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sail [seɪl] n 1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) an area of fabric, usually Terylene or nylon (formerly canvas), with fittings for holding it in any suitable position to catch the wind, used for propelling certain kinds of vessels, esp over water 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a voyage on such a vessel a sail down the river 3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a vessel with sails or such vessels collectively to travel by sail we raised seven sail in the northeast 4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a ship's sails collectively 5. something resembling a sail in shape, position, or function, such as the part of a windmill that is turned by the wind or the part of a Portuguese man-of-war that projects above the water 6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the conning tower of a submarine (Transport / Nautical Terms) in sail having the sail set (Transport / Nautical Terms) make sail a. to run up the sail or to run up more sail b. to begin a voyage (Transport / Nautical Terms) set sail a. to embark on a voyage by ship b. to hoist sail (Transport / Nautical Terms) under sail a. with sail hoisted b. under way vb (mainly intr) 1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to travel in a boat or ship we sailed to Le Havre 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to begin a voyage; set sail we sail at 5 o'clock 3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) to move over the water the liner is sailing to the Caribbean 4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to manoeuvre or navigate a vessel he sailed the schooner up the channel 5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to sail over she sailed the Atlantic single-handed 6. (often foll by over, through, etc.) to move fast or effortlessly we sailed through customs the ball sailed over the fence 7. to move along smoothly; glide 8. (often foll by in or into) Informal a. to begin (something) with vigour b. to make an attack (on) violently with words or physical force [Old English segl; related to Old Frisian seil, Old Norse segl, German Segel] sailable adj sailless adj Sail sailing vessels collectively, 1436; sails collectively, 1385; windmill sails collectively. Examples: sail of ducks, 1727; of ships, 1633; of Spaniards, 1458.
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sail verb 2. set sail, embark, get under way, put to sea, put off, leave port, hoist sail, cast or weigh anchor, hoist the blue peter The boat is due to sail tonight. 3. pilot, steer, helm, navigate, captain, skipper I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world. 4. glide, sweep, float, shoot, fly, wing, soar, drift, skim, scud, skirr We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor. sail through something cruise through, walk through, romp through, pass easily, succeed easily at She sailed through her maths exams. set sail put to sea, embark, get under way, put off, leave port, hoist sail, cast or weigh anchor, hoist the blue peter He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail. Translations sail [seɪl] A. 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 to take the wind out of sb's sails → bajarle los humos a algn 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 4. [of windmill] → aspa f B. 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 to sail the (seven) seas → navegar(en alta mar) C. 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 to sail close to the wind → pisar terreno peligroso 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 VI + PREP to sail into sb (= scold) → poner a algn como un trapo; (= attack) → arremeter contra algn, atacar a algn sail [ˈseɪl] vt [+ boat] (= be in charge of) → piloter (= steer) → manœuvrer vi (= travel) [ship] → avancer, naviguer; [passenger] → aller (en bateau) to sail somewhere They sailed into Le Havre → Ils sont entrés dans le port du Havre. vi (= succeed easily) → réussir haut la main sail n → Segel nt; (of windmill) → Flügel m; under sail → mit aufgezogenen Segeln; in or under full sail → mit vollen Segeln; with all sails set → mit gesetzten Segeln; to make sail (= hoist) → Segel setzen; to set or make sail (for …) → los- or abfahren (nach …); (with sailing boat) → absegeln (nach …); he set sail from Dover → er fuhr von Dover los; (with sailing boat) → er segelte von Dover ab or los vt ship → segeln mit; liner etc → steuern; they sailed the ship to Cadiz → sie segelten nach Cadiz; he sails his own yacht → er hat eine eigene Jacht; to sail the Atlantic → den Atlantik durchkreuzen; to sail the seas → die Meere befahren vi (Naut) → fahren; (with yacht) → segeln; are you flying? — no, sailing → fliegen Sie? — nein, ich fahre mit dem Schiff; I went sailing for a week → ich ging eine Woche segeln; to sail round the world → um die Welt segeln, die Erde umsegeln; to sail round a headland → eine Landzunge umfahren/umsegeln (= leave) (→ nach) → abfahren; (yacht, in yacht) → absegeln; passengers sailing for New York → Passagiere nach New York (fig) (glider, swan etc) → gleiten; (moon, clouds) → ziehen; (ball, object) → fliegen; the plate sailed past my head → der Teller segelte an meinem Kopf vorbei; she sailed past/out of the room → sie rauschte vorbei/aus dem Zimmer (inf); she sailed into the room → sie kam ins Zimmer