slat
To construct or provide with slatsTo construct or provide with slats.
» The jetty has some slats missing.
Auf dem Steg fehlen einige Latten.
Meaning
6 sensesTo construct or provide with slats.
close the slats of (windows)
To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.
To fall; to beat (against something).
(UK, dialectal)To split; to crack.
To set on; to incite.
Examples
4 sentencesThe jetty has some slats missing.
deAuf dem Steg fehlen einige Latten.
Tom's floor was made of many wooden slats.
She put the slat down on the bed frame.
Tom jumped on to the bed, and the slats broke with a crack.
deTom sprang aufs Bett – und krachend ging der Lattenrost zu Bruch.
Origin
From Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken oFrom Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken or split off, shiver, splinter”), from Old French esclater (“to split, burst”), from Frankish *slaitijan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to rend, split”). Doublet of slate and éclat.
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Forms
slats, slatting, slatted, slattedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle