batten down

• Verbe à particule signifiant fixer ou sécuriser solidement quelque chose, souvent employé dans le contexte de la préparation à une tempête ou à une situation difficile.

A phrasal verb meaning to fasten or secure something firmly, often used in the context of preparing for a storm or difficult situation.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Secure for stormformal

   To fasten or secure something, especially on a ship, to prepare for a storm or bad weather.

   Assurer pour la tempête

   • The sailors battened down the hatches before the hurricane.
   • We need to batten down the windows and doors before the storm hits.
   • They battened down all loose equipment on the deck.

   Synonymesfastensecuretie down

2. Prepare for difficultyinformal

   To prepare oneself or a situation for a difficult or challenging event.

   Se préparer à affronter une difficulté

   • The company is battening down for a tough financial quarter.
   • We should batten down and get ready for the busy holiday season.
   • He battened down his schedule to focus on the exam.

   Synonymesbracefortifyprepare

Verbe de basebatten