Meanings (ES + gloss)
quebrar • romper de golpe
To fracture or break apart suddenly.
He snapped his stick in anger.
If you bend it too much, it will snap.
increpar
To speak abruptly or sharply.
He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.
enloquecerse • trastornarse
To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
He was in the Thunderbirds before the war. One of the best combat pilots in 'Nam. Snapped. No doubt about it.
She should take a break before she snaps.
agolparse • encajarse • meterse a presión
To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
agolpar • encajar • meter a presión
To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
to snap a fastener
to snap a whip
chasquear
To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
MacMorian[…] snapped his fingers repeatedly.
Phrases
Thanos-snapfinger-snapsnap at someone's heelssnap backsnap insnap it upsnap one's fingerssnap out ofsnap someone's head offsnap tosnap to attentionsnap to itsnap upsnap-in-onesnap-in-one diapersnap-in-one nappysnap-the-whipsnapping beetlesnapping hip syndromesnapping scapula syndromesnapping shrimpsnapping turtleunsnap