snap off

• Verbe à particule signifiant casser ou détacher quelque chose soudainement avec un bruit sec, ou se détacher brusquement.

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

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Break suddenlyinformal

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

   se casser net

   • 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.

   Synonymesbreak offcrackfractureseversplintersplit

2. Separate abruptlyinformal

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

   se détacher brusquement

   • 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.

   Synonymesbreak offcome offdetachdisconnectseversunder

Verbe de basesnap