sail

sail
seil
1. noun
1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela
2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) paseo/viaje en barco
3) (an arm of a windmill.) aspa

2. verb
1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) navegar a vela
2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) pilotar
3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) navegar
4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) zarpar, hacerse a la mar
5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) navegar, cruzar en barco
6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslizarse
- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
- in full sail

sail1 n vela
the wind filled the sails with air el viento llenó las velas de aire
sail2 vb
1. navegar
the boat is sailing towards the coast el barco navega hacia la costa
he sailed across the Atlantic cruzó el Atlántico en barco
2. salir / zarpar
the ship sails for America tomorrow el barco sale mañana para América
sail
tr[seɪl]
noun
1 (canvas) vela
2 (trip) paseo en barco; (journey) viaje nombre masculino en barco
3 (ship) velero, barco de vela
4 (of windmill) aspa
transitive verb
1 (travel) navegar; (cross) cruzar en barco
she sailed the Atlantic single-handed cruzó el Atlántico sola
2 (control ship) gobernar
intransitive verb
1 (ship, boat) navegar; (person) ir en barco, navegar
I'd love to sail round the world me encantaría dar la vuelta al mundo en barco
2 (begin journey) zarpar, hacerse a la mar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in full sail a toda vela, con las velas desplegadas
to be under sail moverse (por el viento)
to set sail zarpar, hacerse a la mar
to sail close to the wind (in ship) navegar de bolina 2 (take risks) jugársela
to sail through something figurative use encontrar algo muy fácil
she sailed through the exam aprobó el examen sin ningún problema
to sail under false colours expresar opiniones falsas
sail ['seɪl] vi
1) : navegar (en un barco)
2) : ir fácilmente
we sailed right in: entramos sin ningún problema
sail vt
1) : gobernar (un barco)
2)
to sail the seas : cruzar los mares
sail n
1) : vela f (de un barco)
2) : viaje m en velero
to go for a sail: salir a navegar
sail
n.
aspa de molino de viento s.f.
barco de vela s.m.
lona s.f.
vela (Barco) s.f.
vela de barco s.f.
v.
bogar v.
gobernar un barco v.
hacerse a la vela v.
navegar v.
seɪl
I
noun
1) (Naut)
a) c u (of ship, boat) vela f

to set sail — (start journey) zarpar, hacerse* a la mar; \<\<yacht/galleon\>\> hacerse* a la vela

b) (trip) (no pl) viaje m en barco (or en velero etc)

to go for a sail — salir* a navegar

2) c (of windmill) aspa f‡

II
1.
transitive verb
a) (control) \<\<boat/ship\>\> gobernar*, manejar
b) (travel, cross)

to sail the Atlantic single-handed — cruzar* el Atlántico en solitario


2.
vi
1)
a) (travel) \<\<ship/boat\>\> navegar*; \<\<person/passenger\>\> ir* en barco, navegar*

to sail around the world — dar* la vuelta al mundo en barco

to sail east/west — navegar* hacia el or en dirección este/oeste

to go sailing — salir a navegar

b) (depart) \<\<person/ship\>\> zarpar, salir*
2) (move effortlessly)

to sail into/out of a room — entrar en/salir* de una habitación con aire majestuoso

the weeks just seem to sail past — las semanas van pasando sin que uno se dé cuenta

Phrasal Verbs:
[seɪl]
1. N
1) (Naut) (=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

- take the wind out of sb's sails
2) (Naut) (=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

3) (Naut) (=boat)
(pl sail) barco m de vela, velero m

20 sail — 20 veleros

4) [of windmill] aspa f
2.
VT [+ 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

- sail the
3. VI
1) (Naut) [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

- sail close to the wind
2) (Naut) (=leave) zarpar, salir

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

3) (fig)

she sailed into the room — entró majestuosamente en la sala

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

- sail into
* * *
[seɪl]
I
noun
1) (Naut)
a) c u (of ship, boat) vela f

to set sail — (start journey) zarpar, hacerse* a la mar; \<\<yacht/galleon\>\> hacerse* a la vela

b) (trip) (no pl) viaje m en barco (or en velero etc)

to go for a sail — salir* a navegar

2) c (of windmill) aspa f‡

II
1.
transitive verb
a) (control) \<\<boat/ship\>\> gobernar*, manejar
b) (travel, cross)

to sail the Atlantic single-handed — cruzar* el Atlántico en solitario


2.
vi
1)
a) (travel) \<\<ship/boat\>\> navegar*; \<\<person/passenger\>\> ir* en barco, navegar*

to sail around the world — dar* la vuelta al mundo en barco

to sail east/west — navegar* hacia el or en dirección este/oeste

to go sailing — salir a navegar

b) (depart) \<\<person/ship\>\> zarpar, salir*
2) (move effortlessly)

to sail into/out of a room — entrar en/salir* de una habitación con aire majestuoso

the weeks just seem to sail past — las semanas van pasando sin que uno se dé cuenta

Phrasal Verbs:

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