batten
To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to…To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
» Batten doors are sadly falling out of fashion.
Значение
значений: 10(непереходный)To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
gedeihen, aufpäppeln, mästen
отъеда́тьсяotʺjedátʹsja, отъе́стьсяotʺjéstʹsja, отка́рмливатьotkármlivatʹ
(непереходный)Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
(непереходный)Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
(переносно, непереходный)Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
Robber barons who battened on the poor
gedeihen, schmarotzen
нажива́тьсяnaživátʹsja, нажи́тьсяnažítʹsja
(переносно, непереходный)To gloat at; to revel in.
(переносно, непереходный)To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
sich an etwas weiden, sich ergötzen, es sich an etwas gütlich tun
(переходный)To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2, noun sense 1).
auslatten
furnish with battens
(переходный)Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2, noun sense 2.2).
Schotten dicht machen
задраиватьzadraivatʹ
secure with battens
(устаревшее, переходный)To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
(устаревшее, редкое, переходный)To enrich or fertilize (land, soil, etc.).
Примеры
предложений: 3Batten doors are sadly falling out of fashion.
Batten down the hatches.
Batten down the hatches!
Переводы
языков: 3По значениям 4
По значениям 6
Происхождение
The verb is derived from Middle English *battenen, *batnen, of North Germanic origin, probThe verb is derived from Middle English *battenen, *batnen, of North Germanic origin, probably from Old Norse batna (“to grow better, improve, recover”), from Proto-Germanic *batnaną (“to become better, improve”) (compare Old Norse bati (“advantage, improvement”), from Proto-Germanic *batô (“improvement, recovery”)), from *bataz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”). Compare battle (“(adjective) improving; fattening, nutritious; fertile, fruitful; (verb) to feed or nourish; to render (land, etc.) fertile or fruitful”) (obsolete).
The noun is from Middle English bataunt, batent (“finished bar or board (as for panelling)”), from Old French batent (“a beating”), a noun use of the present participle form of batre (“to beat, hit, strike”), from Late Latin battere, the present active infinitive of battō (“to beat”), from Latin battuō (“(very rare) to beat, hit, strike”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ-, *bʰedʰh₂- (“to pierce; to stab”) or *bʰat- (“to hit”), ultimately onomatopoeic.
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Формы
battens, battening, battened, battenedСинонимы
синонимов: 4- furnish with battens:batten downsecure
Антонимы
антонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 5Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени