snatch up

• Verbe à particule signifiant prendre ou saisir rapidement quelque chose, souvent avec avidité ou avant les autres.

A phrasal verb meaning to quickly take or grab something, often eagerly or before others can get it.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Grab quicklyinformal

   To take something quickly and eagerly, often before others can.

   s'emparer de / attraper rapidement

   • She snatched up the last piece of cake.
   • He snatched up the bargain before anyone else could.
   • The fans snatched up all the concert tickets within minutes.

   Synonymesappropriatecaptureclutchgrabgrasppluckseizesnatch

2. Seize an opportunityinformal

   To take advantage of an opportunity immediately.

   Saisir une opportunité

   • He snatched up the chance to study abroad.
   • She snatched up the job offer as soon as it was made.
   • They snatched up the opportunity to invest in the startup.

   Synonymesgrabgraspseizesnap up

Verbe de basesnatch