latch onto in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for latch onto in the English»Spanish Dictionary

latch onto VB [Am lætʃ -, Brit latʃ -] inf (v + prep + o)

1.1. latch onto (get hold of, catch):

latch onto

agarrarse de

1.2. latch onto (obtain):

latch onto Am

hacerse con

latch onto Am

conseguir

1.3. latch onto (attach oneself to):

latch onto

pegarse a inf

he latched onto our group

se pegó a nuestro grupo inf

he latched onto our group

se nos pegó inf

she finally latched onto a rich widower

al fin atrapó a un viudo rico

she finally latched onto a rich widower

al fin pescó a un viudo rico inf

2. latch onto (perceive, seize on):

she latched onto the idea very quickly

enseguida captó la idea

they soon latched onto the advantages offered by the scheme

pronto se dieron cuenta de las ventajas que ofrecía el plan

he latches onto the slightest error you make

no te deja pasar ni el más mínimo error

Translations for latch onto in the English»Spanish Dictionary

onto [Am ˈɑnˌtu, Brit ˈɒntuː] PREP

1. onto (on):

it fell onto the table

cayó sobre la mesa

he climbed onto the cart

se subió al carro

2. onto (aware of) inf:

to be onto sb/sth, the police are onto her

la policía anda tras ella or le está siguiendo la pista

they were already onto his drug-smuggling operation

ya tenían información sobre su operación de contrabando de drogas

I think we're onto something big

creo que hemos dado con algo importante

I think we're onto something big

creo que hemos dado con algo gordo inf

get Brown to check it out — he's already onto it

que Brown lo investigue — ya lo está haciendo

3.1. onto (in contact with):

I've just been onto them

acabo de hablar con ellos

3.2. onto (nagging):

I've been onto them all week to send it to us

llevo toda la semana dándoles la lata para que nos lo manden inf

4. onto (indicating progress):

I'm onto the last chapter now

voy por el último capítulo

See also get onto

I.get onto VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1. get onto (contact):

get onto person/department

ponerse en contacto con

2. get onto (start work on):

get onto esp Brit

ocuparse de

get onto esp Brit

encargarse de

3. get onto (become aware of, begin to suspect):

get onto racket/fraud

descubrir

we didn't get onto her until …

no empezamos a sospechar de ella hasta que …

I only got onto that idea when …

solo se me ocurrió esa idea cuando …

4. get onto (begin discussing):

get onto subject

empezar a hablar de

5. get onto (mount, board):

get onto table/bus/train

subirse a

get onto horse/bicycle

montarse en

get onto horse/bicycle

subirse a

6. get onto (be appointed, elected to):

get onto board/committee

pasar a formar parte de

II.get onto VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + prep + o)

1. get onto (send to deal with):

I'll get some more people onto this job

pondré or mandaré más gente a trabajar en esto

2. get onto (cause to start discussing):

don't get him onto morality!

¡no le des pie para que empiece a hablar de moral!

3. get onto (send to threaten, hit) Brit inf:

I'll get my big brother onto you

le voy a decir a mi hermano mayor que te ajuste las cuentas

4. get onto (place, fix on):

get onto lid/top

poner

5. get onto (cause to be appointed, elected):

she got him onto the committee

consiguió que pasara a ser miembro del comité

I.latch [Am lætʃ, Brit latʃ] N

latch

pasador m

latch

pestillo m

latch (on lock)

seguro m

the door is on the latch

la puerta no está cerrada con llave

II.latch [Am lætʃ, Brit latʃ] VB trans

the door is latched

la puerta está con pestillo or con el pasador echado

latch onto in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for latch onto in the English»Spanish Dictionary

onto [ˈɒntu:, Am ˈɑ:ntu:] PREP, on to PREP

1. onto (in direction of):

onto

sobre

to put sth onto the chair

poner algo sobre la silla

to step onto the road

pisar la calzada

to come onto a subject

llegar a un tema

2. onto (connected to):

to hold onto sb's arm

aferrarse al brazo de alguien

to be onto sb

ver a alguien su juego

latch <-tches> [lætʃ] N

latch

pestillo m

on the latch

cerrado con picaporte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ryu is also equipped with a grappling hook that allows him to latch onto hard-to-reach railings.

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A parasite universe will latch onto another universe to syphon off time for itself.

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The competitor must jump up and latch onto a bar.

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The molecule, a type of ribonuclease, is found to latch onto the surface glycoproteins of a cancer cell, allowing it to enter and destroy the cell.

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