Grammatical class

Verb

happer

to snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals)

Details

Syllables

hap-per

Phonetics

a.pe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

30026

Freq. (movies)

37828

Freq. (news)

54365

Sentences

Il a été happé par une automobile et tué sur le coup.

He was hit by a car and killed on the spot.

B1

On lui jeta un os, et il le happa.

They threw it a bone, and it snapped it up.

B2