hatch
BrE /hætʃ/ AmE /hætʃ/
verb / noun en → es
to come out of an egg
eclosionar, nacer de un huevo
Collocations a baby bird hatches
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The chick hatched from the egg.
El pollito eclosionó del huevo.
to leave a place in a ship or boat
zarpárse, partir en un barco
Collocations a ship hatches from port
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The ship will hatch at dawn.
El barco partirá al amanecer.
to make a plan or scheme, often secretly
conspirar, trampear
- hatch a plot/plan/scheme
Collocations hatch a plan to escape
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They hatched a scheme to rob the bank.
Conspiraron para robar el banco.
to build or construct something, especially secretly
construir, edificar
- hatch a project/building
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They hatched a new factory in the desert.
Edificaron una nueva fábrica en el desierto.
a small door, especially one leading to a larger door or hatchway
escotilla, portezuela
Collocations hatch cover
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The hatch was secured with a padlock.
La escotilla estaba asegurada con un candado.
a small door in the side of a ship or boat, used for entering and leaving it
escotilla de embarcación
Collocations hatchway
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The sailors used the hatch to enter and leave the ship.
Los marineros usaban la escotilla para entrar y salir del barco.
a small door in an airplane, used for emergency exits or loading luggage
puerta de emergencia en un avión
Collocations emergency hatch
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The emergency hatch was marked with a red light.
La puerta de emergencia estaba marcada con una luz roja.
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
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The roof hatch was covered with a metal plate.
El ventanuco del techo estaba cubierto con una placa metálica.