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"Sailing" is a form of "sailing", a noun which is often translated as "la navegación a vela". "Sail" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "navegar". Learn more about the difference between "sailing" and "sail" below.
sailing(
seyl
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (navigation)
a. la navegación a vela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sailing on the open ocean can be a very physical activity.La navegación a vela en mar abierto puede ser una actividad de mucho esfuerzo físico.
2. (sport)
a. la partida (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
At what time is the next sailing?¿A qué hora es la siguiente partida?
sail(
seyl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. navegar
We spent Sunday sailing along the coast.Pasamos el domingo navegando alrededor de la costa.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Emy, beautifully dressed, sailed into the room to greet her fans.Emy, vestida hermosamente, entró majestuosamente a saludar a sus fans.
She sailed across the frozen pond on her skates.Se deslizó a través del estanque congelado en sus patines.
a. volar por
The baby started crying, then his food sailed over my head.El bebé empezó a llorar y luego su comida voló por encima de mi cabeza.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
After all the hours of studying, Cesar sailed through his final exam.Después de tantas horas de estudio, César pasó el examen final con mucha facilidad.
The days sailed past when we were on vacation.Los días pasaron sin darnos cuenta cuando estabamos de vacaciones.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (nautical)
7. (voyage)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Bora Bora is a week's sail from here.Desde aquí se tarda una semana en barco en llegar a Bora Bora.
New Zealand is at least a month's sail away.Nueva Zelanda queda por lo menos a un mes de navegación.
a. el aspa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A sail broke off a windmill in a storm and broke through a nearby roof.Un aspa de molino se rompió en una tormenta y atravesó un tejado cercano.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. navegar por
We sailed the Mediterranean last summer.Navegamos por el Mediterráneo el verano pasado.
b. cruzar
Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic for the first time in 1492.Cristóbal Colón cruzó el Atlántico por primera vez en 1492.
10. (to pilot)
a. gobernar
The captain sailed the ship safely back to port.El capitán gobernó el barco de regreso al puerto sin ningún percance.
sails
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
11. (nautical)
a. los veleros (M)
(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).
I saw two dozen sails in the bay.Vi dos docenas de veleros en la bahía.
