batten in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for batten in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.batten¹ [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn] N

1. batten ENGINEER:

batten (for door)

traversa f

batten (for floor)

asse f

batten (for floor)

tavola f

batten (in roofing)

assicella f

2. batten NAUT:

batten (in sail)

stecca f (di vela)

batten (for tarpaulin)

serretta f di chiusura

3. batten THEAT:

batten

bilancia f

II.batten¹ [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn] VB trans

batten door

applicare traverse a

batten floor

chiudere con assi

batten roof

rivestire di assicelle

to batten down the hatches NAUT

chiudere i boccaporti

to batten down the hatches fig

correre ai ripari or prepararsi per un'emergenza

III.batten¹ [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn] N (part of loom)

batten

battente m

batten² [Brit ˈbat(ə)n, Am ˈbætn] VB trans arch

batten flock:

batten

nutrire, ingrassare

batten on VB [ˈbat(ə)n -] pej

batten on person, family:

batten on

ingrassarsi alle spese di

Translations for batten in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tarozzo

batten

corrente

batten

listello (di tetto)

batten

chiudere i boccaporti

to batten down the hatches

battente

batten

correre ai ripari

to batten down the hatches, to take measures

bilancia

batten

batten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for batten in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.batten [ˈbæ·tn] N NAUT

batten for a sail

stecca m

batten for a hatch

listello m

II.batten [ˈbæ·tn] VB trans

batten

rinforzare con listelli

III.batten [ˈbæ·tn] VB intr

to batten on sb

vivere a spese di qu

batten down VB trans

to batten down the hatches fig

prepararsi al peggio

Translations for batten in the Italian»English Dictionary

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listello

batten

batten Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to batten down the hatches fig

prepararsi al peggio

to batten on sb

vivere a spese di qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The house still has its original board and batten siding and bead board interior walls.

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Battens enable designers to increase the size of mainsails by pushing the mainsail away from the mast.

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Fundamental structural work within the roof to replace timber supporting battens and concrete wall casings.

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In other words, for every foot of arbor travel, the batten travels two feet.

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Loads are attached to the batten in various ways.

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They were frame buildings that used boards and battens as exterior wall covering.

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Runaways can occur when the weight on the arbor is not equal to the weight of the batten and its load.

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The gable ends to the east and west are sheathed in board and batten style siding.

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Battens were made of wood originally, but today they are typically steel pipe.

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Masts, yards, booms, gaffs and battens are the most commonly encountered spars.

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