1 (Aer) (Náut) pilotar; pilotear; especially (LAm) a plane piloted by Prince Charles he piloted his own plane part of the way to Washington what sort of plane was he piloting? he managed to pilot all the vessels into safe harbour /a remotely piloted vehicle/ with a camera on board to seek out targets David was piloting the boat when it crashed he supplemented his income by piloting French barges the helicopter was piloted down between clouds of smoke but could not land
2 (guide) conducir; (test) [+scheme] poner a prueba he piloted the negotiations through condujo las negociaciones a buen fin
he piloted the conversation towards safer waters he piloted us through the crowd he piloted the country through the difficult post-war period he took him by the arm and piloted him towards a window he piloted the privatization of state-owned companies /she piloted a community policing program/ and began one of the first programs for combating domestic violence the computer programme is been piloted as a supplement to the regular curriculum a new initiative piloted by selected companies a franchising scheme currently being piloted in two legal practices the trust is looking for 50 schools to pilot a programme aimed at teenage pupils preparing for work
to pilot a bill through the House asegurar la aprobación de un proyecto de ley
