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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ent-ree-gelt
"Das Fenster war unverschlossen und stand leicht offen."
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Not fastened with a latch; open or ajar.
"He left the back gate unlatched, allowing the dog to wander out."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (expressing reversal) combined with latched, from Middle English latchen, related to Old English læccan (to seize, catch).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unlatched" is said worldwide
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déverrouillé
Transliteration: day-ve-roo-yay
"La porte est restée déverrouillée toute la nuit."
entriegelt
Transliteration: ent-ree-gelt
"Das Fenster war unverschlossen und stand leicht offen."
disserrato
Transliteration: dis-ser-ra-to
"Lasciò il cancello disserrato."
desabrochado
Transliteration: des-a-bro-cha-do
"La ventana quedó sin abrochar."
destrancado
Transliteration: des-tran-ka-do
"A porta permaneceu destrancada."
खुला हुआ
Transliteration: khula hua
"उसने दरवाज़ा खुला छोड़ दिया।"
未锁上的
Transliteration: wèi suǒ shàng de
"大门没有闩上。"
걸쇠가 풀린
Transliteration: geolsaega pullin
"문이 걸쇠가 풀린 채 열려 있었다."
かんぬきを外された
Transliteration: kannuki o hazusareta
"門の掛け金が外されていた。"
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