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vela
feminine noun
1. candle (para dar luz)
- estar a dos velas (informal figurative) -> not to have two halfpennies to rub together
- quedarse a dos velas (informal figurative) -> to be left none the wiser
- ¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? (informal figurative) -> who asked you to butt in?, who asked you to stick your oar in? (British)
2. sail (de barco)
- a toda vela -> under full sail
- vela mayor -> mainsail
3. sailing (sport)
- hacer vela -> to go sailing
- vela deportiva -> sailing
4. vigil (vigilia)
- pasar la noche en vela -> to stay awake all night; (adrede) to have a sleepless night (desvelado)
velas
plural feminine noun1. snot (informal) (mocos)
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vela [vay’-lah]
noun
1. Watch, attendance without sleep, vigil (vigilia). (f)
2. Watchfulness (despierto), vigilance. (f)
3. Watchman, night-guard. (f)
4. Pilgrimage. (f)
verb
5. ROMERÍA.
6. Candle (candela).
- Velas de molde -> mould candles
- Velas de cera -> wax candles
- Velas de sebo -> tallow candles
7. Night-work in offices (trabajo nocturno).
8. Awning.
9. Sail (deporte), ship.
10. Erect ear of a horse or other animal.
11. Sail, sheet. (Nautical)
12. Wing or arm of a windmill.
13. Devout waiting by order, hours, or turn before the most sacred sacrament.
14. Wake (velorio). (Ante Meridian & Central America & Caribbean) (m)
15. (Cono Sur) Nuisance (molestia). (m)
16. Telling off (bronca). (Caribbean & Mexico) (m)
- Vela mayor -> main-sail
- Vela de gavia -> main-top sail
- Vela de sobremesana -> mizzen-top-sail
- Vela de juanete mayor -> main-top-gallant-sail
- Vela de juanete de proa -> fore-top-gallant-sail
- Vela de estay -> stay sail
- Velas de proa -> head-sails
- Velas de popa -> after sails
- Velas mayores -> courses
- Vela de cruz -> a square-sail
- Vela de lustrar -> port-sail
- Caída de una vela -> drop or depth of a sail
- Gratil de una vela -> head of a sail
- Vela cazada, trimmed sail. Vela larg -> or desaferrada, unfurled sail
- Vela cargada arrib -> or sobre las candelizas, a sail hauled up in the brails
- Vela tendida -> taut or full sail
- Vela que flamea -> sail which shivers in the wind
- Vela cuadrada -> square-sail
- Marear una vela -> to set a sail
- Hacerse a la vela -> to set a sail
- En vela -> vigilantly, without sleep
- Alzar velas -> (a) to raise sail, to make ready to sail; (b) (Met.) to disappear carrying off one’s effects
- Apocar las velas -> to take in sail, to shorten sail
"vela" en el foro de Respuestas
| P: | Vela mis sueños |
| R: | I've tried out below with translators and various asisstance but not satisified and was a bit confused of the pronouns. Pls comment: Look into my dreams… |
| P: | la plancha de vela |
| R: | sailboard, windsurfer |
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Palabras ceranas
- velonero
- velonera
- velocidad
- velocípedo
- velocímetro
- velo
- vellutero
- velludo
- velludillo
- velluda
- velloso
- vellosilla
- vellosidad
- vellosa
- vellorita
- vellora
- vellonero
- vello
- vellido
- vellida
- vellecillo
- vellón
- velilla
- veliita
- velico, illo, ito
- velicar
- velicación
- velfalla
- velete
- veleta
- velesa
- velero
- velera
- velería
- velejar
- veleidoso
- veleidosa
- veleidad
- velatorio
- velarte
- velar
- velamen
- velaje
- veladura
- veladora
- velador
- velado
- velada
- velación
- velacho
- vela
- velón
- velódromo
- vejona
- vejigazo
- vejigatorio
- vejigatoria
- vejigación
- vejiga
- vejigüela or vejiguica illa ita
- vejigón
- vejezuelo
- vejezuela
- vejez
- vejete
- vejeta
- vejestorio
- vejecito
- vejecita
- vejazo
- vejaza
- vejarrona
- vejarrón
- vejar
- vejancona
- vejancón
- vejaminista
- vejamen
- vejadora
- vejador
- vejación
- vejón
- veintiuno
- veintiuna
- veintitrés
- veintitantos
- veintitantas
- veintisiete
- veintiseiseno
- veintiseisena
- veintiséis
- veintiocho
- veintiocheno
- veintiochena
- veintinueve
- veintidoseno
- veintidosena
- veintidós
- veinticuatro
- veinticuatreno
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