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snap·shot

(snăp′shŏt′)

1. A photograph usually taken with a small handheld camera.

2. An isolated observation: a sociopolitical snapshot of the electorate.

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snapshot

(ˈsnæpˌʃɒt)

(Photography) an informal photograph taken with a simple camera. Often shortened to: snap

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

snap•shot

(ˈsnæpˌʃɒt)

n.

1. an informal photograph, esp. one taken by a hand-held camera.

2. a quick shot fired by a hunter without deliberate aim.

3. a brief appraisal, summary, or profile.

[1800–10]

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Noun

snapshot - an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

snap, shot

photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

Translations

لَقْطَةٌ فُوتُوغَرَافِيَةلَقْطَةٌ فوتوغرافِيَّه

momentka

fotosnapshot

Schnappschuss

φωτογραφικό στιγμιότυπο

foto instantánea

tilannekuva

photo photo d'amateur

snimak

pillanatfelvétel

skyndi-/tækifærismynd

istantanea

スナップ写真

스냅 사진

momentka

fotografi

การถ่ายภาพอย่างรวดเร็ว

enstantaneşipşak fotoğraf

ảnh chụp nhanh

快照

snapshot

[ˈsnæpʃɒt] N (Phot) → foto f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snapshot

[ˈsnæpʃɒt] n → photo f, instantané m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snapshot

[ˈsnæpˌʃɒt] n (Phot) → istantanea

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

snap

(snӕp) – past tense, past participle snapped – verb

1. (with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth. The dog snapped at his ankles.

2. to break with a sudden sharp noise. He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.

3. to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc. The lid snapped shut.

4. to speak in a sharp especially angry way. `Mind your own business!' he snapped.

5. to take a photograph of. He snapped the children playing in the garden.

noun

1. (the noise of) an act of snapping. There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.

2. a photograph; a snapshot. He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.

3. a kind of simple card game. They were playing snap.

adjective

done, made etc quickly. a snap decision.

ˈsnappy adjective

1. irritable; inclined to snap. He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.

2. quick; prompt. You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!

3. smart. He's certainly a snappy dresser.

ˈsnappily adverb

ˈsnappiness noun

ˈsnapshot noun

a photograph taken quickly and without a lot of equipment. That's a good snapshot of the children playing in the garden.

snap one's fingers

to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.

snap up

to grab eagerly. I saw this bargain in the shop and snapped it up straight away; The bargains were snapped up.

snapshot

→ لَقْطَةٌ فُوتُوغَرَافِيَة momentka foto Schnappschuss φωτογραφικό στιγμιότυπο foto instantánea tilannekuva photo snimak istantanea スナップ写真 스냅 사진 snapshot øyeblikksbilde zdjęcie migawkowe instantâneo снимок fotografi การถ่ายภาพอย่างรวดเร็ว enstantane ảnh chụp nhanh 快照

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It was evidently taken by a snapshot from a small camera.

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All that he was and was not, all that he had done and most of what he had not done, was spread out for the delectation of the public, accompanied by snapshots and photographs - the latter procured from the local photographer who had once taken Martin's picture and who promptly copyrighted it and put it on the market.

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They thought my curiosity as natural as my wish for a few snapshots of the old place.

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Foggy snapshots still survive to record that incident.

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Yet how blame, etc."; while Clarissa inspected the royal stables, and took several snapshots showing men now exiled and windows now broken.

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