sac;
his mother snatched him out of the path of the bus sa mère l'a attrapé par le bras pour l'empêcher d'être renversé par le bus
(b) (manage to get → meal, drink) avaler à la hâte; (→ holiday, rest) réussir à avoir;
to snatch some sleep réussir à dormir un peu;
I snatched three hours' sleep j'ai fait un petit somme de trois heures;
I was only able to snatch a sandwich j'ai juste eu le temps d'avaler un sandwich;
to snatch a glance at sb lancer un coup d'œil furtif à qn
(c) (steal → gen) voler; (→ kiss) voler, dérober; (→ victory) décrocher;
she had her bag snatched on lui a volé son sac
(d) (kidnap) kidnapper
(e) (in weightlifting) arracher
2 intransitive verb
don't snatch! (to child → from hand) prends-le doucement!; (→ from plate) prends ton temps!
3 noun
(a) (grab) geste m vif de la main (pour attraper qch);
to make a snatch at sth essayer de saisir ou d'attraper qch;
{{}}figurative{{}} to make a snatch at victory essayer de s'emparer de la victoire
(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (robbery) vol m à l'arraché ;
bag snatch vol m (de sac) à l'arraché;
to carry out a wages/jewellery snatch voler la paye/des bijoux
(c) (kidnapping) kidnapping m
(d) (fragment → of conversation) fragment m, bribes fpl; (→ of song, music) fragment m, mesure f; (→ of poetry) fragment m, vers m;
she could only catch a few snatches of their conversation/the song elle ne put saisir que quelques bribes de leur conversation/quelques mesures de la chanson
(e) (short period) courte période f;
to sleep in snatches dormir par intervalles ou de façon intermittente;
to work in snatches travailler par à-coups
(f) (in weightlifting) arraché m
(g) {{}}vulgar{{}} (woman's genitals) cramouille f, chatte f
►► {{}}British{{}} snatch squad = groupe de policiers chargé d'arrêter les meneurs (lors d'une manifestation)
snatch at inseparable transitive verb
(try to grab) essayer de saisir ou d'attraper qch;
{{}}figurative{{}} to snatch at an opportunity saisir une occasion (au vol);
{{}}figurative{{}} she snatches at the slightest hope/opportunity elle s'accroche au moindre espoir/saute sur la moindre occasion
snatch away separable transitive verb
(letter, plate etc) arracher, enlever d'un geste vif; (hope) ôter, enlever;
to snatch sth away from sb arracher qch à qn;
she snatched her hand away from the hot stove elle a vite enlevé sa main du fourneau brûlant;
victory was snatched away from them in the last minute la victoire leur a été soufflée à la dernière minute
snatch up separable transitive verb
ramasser vite ou vivement ou d'un seul coup;
she snatched up her child elle a saisi ou empoigné son enfant

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