Zapping Meaning in English
word
ˈzæpɪŋ
ZAP-ing
zˈæpɪŋ
ZAP-ing
التعريف
Zapping means switching TV channels quickly, often repeatedly, usually with a remote control to find something interesting to watch.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Used informally, especially about watching TV. Often implies not watching one program for long. Common collocations: 'do some zapping', 'I was just zapping'. Can also refer more generally to quickly skipping through content online.
Spanish: zapping – cambiar de canal rápidoPortuguese (BR): zapping – trocar de canal rapidamentePortuguese (PT): zapping – mudar de canal rapidamenteChinese (Simplified): 换台（频繁地）Chinese (Traditional): 頻繁換臺Hindi: चैनल बदलना (तेजी से)Arabic: التنقل السريع بين القنواتBengali: চ্যানেল পাল্টানো - দ্রুত চ্যানেল বদলানোRussian: переключение каналов - пролистываниеJapanese: ザッピングVietnamese: lướt kênh - chuyển kênh liên tụcKorean: 채널 돌리기 - 채널을 빠르게 넘기기Turkish: zap yapmak - kanallar arasında gezinmekUrdu: چینل بدلنا - تیزی سے چینل تبدیل کرناIndonesian: gonta-ganti saluran - ber-zapping
جمل نموذجية
I spent the evening zapping through channels.
basic
He loves zapping when nothing good is on TV.
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Too much zapping makes it hard to enjoy any show.
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I was just zapping and found an interesting documentary.
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You waste a lot of time zapping without really watching anything.
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We ended up zapping all night and never picked a movie.
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