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"etymology_text": "From the practice aboard a ship of sealing hatches to prevent water getting below-decks in a storm by using covers secured by strips of material, called battens, firmly attached to the frame of the hatch opening.",
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"To prepare for trouble."
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"(idiomatic) To prepare for trouble."
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"word": "kitty bar the door"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "valmistautua vaikeuksiin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "se préparer au pire"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "sich warm anziehen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "correre ai ripari"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "prepararsi al peggio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "sulkea luukut"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "condamner les panneaux"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "die Schotten dicht machen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "chiudere i boccaporti"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "skalke lukene"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadraitʹ ljuki",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "задраить люки"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "cerrar las escotillas"
}
]
}
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"(idiomatic) To prepare for trouble."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "valmistautua vaikeuksiin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "se préparer au pire"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "sich warm anziehen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "correre ai ripari"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to prepare for trouble",
"word": "prepararsi al peggio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "sulkea luukut"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "condamner les panneaux"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "die Schotten dicht machen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "chiudere i boccaporti"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "skalke lukene"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadraitʹ ljuki",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "задраить люки"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nautical: to cover the hatches",
"word": "cerrar las escotillas"
}
],
"word": "batten down the hatches"
}
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