verb🔗ShareFermer avec une écoutille ou des écoutillesTo close with a hatch or hatches."The sailor quickly hatched the cargo hold to protect the supplies from the rising waves. "Le marin a rapidement fermé la cale pour protéger les provisions des vagues montantes.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclore(of young animals) To emerge from an egg."The baby chick hatched from its egg this morning. "Le poussin est sorti de son œuf ce matin.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclore(of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it."The baby chicks hatched from their eggs this morning. "Les poussins sont éclos de leurs œufs ce matin.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclore, couverTo incubate eggs; to cause to hatch."The farmer hatched hundreds of chicks in the incubator. "L'agriculteur a fait éclore des centaines de poussins dans l'incubateur.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConcevoir, élaborerTo devise."The students hatched a plan to surprise their teacher on her birthday. "Les élèves ont conçu un plan pour surprendre leur professeur le jour de son anniversaire.planmindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHachurerTo shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (cross-hatch)."The art student hatched the sphere in her drawing to make it appear more three-dimensional. "L'étudiant en art a hachuré la sphère dans son dessin pour la rendre plus tridimensionnelle.artwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHachurer, ombrerTo cross; to spot; to stain; to steep."The artist hatched the drawing with fine lines to create shadows and depth. "L'artiste a hachuré le dessin avec des traits fins pour créer des ombres et de la profondeur.animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
