snap off

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas plötzlich mit einem knackenden Geräusch abzubrechen oder sich scharf abzutrennen.

A phrasal verb meaning to break something suddenly with a sharp cracking sound, or to become detached abruptly.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Break suddenlyinformal

   To break something quickly and sharply, often with a cracking sound.

   Abbrechen

   • He snapped off a piece of the chocolate bar.
   • The branch snapped off in the strong wind.
   • She snapped off the dead flower from the stem.

   Synonymebreak offcrackfractureseversplintersplit

2. Separate abruptlyinformal

   To detach or become detached from something with a sudden, sharp movement.

   Abbrechen

   • The handle of the cup snapped off while he was washing it.
   • She snapped off the lid of the jar.
   • The key snapped off in the lock.

   Synonymebreak offcome offdetachdisconnectseversunder

Grundverbsnap