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Meanings of
batten down
in inglês
espanhol
asegurar con tablas
Back to the meaning
Furnish with battens.
secure
batten
espanhol
asegurar con tablas
Usage of
batten down
in inglês
1
We had to
batten
down
everything, and lash ourselves to the deck.
2
Well, a girl should
batten
down
and bail, not run the rigging.
3
The crash-proof, latticed gate was already rolling to
batten
down
the exit.
4
It is determined to
batten
down
the hatches and wait out the storm.
5
So other missions are suspended while you
batten
down
the hatches.
6
The rest of you,
batten
down
your hatches and pray for the best.
7
We'll go back to your place, make sure everything's fine,
batten
down
the hatches.
8
So, before you
batten
down
the hatches, pay attention to what's really shaking down.
9
Perhaps the crew were about to
batten
down
the hatches.
10
Marcus didn't always manage to
batten
down
all his reactions.
11
It was hardly a move to
batten
down
the hatches.
12
You were born to
batten
down
the hatches and die like an honest man.
13
Tedesco certainly seems prepared to
batten
down
the hatches.
14
You mariners
batten
down
the hatchways when the heavens are dark and seas are angry.
15
Let's
batten
down
the hatches for the coming shit-storm.
16
If so, he had better
batten
down
his hatches.
Other examples for "batten down"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
batten
down
batten
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
batten down
espanhol
asegurar con tablas
asegurar
entablillar
listonar
Batten down
through the time
Batten down
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common