verb🔗ShareFermer avec une écoutille ou des écoutillesTo close with a hatch or hatches."Before the storm, the sailors were busy hatching the cargo hold to protect it from the rising waves. "Avant la tempête, les marins étaient occupés à fermer la cale pour la protéger des vagues montantes.nauticalarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclore(of young animals) To emerge from an egg."The baby birds are hatching from their eggs in the nest. "Les bébés oiseaux sont en train d'éclore de leurs œufs dans le nid.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclore(of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it."The baby birds are finally hatching from their eggs in the nest. "Les bébés oiseaux sont enfin en train d'éclore de leurs œufs dans le nid.animalbiologynaturebirdorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉclore, couverTo incubate eggs; to cause to hatch."The farmer is hatching chicken eggs in an incubator to increase his flock. "L'agriculteur fait éclore des œufs de poulet dans un incubateur pour augmenter son cheptel.biologyanimalnaturebirdorganismagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConcevoir, élaborerTo devise."She was hatching a plan to surprise her friend for their birthday. "Elle élaborait un plan pour surprendre son amie pour son anniversaire.planactionbusinessmindChat 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 architect was hatching the drawing of the new building's roof, using fine, parallel lines to show the shading. "L'architecte hachurait le dessin du toit du nouveau bâtiment, en utilisant des lignes fines et parallèles pour montrer l'ombrage.artwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHachurer, ombrerTo cross; to spot; to stain; to steep."The butcher was hatching the meat in a marinade of herbs and wine overnight, ensuring it would be flavorful and tender. "Le boucher hachurait la viande dans une marinade d'herbes et de vin pendant la nuit, afin de s'assurer qu'elle serait savoureuse et tendre.markappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHachurageA method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines."The artist used careful hatching to create the illusion of shadow on the apple in her drawing. "L'artiste a utilisé un hachurage minutieux pour créer l'illusion d'ombre sur la pomme dans son dessin.artwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉclosionA group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time."We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs."Nous avons eu une bonne éclosion des œufs de machaon.animalgroupbiologynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'éclosionThe act of an egg hatching, eclosion"The children were excited to watch the hatching of the baby chicks in their classroom incubator. "Les enfants étaient excités de regarder l'éclosion des poussins dans l'incubateur de leur classe.biologyanimalnatureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
