Latch in spanish

Pestillo

pronunciation: pestijoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures

latch1 = pestillo, aldabilla, aldaba, seguro. 

Example: The wolf lifted the latch, the door sprang open, and without saying a word he went straight to the grandmother's bed, and devoured her.

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» latchkey = llave, llave de la casa.

Example: He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.

» latch lever = pestillo, aldabilla, aldaba, seguro.

Example: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.

latch2 = echar el pestillo, echar la aldabilla, echar la aldaba. 

Example: The hook is bent to provide ease in latching or unlatching the door.

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» unlatch = quitar el pestillo, quitar la aldabilla, quitar la aldaba.

Example: The handle to unlatch the gate needs to be at least 54-inches high to prevent children from opening it.

latch3 = enganchar, abrochar. 

Example: His seventeen-month-old son has figured out how to latch and unlatch the belt on his car seat.

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» latch on to = asirse a, aferrarse a, agarrarse a.

Example: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.

» latch onto + life = aferrarse a la vida.

Example: She has latched onto life with all her might and never misses an opportunity to travel or do something new.

» unlatch = desenganchar, desabrochar.

Example: His seventeen-month-old son has figured out how to latch and unlatch the belt on his car seat.

latch4 = engancharse al pezón para mamar. 

Example: My baby is 7 weeks old and sometimes when she is feeding she continually latches and unlatches.

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» unlatch = desengancharse del pezón.

Example: My baby is 7 weeks old and sometimes when she is feeding she continually latches and unlatches.
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