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I snap my fingers at your Fagerolles, do you hear?
Je m’en moque, entends-tu! de ton Fagerolles.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Be quick and open the door, or if there's another lawyer near and he should happen to look out of window, he'll snap him up before your eyes, he will.'
Dépêchez-vous d’ouvrir la porte, ou bien s’il y a près d’ici un autre homme de loi, et si par hasard il est à sa fenêtre, il va vous le voler. »
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"Softly, softly; don't thee snap and snarl, friend," said Phineas, as Tom winced and pushed his hand away. "Thee has no chance, unless I stop the bleeding."
–  Doucement, doucement! ne t’avise pas d’aboyer ou de mordre, l’ami, dit Phinéas à Tom, qui faisait mine de vouloir ruer, et qui le repoussait de la main. Tu n’as de chance de salut que si j’arrête le sang.»
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
These worthy men, particularly when their interests are at stake, kill at home with a snap of the fingers, as we, the Parisians, kill with cannon in the public thoroughfares.
Ces bonshommes, surtout quand leurs intérêts sont en jeu, tuent à domicile, à coups de chiquenaudes, comme nous tuons à coups de canon, en place publique.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
At that time, he asked to see the existing "operational plans" for war with Lebanon, because "he did not want to make a snap decision in the case of an abduction."
C'est alors qu'il a demandé à voir le " plan d'attaque » existant en cas de guerre contre le Liban, « car il ne voulait pas prendre de décision hâtive à cause d'un simple enlèvement ».
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.
© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
Among these were men of every nationality, position, and age, all lashed on by their appetites and scrambling from morn till eve around the Vatican, in order to snap at the prey which they hoped to secure.
Il y en avait de toute nationalité, de toute fortune, de tout âge, galopant sous le fouet de leurs appétits, se bousculant du matin au soir autour du Vatican, pour mordre à la proie qu’ils étaient venus saisir.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The cactus limb would snap off.
Les branches de cactus pouvaient se rompre.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
'Ah, my lads,' said Irma, 'this is the only real enjoyment, to be jolly together and to snap one's fingers at other people.'
«Ah! mes enfants, dit Irma, il n’y a que ça de bon, rigoler ensemble et se ficher du monde! »
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
For mangetout peas and sugar snap peas:
Pour les pois mange-tout (y compris sugar snap):
Slats shot the bones out of his hand, brought the thumb along his sweaty fingers with a snap.
Slats lança les dés et fit claquer son pouce contre ses doigts suants.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
They all go the same way, and as they end by marrying, they snap their fingers at every one.
Du moment qu'on les marie, elles se moquent du monde...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
And, when at last her tongue ceased wagging, and she was tired of chattering, she would snap her fingers, as though to say that this was quite as much as all these things were worth.
Puis, lorsqu'elle se taisait, éreintée de bavardages, elle faisait claquer le pouce contre le médius, un geste qui lui était familier, voulant dire que tout cela ne valait certainement pas le léger bruit de ses doigts.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
It took me half-an-hour - half-an-hour, sir! - to land that fish; and every moment I thought the line was going to snap!
Il me fallut une demi-heure – oui, monsieur, une demi-heure – pour ramener ce poisson, et à chaque instant je croyais que la ligne allait se rompre !
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Selection of cultivated forms has resulted in a diversity of market types, which have been artificially classified by use as fresh pods (“snap” beans) or for the dried seeds.
La sélection des formes cultivées a donné toutes sortes de types commercialisés, classés artificiellement selon qu’ils sont cultivés pour leurs gousses fraîches (haricots mange-tout) ou pour leurs graines sèches.
Small, Ernest,Munro, Derek B. / Vegetables of CanadaSmall, Ernest,Munro, Derek B. / Les légumes du Canada
Les légumes du Canada
Small, Ernest,Munro, Derek B.
© Conseil national de recherches du Canada 1998
Vegetables of Canada
Small, Ernest,Munro, Derek B.
© 1997 National Research Council of Canada
The sight of you irritated me, and made me suffer. When you were there, my nerves were strained fit to snap. My head became quite empty. I was ready to commit a crime.
Ta vue m'irritait, me faisait souffrir; lorsque tu étais là, mes nerfs se tendaient à se rompre, ma tête se vidait, je voyais rouge.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile

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Word forms

snap

verb
Basic forms
Pastsnapped
Imperativesnap
Present Participle (Participle I)snapping
Past Participle (Participle II)snapped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I snapwe snap
you snapyou snap
he/she/it snapsthey snap
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am snappingwe are snapping
you are snappingyou are snapping
he/she/it is snappingthey are snapping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have snappedwe have snapped
you have snappedyou have snapped
he/she/it has snappedthey have snapped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been snappingwe have been snapping
you have been snappingyou have been snapping
he/she/it has been snappingthey have been snapping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I snappedwe snapped
you snappedyou snapped
he/she/it snappedthey snapped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was snappingwe were snapping
you were snappingyou were snapping
he/she/it was snappingthey were snapping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had snappedwe had snapped
you had snappedyou had snapped
he/she/it had snappedthey had snapped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been snappingwe had been snapping
you had been snappingyou had been snapping
he/she/it had been snappingthey had been snapping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will snapwe shall/will snap
you will snapyou will snap
he/she/it will snapthey will snap
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be snappingwe shall/will be snapping
you will be snappingyou will be snapping
he/she/it will be snappingthey will be snapping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have snappedwe shall/will have snapped
you will have snappedyou will have snapped
he/she/it will have snappedthey will have snapped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been snappingwe shall/will have been snapping
you will have been snappingyou will have been snapping
he/she/it will have been snappingthey will have been snapping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would snapwe should/would snap
you would snapyou would snap
he/she/it would snapthey would snap
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be snappingwe should/would be snapping
you would be snappingyou would be snapping
he/she/it would be snappingthey would be snapping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have snappedwe should/would have snapped
you would have snappedyou would have snapped
he/she/it would have snappedthey would have snapped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been snappingwe should/would have been snapping
you would have been snappingyou would have been snapping
he/she/it would have been snappingthey would have been snapping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am snappedwe are snapped
you are snappedyou are snapped
he/she/it is snappedthey are snapped
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being snappedwe are being snapped
you are being snappedyou are being snapped
he/she/it is being snappedthey are being snapped
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been snappedwe have been snapped
you have been snappedyou have been snapped
he/she/it has been snappedthey have been snapped
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was snappedwe were snapped
you were snappedyou were snapped
he/she/it was snappedthey were snapped
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being snappedwe were being snapped
you were being snappedyou were being snapped
he/she/it was being snappedthey were being snapped
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been snappedwe had been snapped
you had been snappedyou had been snapped
he/she/it had been snappedthey had been snapped
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be snappedwe shall/will be snapped
you will be snappedyou will be snapped
he/she/it will be snappedthey will be snapped
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been snappedwe shall/will have been snapped
you will have been snappedyou will have been snapped
he/she/it will have been snappedthey will have been snapped

snap

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesnapsnaps
Possessive casesnap'ssnaps'