happer

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) to snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals)
2. (figuratively, transitive) to grab, to seize
3. (colloquial, transitive) to strike forcefully
4. (colloquial, transitive) to catch off guard; take by surprise

Conceptes

enxampar

atrapar d’una mossegada

Sinònims

saisir

empoigner

attraper

🪤

rafler

Traduccions

grab

snatch

kapmak

seize

afferrare

yapışmak

grab suddenly

risucchiare

snap

snap up

yakalamak

arrebatar

comprar rapidamente

agarrar

coger

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/a.pe/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de francès mitjà: happer

Heretat de francès antic: happer

Cognat amb neerlandès mitjà: happen

Cognat amb neerlandès: happen

Cognat amb neerlandès mitjà: haperen

Cognat amb neerlandès: haperen

Cognat amb alemany: Happen

In summary

Inherited from Middle French happer, haper, from Old French happer, haper (“to seize, snap up”), of obscure origin. Possibly onomatopoeic. Alternatively, of Germanic origin, either from Proto-West Germanic *happā (“hook, clasp”), or related to Middle Dutch happen (“to snap, bite”) (whence modern Dutch happen), Middle Dutch haperen (“to stammer, quarrel”) (whence modern Dutch haperen), German Low German happen (“to snatch something up, grab”), German Happen (“morsel, snack”).