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| Principal Translations |
| snipe n | (shot targeted at [sb]) (figurado) | disparo nm |
| | | ataque nm |
| | The shooter's snipe missed its target by two millimeters. |
| snipe at [sb] vi + prep | (try to shoot) | apuntar parapetado a loc verb |
| | The hidden assassin sniped at the president . |
| | | disparar atrincherado a loc verb |
| snipe⇒ vi | (make snide remarks) | criticar⇒ vtr |
| | I hate going to visit my husband's family, as my mother-in-law is always sniping. |
| snipe at [sb] vi + prep | figurative (make petty criticisms of) | presentar quejas menores sobre loc verb |
| | Stop sniping at me when I'm trying to explain myself! |
| | | criticar insidiosamente a loc verb |
| snipe n | (snide remark, criticism) | crítica maliciosa nf + adj |
| | Unable to bear her classmates' snipes any longer, Julia ran out of the classroom. |
| | Sin poder soportar las críticas maliciosas de sus compañeros, Julia se fue corriendo de la clase. |
| snipe n | (wading bird) | escolopácido nm |
| | A group of three snipes stood at the edge of the water. |
| | Un grupo de tres escolopácidos estaba parado en el borde del agua. |
| Additional Translations |
| snipe n | (sailing boat) (voz inglesa) | snipe nm |
| | | velero de vela ligera nm + loc adj |
| | My father has a snipe down by the ocean. |
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