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in the PONS Dictionary

I. snatch <pl -es> [snætʃ] N

1. snatch (sudden grab):

snatch
schneller Griff
to make a snatch at sth
nach etw dat greifen

2. snatch (theft):

snatch
Diebstahl m <-(e)s, -stäh·le> (durch Entreißen)

3. snatch (fragment):

snatch
Fetzen m <-s, ->
I only managed to catch a few snatches of the conversation
ich konnte nur ein paar Gesprächsfetzen mitbekommen

4. snatch (spell of activity):

to do sth in snatches
etw mit Unterbrechungen tun

5. snatch vulg (vulva):

snatch
Möse f <-, -n> vulg

II. snatch [snætʃ] VB trans

1. snatch (grab quickly):

to snatch sth
etw schnappen
to snatch sth out of sb's hand
jdm etw aus der Hand reißen

2. snatch (steal):

to snatch sth
sich dat etw greifen [o. schnappen]
fig he snatched the gold medal from the Canadian champion
er schnappte dem kanadischen Champion die Goldmedaille weg

3. snatch (kidnap):

to snatch sb
jdn entführen

4. snatch (take quick advantage of sth):

to snatch sth
etw ergattern
perhaps you'll be able to snatch a couple of hours' sleep before dinner
vielleicht schaffst du es, vor dem Abendessen noch zwei Stunden Schlaf zu kriegen

Phrases:

to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
eine drohende Niederlage in einen Sieg verwandeln

III. snatch [snætʃ] VB intr (grab quickly)

snatch
greifen <griff, gegriffen>
to snatch at sth
nach etw dat greifen
when this job came along I snatched at it fig
als sich mir dieser Job bot, griff ich zu

snatch away VB trans

to snatch away ⇆ sth
etw an sich acc reißen
to snatch sth away from sb
jdm etw entreißen

snatch up VB trans

to snatch up ⇆ sth
sich dat etw schnappen
to snatch up ⇆ sth
etw an sich acc reißen
OpenDict entry

snatch away VB

to snatch away sth [or sth away]
jdm etw [vor der Nase] wegschnappen inf
Present
Isnatch
yousnatch
he/she/itsnatches
wesnatch
yousnatch
theysnatch
Past
Isnatched
yousnatched
he/she/itsnatched
wesnatched
yousnatched
theysnatched
Present Perfect
Ihavesnatched
youhavesnatched
he/she/ithassnatched
wehavesnatched
youhavesnatched
theyhavesnatched
Past Perfect
Ihadsnatched
youhadsnatched
he/she/ithadsnatched
wehadsnatched
youhadsnatched
theyhadsnatched
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to snatch sth away from sb
jdm etw entreißen
to make a snatch at sth
nach etw dat greifen
to snatch sth out of sb's hand
jdm etw aus der Hand reißen
to snatch away sth [or sth away]
jdm etw [vor der Nase] wegschnappen inf
to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
eine drohende Niederlage in einen Sieg verwandeln

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