sail

navegar

la vela

Dictionary

Conjugation

sail(

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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (to travel by sea)

a. navegar

We spent Sunday sailing along the coast.Pasamos el domingo navegando alrededor de la costa.

2. (to depart by sea)

a. zarpar

The cruise will sail at 9 am tomorrow.El crucero zarpará mañana a las 9 am.

b. salir

When does the ship sail to the island?¿Cuándo sale el barco para la isla?

3. (to move effortlessly; used with "across", "into", "out of")

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct 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.

4. (to fly through the air; used with "over")

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.

5. (to happen effortlessly; used with "through", "past")

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct 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).

noun

6. (nautical)

a. la vela

(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).

(F)

If the wind shifts, adjust the sail.Si el viento cambia, ajusta la vela.

7. (voyage)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct 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.

8. (windmill blade)

a. el aspa

(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).

(F)

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.).

transitive verb

9. (to travel through by sea)

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.

plural noun

11. (nautical)

a. los veleros

(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)

I saw two dozen sails in the bay.Vi dos docenas de veleros en la bahía.

sail

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

Noun

1. (on boat)

a. la vela

(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).

(F)

2. (of windmill)

a. la aspa

(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).

(F)

to set sail (for)zarpar (con rumbo a)

to go for a sailhacer una excursión en velero

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

transitive verb

3. (boat)

a. gobernar

4. (ocean)

a. navegar por

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (ship, person)

a. navegar

6. (start voyage)

a. zarpar

the clouds sailed bylas nubes avanzaban suavemente

7. (fig)

to sail close to the windadentrarse en terreno peligroso

his book sailed out of the windowsu libro salió volando por la ventana

8. (colloquial)

to sail through an examinationpasar un examen con mucha facilidad or

sail [seɪl]

noun

1 (Náut) (cloth) vela (f)

the age of sail la época de la navegación a vela

many of the ships in the fleet date from the turn of the century, the golden age of sail

in or under full sail a toda vela; a vela llena

I watched hundreds of galleons in full sail drift towards the coast. We preferred to come into harbour under full sail

to lower the sails arriar las velas

to set sail [+ship, person] hacerse a la vela; zarpar

we set sail on 4th July The Beagle set sail on 27 December 1831

we set sail from Portsmouth nos hicimos a la vela en Portsmouth

the ship set sail from Southampton

to set sail for Liverpool zarpar hacia Liverpool; hacerse a la vela con rumbo a Liverpool

the Lady of Mann set sail for Douglas

to take in the sails amainar las velas

under sail a vela

They used the engine to clear the shore, then made way under sail

to take the wind out of sb's sails bajarle los humos a algn

2 (Náut) (trip) paseo (m) en barco

it's three days' sail from here desde aquí se tarda tres días en barco

to go for a sail dar una vuelta en barco

let's go for a sail around the harbour

3 (Náut) sail (plural) barco (m) de vela; velero (m)

20 sail 20 veleros

4 [of windmill] aspa (f)

transitive verb

[+boat, ship] gobernar

to 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)

She seized the tiller saying "I never get the chance to sail the boat myself". The crew's job is to sail the boat. I shall get myself a little boat and sail her round the world.

intransitive verb

1 (Náut) [+boat, ship, person] navegar

If you sail northward you may find a natural harbour.

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

2 (Náut) (leave) zarpar; salir

The ship, which would sail tomorrow, was still in port.

the boat sails at eight o'clock el barco zarpa or sale a las ocho

we sail for Australia soon pronto zarpamos or salimos hacia Australia

she sails on Monday zarpa or sale el lunes

she sailed into the room entró majestuosamente en la sala

the plate sailed over my head el plato voló por encima de mi cabeza

a car came sailing [past] us on the motorway

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Examples

Phrases

sail a boat	navegar en un barco
set sail	zarpar
sail along the coast of	costear

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	sailing
Past:	sailed

Indicative

	Present	Past	Future
I	sail	sailed	will sail
you	sail	sailed	will sail
he/she	sails	sailed	will sail
we	sail	sailed	will sail
you	sail	sailed	will sail
they	sail	sailed	will sail