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sail [seɪl]
sustantivo
1. vela (f) (on boat); aspa (f) (of windmill)
- to set sail (for) -> zarpar (con rumbo a)
- to go for a sail -> hacer una excursión en velero
verbo transitivo
2. gobernar (boat)
3. navegar por (ocean)
verbo intransitivo
4. navegar (ship, person); zarpar (start voyage)
- the clouds sailed by -> las nubes avanzaban suavemente
- to sail close to the wind (sentido figurado) -> adentrarse en terreno peligroso
- his book sailed out of the window -> su libro salió volando por la ventana
- to sail through an examination (familiar) -> pasar un examen con mucha facilidad or con la gorra or (español de España) de taquito (RP)
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sail [seil]
sustantivo
1. Vela, el paño de lona extendido sobre un palo y verga a fin de recibir el viento e impeler la nave. (Marina)
- Main-sail -> vela mayor
- Main-top-sail -> gavia
- Main-top-gallant-sail -> juanete mayor
- Main-top-gallant-royal -> sobrejuanete mayor
- Fore-sail -> trinquete
- Fore-top-sail -> velacho
- Fore-top-gallant-sail -> juanete de proa
- Mizzen-sail -> mesana
- Mizzen-top-sail -> sobremesana
- Mizzen-top-gallant-sail -> juanete de mesana
- Stay-sail -> vela de estay
- Fore-stay-sail -> trinquetilla
- Studding-sail -> rastrera, ala
- Sprit-sail -> cabadera
- To set sail -> hacerse a la vela
- To strike sail -> arriar una vela
2. Vela, la misma embarcación.
3. Velas, número de embarcaciones.
- Fleet of seventeen sail of the line -> escuadra de diez y siete navíos de línea
4. Excursión, paseo en barco de vela.
- Sail-boat -> barco de vela, barca, yate
- Sail-cloth -> lona, lienzo para velas y toldos
- Sail-loft -> tinglado, almacén de velas o lona, taller donde se hacen velas
- Sail-maker -> fabricante de velas
- Under full sail -> a todo trapo
5. Aspa, brazo de molino.
(En este sentido el plural no lleva s, y tiene la misma forma que el singular).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Darse a la vela, hacerse a la vela, dar las velas al viento, navegar. (n)
2. Viajar por mar, río o lago; ir en una embarcación. (n)
3. Volar sin aletear; flotar, ir por el aire (una nube). (n)
4. Pasar sobre, moverse majestuosamente. (Familiar) (m)
5. Navegar, manejar o guiar una embarcación.
6. Navegar por, viajar en, cruzar en una embarcación.
- To sail back -> tomar puerto, entrar a descansar en algún puerto
- To sail along the coast -> costear
- To sail before the wind -> (Mar.) Navegar a dos puños
- To sail with the wind on the beam -> (Mar.) Navegar con el viento a través
- To sail with a scant wind -> (Mar.) Navegar de bolina
- To sail close-hauled -> (Mar.) Navegar ciñendo el viento
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