sail [seɪl]
noun
1 (Náut) (cloth) vela (f)
the age of sail la época de la navegación a vela
in or under full sail a toda vela; a vela llena
to lower the sails arriar las velas
to set sail [+ship, person] hacerse a la vela; zarpar
we set sail from Portsmouth nos hicimos a la vela en Portsmouth
to set sail for Liverpool zarpar hacia Liverpool; hacerse a la vela con rumbo a Liverpool
to take in the sails amainar las velas
under sail a vela
to take the wind out of sb's sails bajarle los humos a algn
transitive verb
[+boat, ship] gobernarto sail the Atlantic cruzar el Atlántico
he sails his own boat tiene barco propio
they sailed the ship to Cadiz fueron con el barco a Cádiz
to sail the (seven) seas navegar (en alta mar)
intransitive verb
1 (Náut) [+boat, ship, person] navegar
to sail at 12 knots navegar a 12 nudos; ir a 12 nudos
we sailed into harbour entramos a puerto
we sailed into Lisbon llegamos a Lisboa
to sail round the world dar la vuelta al mundo en barco
to sail round a headland doblar un cabo
to sail up the Tagus navegar por el Tajo; subir el Tajo
to sail close to the wind pisar terreno peligroso