verb🔗ShareCerrar con pestillo, asegurarTo close or lock as if with a latch."Before leaving the classroom, she latched the door. "Antes de salir del aula, ella aseguró la puerta con el pestillo.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgarrar, aferrarTo catch; lay hold of."The baby was having trouble latching onto his mother's breast. "El bebé tenía problemas para agarrarse al pecho de su madre.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUntar, embadurnarTo smear; to anoint."The baker was latching the buns with butter before placing them in the oven. "El panadero estaba untando los bollos con mantequilla antes de meterlos en el horno.ritualactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLazoA loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail."The sailmaker carefully inspected each latching on the bonnet, ensuring they were strong enough to secure it to the mainsail's foot. "El velero inspeccionó cuidadosamente cada lazo en la capota, asegurándose de que fueran lo suficientemente fuertes para asegurarla al pie de la vela mayor.nauticalsailingtechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEncadenamiento de turnos de hablaThe situation where one speaker's utterance immediately follows another speaker's utterance, without pause or overlap."The audio recording revealed several instances of latching, demonstrating a fast-paced, collaborative conversation. "La grabación de audio reveló varios casos de encadenamiento de turnos de habla, lo que demuestra una conversación colaborativa y de ritmo rápido.linguisticscommunicationphoneticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe cierre, de pestilloOf something that latches."The gate had a latching mechanism, preventing it from swinging open freely. "La puerta tenía un mecanismo de cierre, que impedía que se abriera libremente.devicemachinepartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading