| Temel Çeviriler |
WordReference English-Turkish Dictionary © 2026:
| batten [sth]⇒ vtr | (secure closed, fasten) | sağlamlaştırmak, sağlamlamak f. |
| | Mark battened his house's windows to prepare it for the hurricane. |
| Ek Çeviriler |
WordReference English-Turkish Dictionary © 2026:
| batten n | (strip of solid material) | tiriz i. |
| | They asked for advice as to whether to use battens on the roof. |
batten on [sth],
batten upon [sth] vi + prep | rare (grow fat on) | semirmek geçişsiz f. |
| | | şişmanlamak geçişsiz f. |
| | The sheep are battening well on the rich grass in the meadow. |
batten on [sth],
batten upon [sth] vi + prep | (feed greedily on) | mideye indirmek f. |
| | | tıka basa yemek f. |
| | The revellers sat down at the table and battened upon the food. |
batten on [sb],
batten upon [sb] vi + prep | UK, figurative (prosper at [sb]'s expense) (birisinin) | sırtından geçinmek f. |
| | (başkalarını) | sömürmek f. |
| | The millionaire is famous for gaining his wealth by battening on others. |