snappy

snappy
adjective
1) (lively) lebhaft
2) (smart) schick

be a snappy dresser — sich flott od. schick kleiden

3) (coll.)

look snappy!, make it snappy! — ein bisschen dalli! (ugs.)

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adjective
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) schnippisch
2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) flott
3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) flott
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snap·py
[ˈsnæpi]
adj
1. (approv fam: smart, fashionable) schick
to be a \snappy dresser immer schick gekleidet sein
2. (quick) zackig
make it \snappy! mach fix! fam
\snappy salute zackiger Gruß
to look \snappy sich akk ranhalten fam
3. (approv: eye-catching) peppig fam
4. (pej: irritable) gereizt, bissig
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['snpɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (inf: quick) flott (inf), zackig (inf)

and be snappy about it!, and make it snappy! — und zwar ein bisschen flott or dalli! (inf)

2) (lit, fig) dog, person bissig
3) (inf) translation kurz und treffend; phrase zündend
4) (inf: fashionable) flott, schick

he's a snappy dresser — er kleidet sich sehr modebewusst

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snappy [ˈsnæpı] adj (adv snappily)
1. → academic.ru/68372/snappish">snappish
2. knisternd, knackend (Feuer)
3. umg
a) schnell, fix
b) forsch, flott, zackig:
make it snappy!, Br a. look snappy! mach fix!
c) schwungvoll, schmissig
d) schick
4. FOTO scharf
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adjective
1) (lively) lebhaft
2) (smart) schick

be a snappy dresser — sich flott od. schick kleiden

3) (coll.)

look snappy!, make it snappy! — ein bisschen dalli! (ugs.)

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adj.
bissig adj.
schmissig adj.

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