happer

apɛʁ

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Definition of happer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

animalsaisir rapidement avec la gueule comme un animal qui attrape

Le chien happe la balle que je lui lance.

gober

surpriseattraper ou saisir quelqu'un de manière soudaine et inattendue

Il s'est fait happer par une voiture en traversant.

attrait puissantcaptiver complètement l'attention de quelqu'un par son charme

Ce livre m'a happé dès les premières pages.

captiver

fasciner

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se faire happer

être attrapé ou saisi de manière brutale et soudaine

Il s'est fait happer par un camion en traversant la rue.

Origin of happer

français, happer (attraper)

Examples of happer in a sentence

Le crocodile happe sa proie dans l'eau.
Un souvenir douloureux l'a soudainement happé.
La peur peut happer n'importe qui sans prévenir.
Son discours a happé toute l’audience.
Le film a su happer l’attention des enfants.

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English:snap up, catch off guard, ...
German:schnappen, erfasst werden, ...
Italian:afferrare, investire, ...
Spanish:atrapar, atrapar de sorpresa, ...
Portuguese:apanhar, colher de surpresa, ...
Chinese:叼住, 突然抓住, ...
Japanese:くわえる, 突然捕まえる, ...
Arabic:خطف بفمه, صدم, ...
Hebrew:לַחְטוֹף בַּפֶּה, לַחְטוֹף, ...
Russian:схватить, поймать врасплох, ...
Ukrainian:хапати, збити, ...
Catalan:agafar de sobte, atrapar, ...
Danish:snappe, ramme, ...
Dutch:happen, aangereden worden, ...
Greek:αρπάζω με το στόμα, αρπάζω, ...
Hungarian:bekapni, elütni, ...
Khmer:ឆក់, បុក, ...
Korean:덥석 물다, 덮치다, ...
Polish:pochwycić, potrącić, ...
Portuguese (BR):abocanhar, atropelar, ...
Romanian:a apuca, a agăța, ...
Swedish:snappa, bli påkörd, ...
Thai:งับ, คว้าอย่างกะทันหัน, ...
Turkish:kapmak, birden tutmak, ...
Vietnamese:đớp, bắt lấy, ...

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