Snap

"Snap" in German

Augenblick

(very short period of time, or task)

Brechen

(sudden break)

Brise

(brisk, cold weather that passes quickly)

Bruch

(sudden break)

Druckknopf

(fastening device)

Fingerschnippen

(act of producing sound with fingers)

Keks

(thin circular cookie or similar good)

Knack

(quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound)

Knacken

(quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound)

Knall

(quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound)

Knall

(physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time)

Knallen

(quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound)

Losbrechen

(sudden release of something held under pressure or tension)

Losschnappen

(sudden release of something held under pressure or tension)

Moment

(very short period of time, or task)

Peitschenknall

(quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound)

Ruckanstieg

(sudden release of something held under pressure or tension)

Ruckänderung

(physics: fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time)

Schnalzen

(act of producing sound with fingers)

Schnappen

(attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab)

Schnapper

(fastening device)

Schnappschloss

(fastening device)

Schnappschuss

(informal: photograph)

Schnappverschluss

(fastening device)

Schnipp Schnapp

(card game)

Schnippchen

(slang: cheat or sharper)

Schnippen

(act of producing sound with fingers)

Snack

(small meal)

Snap

(football: hike)

Zuschnappen

(attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab)

abbrechen

(to break apart suddenly or at once)

abreißen

(to pull apart with a snapping sound)

aufblitzen

(to flash or appear to flash as with light)

ausrasten

(to suffer a mental breakdown)

beißen

(to snatch with or like with the teeth)

blaffen

(to speak abruptly or sharply)

durchdrehen

(to suffer a mental breakdown)

einen Schnappschuss machen

(to take a photograph; to photograph)

knipsen

(to take a photograph; to photograph)

krachen

(to give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack)

losgehen

(to misfire)

schnalzen

(to snap one's fingers)

schnappen

(to attempt to seize with eagerness)

schnappen

(to say abruptly or sharply)

schnappen

(to speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly)

schnippen

(to snap one's fingers)

schnipsen

(to snap one's fingers)

zerreißen

(to give way abruptly and loudly)

zurückpassen

(to pass the ball from the center to a back, to hike the ball)

zusammenschnappen

(intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound)

zuschanppen

(to close something using a snap as a fastener)

zuschnappen

(to attempt to seize with the teeth or bite)

zuschnappen

(intransitive: to fit or fasten together with a snapping sound)

zuschnappen

(to snatch with or like with the teeth)

überschnappen

(to suffer a mental breakdown)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.