🇬🇧🇪🇸 snatch - arrebatar : English Lesson

Meaning of "snatch" ("arrebatar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To snatch means to grab something very fast and a little roughly, usually before someone else can stop you or take it first. It’s like a quick, surprise grab, not a gentle pick-up.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I saw the baby snatch the TV remote and press every button like it was a video game controller of chaos.

I went to snatch the last slice of pizza, but my brother’s ninja hand got there first.

I watched a duck snatch a piece of bread and waddle off like it had just robbed a bread bank.

My baby cousin will snatch your glasses right off your face just to see how the world looks as a blurry potato.

I saw the toddler snatch a whole roll of toilet paper and sprint off like a runaway snowman builder.

At the beach, a child drops a sandwich. A seagull dives to snatch it; the child lunges, snatching the crust. The gull tries to snatch more, dancing and shrieking. A woman snatches the bird gently with a towel, then snatches the child close. They both catch their breath, laughing at the bird’s bold, hungry snatch.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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