knäppa

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knäppa

1. inflection of knäpp:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

knäppa (present knäpper, preterite knäppte, supine knäppt, imperative knäpp)

1. to button, to button up

   Hon knäppte knappen

   She buttoned the button

   Han knäppte skjortan

   He buttoned his shirt

2. (with upp) to unbutton

   Han knäppte upp skjortan

   He unbuttoned his shirt

3. to clasp, to buckle (some kind of locking mechanism)

   knäppa spännet

   buckle the buckle

4. to clasp (one's hands)

   knäppa händerna

   clasp one's hands

5. (with upp) to unclasp, to unbuckle

   knäppa upp ett spänne

   unbuckle a buckle

6. (less common) to close (a zipper)

   Synonyms: stänga, dra igen

7. (less common, with upp) to open (a zipper)

   Synonyms: öppna, dra upp (or another direction)

8. to pop (make a faint, short, sharp sound)

   Det knäppte i träskrovet

   The wooden hull of the ship popped (like it might in addition to creaking)

9. to snap (one's fingers)

   knäppa med fingrarna

   snap one's fingers

10. to strike with the fingers (making a sound), (for example) to pluck

    Hon knäppte på gitarren

    She was plucking the guitar

    • 1993, Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson (lyrics and music), “Trubaduren [The troubadour]”, in Alla får påsar [Everyone gets bags], performed by Magnus Uggla:

      Då kom han, grabben med G, ja, en riktig gitarrknäppare.

      Then he came, the guy with a G, yes, a real guitar plucker.

11. (with a particle like iväg (“away”) or bort (“away”)) to flick (away) (from the sound made)

    knäppa iväg en fimp

    flick a cigarette butt away

12. (colloquial) to pop (shoot)

    Jag ska knäppa honom med geväret

    I'm gonna pop him with my rifle

13. (figuratively) to snap, to shoot (a photograph)

    knäppa en bild

    snap a picture

14. (figuratively) to trigger some other mechanism with a trigger or button or the like

    knäppa på/av tv:n

    turn on/off the TV

15. to crack (a nut)

    Synonym: knäcka

    knäppa nötter

    crack nuts

• knäppa till
• tillknäppt

• knapp

• knappa
• en knäpp på näsan

• knäppa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knäppa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knäppa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)