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latch

(lăch)

1. A fastening, as for a door or gate, typically consisting of a bar that fits into a notch or slot and is lifted from either side by a lever or string.

2. A spring lock, as for a door, that is opened from the outside by a key.

v. latched, latch·ing, latch·es

v.tr.

To close or lock with a latch.

v.intr.

1. To have or be closed with a latch.

2. To shut tightly so that the latch is engaged: a door too warped to latch.

Idiom:

latch on to/onto

1. To get hold of; obtain: latched on to a fortune in the fur trade.

2. To cling to.

[Middle English latche, from lacchen, to seize, from Old English læccan.]

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latch

(lætʃ)

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a fastening for a gate or door that consists of a bar that may be slid or lowered into a groove, hole, etc

2. (Mechanical Engineering) a spring-loaded door lock that can be opened by a key from outside

3. (Electronics) electronics Also called: latch circuit a logic circuit that transfers the input states to the output states when signalled, the output thereafter remaining insensitive to changes in input status until signalled again

(Mechanical Engineering) to fasten, fit, or be fitted with or as if with a latch

[Old English læccan to seize, of Germanic origin; related to Greek lazesthai]

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latch

(lætʃ)
n.

1. a device for holding a door, gate, or the like closed, usu. a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.

v.t.

2. to close or fasten with a latch.

v.i.

3. to close tightly so that the latch is secured.

4. latch on, to grab hold.

5. latch onto,

a. to obtain.

b. to attach oneself to.

[before 950; Middle English lacchen, Old English lǣccan to catch, seize]

latch

- Once was a loop or noose; a latch of links was a string of sausages.

latch

noun

1. fastening, catch, bar, lock, hook, bolt, clamp, hasp, sneck (dialect) You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped.

verb

1. fasten, bar, secure, lock, bolt, make fast, sneck (dialect) He latched the door, tested it and turned round to speak to us.

latch on to something understand, get, see, follow, realize, take in, grasp, comprehend, get the message about, get the hang of (informal), get the picture about, catch or get the drift of Other trades have been quick to latch on to these methods.

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Translations

سُقّاطَه، مِزْلاج

závora

slå

Schnappschloss

gâchette loquet

kilincs

klinka, loka

saliscendi afferrare catenaccio chiavistello chiudere col chiavistello

velkė

aizšaujamaisbulta

klink

ригель щеколда

kapı mandalımandal

门插销门闩

latch

[lætʃ]

A. N (= bar) → cerrojo m, pestillo m; (= lock) → pestillo m
to drop the latch → echar el cerrojo or pestillo
the door is on the latch → la puerta no tiene echado el pestillo

B. VT

1. [+ door] → echar el pestillo a

2. (= fix, fasten) → sujetar, asegurar

latch on VI + ADV (= understand) → comprender, darse cuenta

latch onto VI + PREP

1. (= cling) (to person, group) → pegarse a
she latched onto his arm → se enganchó a su brazo

2. [+ idea] → agarrarse a
the media were quick to latch onto the story → la prensa no tardó en recoger la noticia

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latch

[ˈlætʃ] n → loquet m
on the latch
The door's on the latch → La porte n'est pas fermée à clé.
Let yourself in; the door's on the latch → Entrez, la porte n'est pas fermée à clé.
to leave the door off the latch → ne pas fermer sa porte a clé

latch on to

vt fus

(= attach oneself to) [person] → jeter son dévolu sur
She wondered why Lindy had latched on to her, a stranger → Elle se demandait pourquoi Lindy avait jeté son dévolu sur elle, une étrangère.

(= attach itself to) [substance, antibody] → se fixer sur

(= get interested in) [+ idea] → se jeter sur

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latch

n → Riegel m; to be on the latch → nicht verschlossen sein, nur eingeklinkt sein; to leave the door on the latch → die Tür nur einklinken

vt → verriegeln

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latch

[lætʃ] n (metal bar) → chiavistello; (lock) → serratura a scatto
the door is on the latch → la porta non è chiusa a chiave

latch on to vi + adv + prep

a. (cling to, person) → attaccarsi a, appiccicarsi a

b. (idea) → afferrare, capire

latch

(lӕtʃ) noun

a catch of wood or metal used to fasten a door etc. She lifted the latch and walked in.

ˈlatchkey noun

a small front-door key. She put her latchkey in the lock.

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MARKET leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited ( MSIL) announced recall of 33,098 units of its small car models Alto 800 and Alto K10 manufactured between December 8, 2014, and February 18, 2015, on Tuesday to rectify defective latches on right side doors.

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Noun	1.	latch - spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key door latch lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
	2.	latch - catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove catch - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
Verb	1.	latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"