sails

sails(
seylz
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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
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
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. navegar
We spent Sunday sailing along the coast.Pasamos el domingo navegando alrededor de la costa.
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?
a.
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.
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.
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
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.
a.
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.
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
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.
a. gobernar
The captain sailed the ship safely back to port.El capitán gobernó el barco de regreso al puerto sin ningún percance.
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