Snap

"Snap" in Spanish

agolpamiento

(sudden release of something held under pressure or tension)

chasquido

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

chasquido de dedos

(act of producing sound with fingers)

crujido

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

foto

(informal: photograph)

fotografía

(informal: photograph)

instante

(very short period of time, or task)

instantánea

(informal: photograph)

un abrir y cerrar de ojos

(very short period of time, or task)

agolpar

(transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound)

agolparse

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

chasquear

(to snap one's fingers)

encajar

(transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound)

encajarse

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

enloquecerse

(to suffer a mental breakdown)

increpar

(to speak abruptly or sharply)

meter a presión

(transitive: to cause something to emit a snapping sound)

meterse a presión

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

quebrar

(to break apart suddenly or at once)

romper de golpe

(to break apart suddenly or at once)

trastornarse

(to suffer a mental breakdown)

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