batten

batten batten down
[ˈbætən]
verbo transitivo con partícula
también:
  • to batten batten down down the hatches -> cerrar las escotillas; (on ship) atarse or apretarse los machos (sentido figurado) (before crisis)

batten [ba-ten]
sustantivo
1Lata, tabla de chilla, listón de madera; alfajia, tablilla.
  • To batten down the hatches -> (Mar.) cerrar las escotillas y asegurarlas con listones de madera
va. Construir con lata, tablillas, o tablas de chilla.
1Cebar, dar cebo para engordar.
2Reparar, rehacer, restablecer las fuerzas o el vigor perdido.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Engordar, ponerse gordo; revolcarse. (n)
va.

batten [ˈbætn]
noun
(Britain) (Carpentry) listón; (m)
Timber battens can be fixed to the wall so that a decorative wallboard can be attached
(Náut) junquillo; (m) sable; (m)
verb:transitive
[+roof, shutters] sujetar con listones
The roof was never securely battened down ...big pine shutters that could be battened against the noonday sun
to batten down the hatches also atrancar las escotillas

Verb Conjugation for "batten"

Imperative
  • batten
  • you batten
  • he/she battens
  • we batten
  • you batten
  • they batten
Preterite
  • I battened
  • you battened
  • he/she battened
  • we battened
  • you battened
  • they battened
Present Continuous
  • I am battening
  • you are battening
  • he/she is battening
  • we are battening
  • you are battening
  • they are battening
Present Perfect
  • I have battened
  • you have battened
  • he/she has battened
  • we have battened
  • you have battened
  • they have battened
Past Continuous
  • I was battening
  • you were battening
  • he/she was battening
  • we were battening
  • you were battening
  • they were battening
Past Perfect
  • I had battened
  • you had battened
  • he/she had battened
  • we had battened
  • you had battened
  • they had battened
Future
  • I will batten
  • you will batten
  • he/she will batten
  • we will batten
  • you will batten
  • they will batten
Future Perfect
  • I will have battened
  • you will have battened
  • he/she will have battened
  • we will have battened
  • you will have battened
  • they will have battened
Future Continuous
  • I will be battening
  • you will be battening
  • he/she will be battening
  • we will be battening
  • you will be battening
  • they will be battening
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been battening
  • you have been battening
  • he/she has been battening
  • we have been battening
  • you have been battening
  • they have been battening
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been battening
  • you will have been battening
  • he/she will have been battening
  • we will have been battening
  • you will have been battening
  • they will have been battening
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been battening
  • you had been battening
  • he/she had been battening
  • we had been battening
  • you had been battening
  • they had been battening

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