хвать
rare #30430
- 1.
grab, snatch, make a grab
Он хвать его за ру́ку!
He grabbed him by the arm!
Colloquial verbal interjection used instead of a past-tense verb to convey an abrupt seizing movement.
- 2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, before you know it
Хвать — а его уже́ нет!
And all of a sudden he was gone!
Colloquial; introduces something that happens or is discovered out of the blue.
- 3.
(rare) suddenly remember, suddenly realize
Хвать — а кошелька́ в карма́не нет.
Then he suddenly remembered - and his wallet was not in his pocket.
Colloquial; often followed by the discovery that something is gone.
Contributions
Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
