snip

snip  (snp)

v. snipped, snip·ping, snips

v.tr.

To cut, clip, or separate (something) with short, quick strokes.

v.intr.

To cut or clip with short, quick strokes.

n.

1. An instance of snipping or the sound produced by snipping.

2.

a. A small cut made with scissors or shears.

b. A small piece cut or clipped off.

c. A bit or scrap: snips of information about the merger.

3. Informal

a. One that is small or slight in size or stature.

b. A person regarded as impertinent or mischievous.

4. snips (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Hand shears used in cutting sheet metal.

5. Slang Something easily accomplished.

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[Dutch or Low German snippen.]

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snip [snɪp]

vb snips, snipping, snipped

to cut or clip with a small quick stroke or a succession of small quick strokes, esp with scissors or shears

n

1. the act of snipping

2. the sound of scissors or shears closing

3. Also called snipping a small piece of anything, esp one that has been snipped off

4. a small cut made by snipping

5. Chiefly Brit an informal word for bargain

6. Informal something easily done; cinch

7. US and Canadian informal a small or insignificant person or thing, esp an irritating or insolent one

interj

(often reiterated) a representation of the sound of scissors or shears closing See also snips

[from Low German, Dutch snippen; related to Middle High German snipfen to snap the fingers]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snip - a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) snippet, snipping piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
	2.	snip - the act of clipping or snipping clipping, clip cutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" pinch, nip - a small sharp bite or snip
Verb	1.	snip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" clip, nip off, snip off, nip cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	snip - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" prune, lop, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" pollard, poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers

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snip

verb

cut, nick, clip, crop, trim, dock, notch, nip off He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper.

noun

(Informal, chiefly Brit.) bargain, steal (informal), good buy, giveaway a snip at £74.25

Translations

snip [snɪp]

A. N

1. (= cut) → tijeretada f; (= action, noise) → tijereteo m
to have the snip → esterilizarse

2. (= small piece) → recorte m

3. (Brit) (= bargain) → ganga f

B. VT → tijeretear
to snip sth off → cortar algo con tijeras

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snip [ˈsnɪp]

n

(= cut) (with scissors) → petit coup m
a snip of the scissors → un petit coup de ciseaux

(= bargain) → bonne affaire f
The ring was a snip at twenty-five pounds → La bague était une bonne affaire, elle ne coûtait que vingt-cinq livres.

the snip (= vasectomy) → une vasectomie
to have the snip → se faire faire une vasectomie
He's had the snip → Il s'est fait faire une vasectomie.

vt → couper

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snip

n

(= cut, cutting action) → Schnitt m; (= sound) → Schnipsen nt no pl, → Klappern nt no pl

(of cloth) → Stück nt; (of paper) → Schnipsel m, → Schnippel m or nt (inf); (from newspaper) → Ausschnitt m

(esp Brit inf: = bargain) → Geschäft nt, → günstiger Kauf; at only £2 it’s a real snip → für nur £ 2 ist es unheimlich günstig

(US inf: = insignificant person) → Würstchen nt (pej inf)

vt → schnippeln (inf); to snip something off → etw abschnippeln (inf)

vi to snip at → schnippeln an (+dat) (inf)

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snip [snɪp]

1. n (cut) → taglio; (small piece) → ritaglio (Brit) (fam) (bargain) → affare m, occasione f
with a snip of the scissors → con un colpo di forbici

2. vt → tagliare
to snip sth off → tagliare via qc

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snip [snɪp]

1. n (cut) → taglio; (small piece) → ritaglio (Brit) (fam) (bargain) → affare m, occasione f
with a snip of the scissors → con un colpo di forbici

2. vt → tagliare
to snip sth off → tagliare via qc

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snip

v snip [snip]

to cut sharply, especially with a single quick action, with scissors etc I snipped off two inches of thread. afknip يَقُصُّ بِحِدَّةٍ وسُرْعَه клъцвам ustřihnout klippe schnipseln ψαλιδίζω, κόβω με το ψαλίδι tijeretear (kääridega) lõikama با قیچی بریدن napsauttaa couper (à coups de ciseaux) לִגזוֹר कतरना, तराशना, काटना strići, rezati škarama nyisszant memotong klippa tagliare ちょきんと切る 싹둑 자르다 (at)kirpti, čekštelėti griezt (ar šķērēm) memotong knippen klippe, knipe ciachnąć, odciąć cortar a tăia (cu foarfecele) отрезать odstrihnúť odrezati odrezati klippa, knipsa ตัดหรือเล็มด้วยกรรไกร (makasla 'kırt' diye) kesmek 剪斷 різати قطع کرنا cắt bằng kéo 剪断

n

1 a cut with scissors With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth. knip قُصاصه من الوَرَق أو الثِّياب клъцване střihnutí klip der Schnitt ψαλίδισμα tijeretada (kääri)lõige برش napsautus petit coup de ciseaux גְזִירָה करतन, तराश, काट rez škarama (le)nyisszantás potongan það að klippa taglio, sforbiciata, colpo ひと切り 한 번의 가위질 čekštelėjimas grieziens; šņāpiens potongan knip klipp(ing) ciachnięcie corte tăietură de foarfece разрез strihnutie urez rezanje klipp การตัดหรือเล็มด้วยกรรไกร parça 剪 надріз قینچی کی کاٹ sự cắt bằng kéo 剪

2 a small piece cut off The floor was covered in snips of paper. stukkie, knipsel قُصاصَه парче(нце) odstřižky afklippet stykke der Schnipsel κομματάκι recorte tükk قطع palanen petit bout רְסִיס कतरन ostrižak, izrezak lemetszett darab guntingan afklippa ritaglio, pezzetto 切れ端 자른 작은 조각 skiautė atgriezumi guntingan snipper avklipp, avklipt stykke skrawek tira bucăţică tăiată обрезок ústrižok odrezek izrezani komad avklippt bit ชิ้นส่วนเล็ก ๆ ที่ถูกตัด kırpıntı (剪下的)小片 відрізок; шматок کٹا ہوا پارچہ miếng cắt ra （剪下的）小片

3 a bargain It's a snip at $3! winskopie شَرْوَةٌ رَخيصَه сделка výhodná koupě et godt køb der Gelegenheitskauf ευκαιρία ganga soodne kaup جنس ارزان löytö, hyvä kauppa bonne affaire מְצִיאָה सौदे की वस्तु prilika jó üzlet harga murah kjarakaup affarone バーゲン品 떨이, 염가판매 sandoris izdevīgs pirkums jualan murah koopje godt kjøp, god forretning okazja pechincha выгодная покупка výhodná kúpa dobra kupčija džabaluk kap, fynd การต่อรอง kelepir 廉價 вигідна покупка سستے داموں حاصل món hời 廉价

n snippet [-pit]

a little piece, especially of information, gossip etc a snippet of news. brokkie قُصاصَه отрязък úryvek stump Bruchstücke (pl.) κομματάκι (π.χ. για είδηση ή κουτσομπολιό) recorte, trocito, fragmento jupp, katke خلاصه خبر pala petit bout/fragment קֶטָע टुकड़े malen izrezak, odlomak, izvadak töredék kepingan glefsa frammento, (informazioni frammentarie) 断片 (정보, 소문 등의) 단편 nuotrupa (informācijas, baumu) drumsla; kripata coretan snipper bruddstykke strzęp pedaço frag­ment обрывок, кусочек ústrižok; trochu, štipka drobec komadić fragment, lösryckt stycke ชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย ufak parça; kısa bir bölüm (消息等)摘錄 клаптик; уривки مختصر معلومات mảnh vụn, miếng nhỏ cắt ra （消息等）摘录