verb🔗ShareMejorar, recuperarseTo become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding."After a week of careful feeding, the injured bird battened and was able to fly again. "Después de una semana de alimentación cuidadosa, el pájaro herido mejoró y pudo volar de nuevo.animalfoodphysiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlimentarse de, regodearse enTo feed (on); to revel (in)."The children battened on the delicious snacks during the long bus ride. "Los niños se regodearon con los deliciosos bocadillos durante el largo viaje en autobús.foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngordar, hartarseTo thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously."During the holiday feast, the family battened on the delicious food, enjoying every bite of the plentiful meal. "Durante la fiesta, la familia se hartó de la deliciosa comida, disfrutando cada bocado de la abundante comida.animalfoodphysiologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProsperar, vivir lujosamenteTo thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously."Robber barons who battened on the poor"Barones ladrones que vivían lujosamente a expensas de los pobres.economybusinessfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRegodearse, deleitarseTo gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat."She battened on the negative reviews of her rival's book, finding a strange satisfaction in their failure. "Ella se regodeó con las críticas negativas del libro de su rival, encontrando una extraña satisfacción en su fracaso.characternegativeattitudesoulinhumanmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngordarTo improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding."The farmer battened his prize-winning pig with a special grain mixture, hoping it would win the county fair. "El granjero engordó a su cerdo ganador con una mezcla especial de granos, esperando que ganara la feria del condado.foodagriculturebiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFertilizar, abonarTo fertilize or enrich, as land."The farmer battened the soil with compost to ensure a bountiful harvest. "El agricultor fertilizó la tierra con compost para asegurar una cosecha abundante.agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsegurar con listonesTo furnish with battens."The carpenter batted the window frames to make them stronger. "El carpintero aseguró los marcos de las ventanas con listones para hacerlos más fuertes.nauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsegurado, afianzadoTo fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens."Before the storm, the sailors battened down the hatches to protect the ship from the high waves. "Antes de la tormenta, los marineros aseguraron las escotillas para proteger el barco de las altas olas.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
