| Principal Translations |
| latch n | (door fastener) | pestillo nm |
| | | pasador nm |
| | | cerrojo nm |
| | Kyle opened the latch on the door. |
| | Kyle abrió el pestillo de la puerta. |
| latch [sth]⇒ vtr | (door: fasten) | cerrar con pestillo loc verb |
| | | cerrar con pasador loc verb |
| | | echar el pestillo loc verb |
| | Mike latched the door on his way out. |
| | Mike cerró con pestillo al salir. |
| latch⇒ vi | (fasten itself) | cerrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The door latched as it swung shut. |
| | La puerta se cerró de un portazo. |
Locuciones verbales
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| latch on vi phrasal | (baby: grab the nipple) | prenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | | agarrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | acoplarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The kittens latched on and began to suckle. |
| | Los gatitos se prendieron y comenzaron a mamar. |
| latch on vi phrasal | figurative (idea, etc.: adopt, understand) (figurado) | cazar⇒, agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | entender⇒ vtr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒ vtr |
latch on to [sth/sb],
latch onto [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (cling) | aferrarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | agarrarse de, agarrarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | pegarse a v prnl + prep |
| | Sea lampreys latch on to passing fish, sharks, and even humans. |
| | Las lampreas de mar se aferran a todo lo que pasa: peces, tiburones y hasta seres humanos. |
latch on to [sth],
latch onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (idea, etc.: adopt, understand) | captar⇒ vtr |
| | (idea, figurado) | asimilar⇒ vtr |
| | The student began to latch on to the idea of Socialism. |
| | El estudiante comenzó a captar el concepto del socialismo. |
latch on to [sb],
latch onto [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (follow [sb] around) | colgarse de, pegarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | aferrarse a v prnl + prep |
| | She's so clingy, she just latches on to whatever boy she meets. |
| | Es tan pegajosa que se cuelga de cualquier chico que conoce. |
latch on to [sth],
latch onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (baby: grab nipple with mouth) | agarrarse a v prnl + prep |
| | The baby latched on to his mother's breast. |