hatch

BrE /hætʃ/ AmE /hætʃ/

verb / noun en → es

1 BIRD/EGG [intransitive] C1

to come out of an egg

eclosionar, nacer de un huevo

Collocations a baby bird hatches

  • The chick hatched from the egg.

    El pollito eclosionó del huevo.

2 SHIP [intransitive] B1

to leave a place in a ship or boat

zarpárse, partir en un barco

Collocations a ship hatches from port

  • The ship will hatch at dawn.

    El barco partirá al amanecer.

3 PLAN [transitive] B2

to make a plan or scheme, often secretly

conspirar, trampear

  • hatch a plot/plan/scheme

Collocations hatch a plan to escape

  • They hatched a scheme to rob the bank.

    Conspiraron para robar el banco.

4 BUILD [transitive] C1

to build or construct something, especially secretly

construir, edificar

  • hatch a project/building
  • They hatched a new factory in the desert.

    Edificaron una nueva fábrica en el desierto.

1 DOOR [noun] B2

a small door, especially one leading to a larger door or hatchway

escotilla, portezuela

Collocations hatch cover

  • The hatch was secured with a padlock.

    La escotilla estaba asegurada con un candado.

2 SHIP [noun] B1

a small door in the side of a ship or boat, used for entering and leaving it

escotilla de embarcación

Collocations hatchway

  • The sailors used the hatch to enter and leave the ship.

    Los marineros usaban la escotilla para entrar y salir del barco.

3 AIRPLANE [noun] C1

a small door in an airplane, used for emergency exits or loading luggage

puerta de emergencia en un avión

Collocations emergency hatch

  • The emergency hatch was marked with a red light.

    La puerta de emergencia estaba marcada con una luz roja.

4 BUILDING [noun] C1

a small door or opening in the roof of a building, used for ventilation or access to an attic

ventanuco en el techo de un edificio

Collocations roof hatch

  • The roof hatch was covered with a metal plate.

    El ventanuco del techo estaba cubierto con una placa metálica.