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"Dispatched" is a form of "dispatch", a transitive verb which is often translated as "enviar". "Hatched" is a form of "hatch", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "salir del cascarón". Learn more about the difference between "dispatched" and "hatched" below.
dispatch(
dihs
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pahch
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dihs
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pahch
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to send)
3. (figurative) (to kill)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. despachar
The cook dispatched the lobster by dropping it into a pot of boiling water.El cocinero despachó a la langosta dejándola caer en una olla de agua hirviendo.
4. (to eat)
a. despacharse (pronominal verb)
Ben was in a great hurry to dispatch his meal and get back to work.Ben estaba apurado para despacharse la comida y volver al trabajo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el despacho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The factory packed the merchandise for dispatch to the regional warehouses.La fábrica embaló la mercancía para el despacho a las bodegas regionales.
c. la expedición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Another batch of product was prepared for dispatch to the United States.Otro lote de producto se preparó para su expedición a los Estados Unidos.
6. (message)
a. el despacho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The ambassador received a dispatch from the president.El embajador recibió un despacho del presidente.
b. el parte (M) (military)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A dispatch from the German High Command was intercepted revealing the position of their submarines.Se interceptó un parte del Alto Mando alemán delatando la posición de los submarinos.
7. (promptness)
a. la celeridad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The government worked with dispatch to attend to the citizens displaced by the hurricane.El gobierno trabajó con celeridad para atender a los ciudadanos desplazados por el huracán.
b. la prontitud (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The commander deployed the troops with dispatch, but was slow to attend to the injured.El comandante desplegó las tropas con prontitud, pero fue lento para atender a los heridos.
hatch(
hahch
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to be born)
b. nacer
A couple of baby seagulls hatched in the bushes.Un par de crías de gaviota nacieron entre los arbustos.
2. (to open)
a. eclosionar (formal) (egg)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
The eggs hatch approximatedly one week after the female has laid them.Los huevos eclosionan aproximadamente una semana después de haberlos puesto la hembra.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to plot)
5. (fine arts)
a. sombrear
You still need to hatch this tree a little bit more to give it some depth.Todavía tienes que sombrear este árbol un poco más para darle profundidad.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (opening)
a. la trampilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When the police arrived, he disappeared through a hatch behind the counter.Cuando llegó la policía, desapareció por una trampilla que había detrás del mostrador.
b. la escotilla (F) (nautical)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Close the hatches! A storm's brewing!¡Cierra las escotillas! ¡Se avecina una tormenta!
7. (culinary)
a. el pasaplatos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The kitchen assistant passed the waitress the bowl of soup through the hatch.El pinche de cocina le pasó el bol de sopa a la camarera por el pasaplatos.
b. la ventanilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cook leaves the dishes on the hatch for the waiters to fetch and take to the tables.La cocinera deja los platos en la ventanilla para que los camareros los recojan y los lleven a las mesas.
