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I.latch [Am lætʃ, Brit latʃ] N

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II.latch [Am lætʃ, Brit latʃ] VB trans

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the door is latched

la puerta está con pestillo or con el pasador echado

latch onto VB [Am lætʃ -, Brit latʃ -] inf (v + prep + o)

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1.1. latch onto (get hold of, catch):

latch onto

1.2. latch onto (obtain):

latch onto Am

latch onto Am

1.3. latch onto (attach oneself to):

latch onto

he latched onto our group

se pegó a nuestro grupo inf

he latched onto our group

se nos pegó inf

she finally latched onto a rich widower

al fin atrapó a un viudo rico

she finally latched onto a rich widower

al fin pescó a un viudo rico inf

latch on VB [Am lætʃ -, Brit latʃ -] (v + adv (+ prep + o)) (understand)

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pestillo (de una cerradura)

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latch <-es> [lætʃ] N

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latch

latch on VB intr inf

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1. latch on (attach oneself):

to latch on to sb/sth

agarrarse a alguien/algo

2. latch on (obtain):

to latch on to sth idea

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It is called masterslave because the second latch in the series only changes in response to a change in the first (master) latch. en.wikipedia.org

Then they are rotated in opposite directions until they are tight, or latches engage. en.wikipedia.org

The old handle was pulled down to latch/lock the door and pushed up to unlatch/unlock the door. en.wikipedia.org

This allows the signal captured at the rising edge of the clock by the now locked master latch to pass through the slave latch. en.wikipedia.org

Just before it reaches the mouth, the squid latches onto the whale and rakes it with his suckers, wounding it in the process. en.wikipedia.org

The tape was placed over the latch bolt to prevent the door from latching shut. en.wikipedia.org

A rubber band was used to secure the latch so it would not slide out of the desired position. en.wikipedia.org

The latches themselves were redesigned to prevent them from moving into the wrong positions in the first place. en.wikipedia.org

A pair of latches at the rear of the magazine hold the rounds in place and facilitate feeding of one shell at a time. en.wikipedia.org

A few original wrought iron thumb latches remain in the doors. en.wikipedia.org

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