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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.

6. (nautical)

a. la vela

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

7. (voyage)

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

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.

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

11. (nautical)

a. los veleros

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

sail

1. (on boat)

a. la vela

2. (of windmill)

a. la aspa

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

to go for a sailhacer una excursión en velero

3. (boat)

a. gobernar

4. (ocean)

a. navegar por

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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Verb Conjugations for navegar

Present Participle: navegando

Past Participle: navegado

Indicative

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	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	navego	navegué	navegaba	navegaría	navegaré
tú	navegas	navegaste	navegabas	navegarías	navegarás
él/ella/Ud.	navega	navegó	navegaba	navegaría	navegará
nosotros	navegamos	navegamos	navegábamos	navegaríamos	navegaremos
vosotros	navegáis	navegasteis	navegabais	navegaríais	navegaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	navegan	navegaron	navegaban	navegarían	navegarán

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