helm
vs
rudder

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"Helm" is a noun which is often translated as "el timón", and "rudder" is a noun which is also often translated as "el timón". Learn more about the difference between "helm" and "rudder" below.

helm(

hehlm

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (nautical)

a. el timón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The captain ordered me to take the helm.El capitán me dio la orden de tomar el timón.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (nautical)

a. estar al timón de

The experienced captain is helming the solar-powered vessel across the Atlantic.El experimentado capitán está cruzando el Atlántico al timón de este barco, que funciona con energía solar.

3. (film)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. dirigir

The first movie he ever helmed won him great critical acclaim.La primera película que dirigió le valió el reconocimiento de la crítica.

rudder(

ruh

duhr

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (nautical and aviation)

a. el timón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

With a damaged rudder, the ship was left to the whim of the sea.Con el timón dañado, el barco quedó a merced del mar.

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