snatches

[US]/snætʃ/
[UK]/snætʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kukamata; kiasi kidogo; kuinua kwa haraka
vt. kunyakua; kudhibiti kufanya jambo lolote haraka; kutoa msaada wa haraka
vi. kunyakua haraka; kukubali mara moja

Phrases & Collocations

snatch and run

kukwepa na kukimbia

snatch at

jaribu kukwepa

Example Sentences

a snatch of dialogue.

sehemu ya haraka ya mazungumzo.

a quick snatch of breath.

hewa ya haraka.

(at) snatch at the chance of

(at) kunyakua nafasi ya

a mission to snatch Winston Churchill.

misheni ya kumchukua Winston Churchill.

she snatched at the handle.

alinyang'anyua kiganja cha mlango.

snatching a few hours' sleep.

kunyakua saa chache za usingizi.

I snatched at the chance.

nilianyakua fursa hiyo.

brief snatches of sleep.

nyakati fupi za usingizi.

snatch a thing from a person's hand

kunyakua kitu kutoka mkononi mwa mtu.

be snatched away by premature death

kukimbwa na kifo cha mapema.

snatched at the lamp cord.

alianyakua waya wa taa.

The baby had been snatched from pram.

Mtoto aliondolewa kutoka kwenye gurudumu.

victory was snatched from the jaws of defeat.

ushindi ulikimbwa kutoka kwenye tano za kushindwa.

she snatched a biscuit from the plate.

alianyakua biskuti kutoka kwenye sahani.

a victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.

ushindi ulikimbwa kutoka kwenye tano za kushindwa.

picking up snatches of conversation.

kukusanya sehemu za mazungumzo.

The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.

Ndege dodo alionyakua kuku na akakimbia.

be snatched from the jaws of death

kukimbwa kutoka kwenye tano za kifo.

The wind snatched his cap off.

Upepo ulimnyakua kofia yake.

The team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Timu ilionyakua ushindi kutoka kwenye tano za kushindwa.

Real-world Examples

He made a snatch at the rope but missed.

Alifanya jaribio la haraka ili kukamata mkwaju lakini hakufanikiwa.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

He snatched you from the jaws of death.

Alakukokolea kutoka macho ya kifo.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Right. Somebody might snatch your phone – snatch means to take something quickly.

Sawa. Mtu anaweza ukakubomoa simu yako - 'snatch' ina maana ya kuchukua kitu haraka.

Source: 6 Minute English

Champers for the good Doctor and her miracle snatch.

Champers kwa Daktari mzuri na ulinzi wake wa ajabu.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

It's beautiful on the body, it is snatched.

Inaonekana nzuri kwenye mwili, inachukuliwa haraka.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The thief snatched her handbag and ran away.

Mwizi alimbomoa mkoba wake na akakimbia.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Harry, glancing over, saw Malfoy stoop and snatch up something.

Harry, akitazama, alimwona Malfoy akishushwa na kukubomoa kitu.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

723. The watchful snatcher dispatched a batch of combatants to the hatch.

723. Mlinzi alituma kikosi cha wapiganaji hadi mlango.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

He visibly struggles to control his urge to snatch the box out of Ove's hands.

Yeye inaonekana ana ugumu wa kudhibiti hamu yake ya kukubomoa sanduku kutoka mikononi mwa Ove.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Except for your super seductive snatch power.

Isipokuwa kwa nguvu yako ya kukubomoa ya kupendeza sana.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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