gerauscht (inf); she sailed through all her exams → sie schaffte alle Prüfungen spielend or mit Leichtigkeit; the week just sailed by (inf) → die Woche verging wie im Flug sail: sailboard n → Windsurfbrett nt vi → windsurfen sailboarder n → Windsurfer(in) m(f) sailboarding n → Windsurfen nt sailboat n (US) → Segelboot nt sailcloth n → Segeltuch nt sailfish n → Fächerfisch m sail [seɪl] 1. n (of boat) → vela; (of windmill) → pala; (trip) to go for a sail → fare un giro in barca a vela to set sail → salpare under sail → a vela 2. vt 3. vi a. (travel, ship) → navigare; (000, person) → viaggiare per mare to sail into harbour → entrare in porto the ship sailed into Naples → la nave è arrivata a Napoli to sail round the Cape → doppiare il Capo to sail away/back → allontanarsi/rientrare in barca they sailed into Genoa → sono entrati nel porto di Genova to sail round the world → fare il giro del mondo in barca a vela to sail close to the wind (fig) → tirare troppo la corda d. (fig) (clouds) → veleggiare; (swan) → incedere maestosamente she sailed into the room → fece il suo ingresso solenne nella stanza the plate sailed over my head → il piatto è volato al di sopra della mia testa sail through 1. vi + adv (fig) → farcela senza difficoltà 2. vi + prep (fig) → fare qc senza difficoltà; (pass, exam, driving text) → superare senza difficoltà sail [seɪl] 1. n (of boat) → vela; (of windmill) → pala; (trip) to go for a sail → fare un giro in barca a vela to set sail → salpare under sail → a vela 2. vt 3. vi a. (travel, ship) → navigare; (000, person) → viaggiare per mare to sail into harbour → entrare in porto the ship sailed into Naples → la nave è arrivata a Napoli to sail round the Cape → doppiare il Capo to sail away/back → allontanarsi/rientrare in barca they sailed into Genoa → sono entrati nel porto di Genova to sail round the world → fare il giro del mondo in barca a vela to sail close to the wind (fig) → tirare troppo la corda d. (fig) (clouds) → veleggiare; (swan) → incedere maestosamente she sailed into the room → fece il suo ingresso solenne nella stanza the plate sailed over my head → il piatto è volato al di sopra della mia testa sail through 1. vi + adv (fig) → farcela senza difficoltà 2. vi + prep (fig) → fare qc senza difficoltà; (pass, exam, driving text) → superare senza difficoltà n sail [seil] 1 a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward. seil شِراع платно plachta sejl das Segel ιστίο, πανί vela puri بادبان purje voile מִפרָש पाल बादबान jedro vitorla layar segl vela 帆 돛 burė bura layar zeil seil żagiel vela velă, pânză de corabie парус plachta jadro jedro segel ใบเรือ yelken 帆 вітрило بادبان cánh buồm 帆 2 a journey in a ship a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island. vaart جَوْلَه في قارِب شِراعي плаване plavba sejltur die Fahrt κρουαζιέρα paseo/viaje en barco purjetamine سفر دريايي purjehdus voyage en bateau שַיִיט रवाना होना jedrenje, putovanje brodom vitorlázás berlayar sigling (gita in mare) 航行 항해 pasiplaukiojimas jūrasbrauciens; ceļojums ar kuģi/laivu pelayaran zeiltocht seilas/-tur przejażdżka, rejs passeio de barco croazieră плавание plavba plovba plovidba seglats, segling เดินทางโดยเรือ deniz yolculuğu (乘船)航行 плавання سمندری سفر chuyến đi xa bằng thuyền buồm (乘船)旅行, 航行 3 an arm of a windmill. seil ريشَة المَرْوَحَه крило на мелница lopatka vingearm der Windmühlenflügel φτερό ανεμόμυλου aspa veskitiib پره آسياي بادي siipi aile כָּנָף (पवन चक्की का) पंखा jedro vjetrenjače vitorla sudu vængur pala 翼板 풍차의 날개 sparnas (vējdzirnavu) spārns bilah kincir angin molenwiek vinge skrzydło vela paletă крыло ветряной мельницы lopatka krilo, lopata (vetrnice) rukavac vetrenjače []vinge ใบกังหันลม yel değirmeni kanadı 風車翼板 крило вітряка پون چکی کا پنکھ bản hứng gió ( ở cối xay gió) 风车翼板 v 1 (of a ship) to be moved by sails The yacht sailed away. vaar يُبْحِر отплавам plachtit sejle segeln ταξιδεύω με πανιά, αρμενίζω (για καράβι) navegar a vela purjetama با ابدبانهاي برافراشته حركت كردن purjehtia aller à la voile לַשוּט जल यात्रा करना odjedriti, otploviti kifut berlayar sigla veleggiare, navigare 帆走する 돛으로 항해하다 plaukti iškeltomis burėmis, buriuoti burāt belayar zeilen seile żeglować velejar a pluti плыть под парусами plachtiť jadrati ploviti segla แล่นเรือ yelkenle yol almak, seyretmek 起帆開航 іти під вітрилами بادبان کی مدد سے چلنا chạy bằng buồm 启航 2 to steer or navigate a ship or boat He sailed (the boat) to the island. vaar يَقود المَرْكِب، يُوَجِّه السَّفينَه управлявам řídit sejle steuern οδηγώ, κυβερνώ (καράβι) pilotar purjetama كشتيباني كردن purjehtia, ohjata piloter לְהָשִיט पार करना upravljati brodom, kormilariti kormányoz melayarkan sigla, stjórna far navigare 航海する 항해하다 plaukti, vairuoti (laivą) vadīt; stūrēt (kuģi, laivu) mengemudi sturen seile, navigere prowadzić (statek), nawigować navegar a pilota управлять plaviť sa, riadiť loď krmariti upravljati brodom segla เดินเรือ gemi kullanmak 駕船 керувати, управляти судном کشتی چلانا điều khiển ( thuyền buồm) 驾驶(船只) 3 to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails) I've never sailed through the Mediterranean. vaar يُبْحِر، يُسافِر في السَّفينَه плавам plout sejle mit dem Schiff fahren ταξιδεύω με πλοίο navegar laevaga sõitma كشتي راندن mennä laivalla naviguer לְהַפלִיג ב- पाल नाव पर सफ़र करना jedriti, ploviti brodom hajózik berlayar sigla navigare 航行する (요트 등으로) 항해하다 plaukti braukt ar kuģi/laivu belayar varen seile płynąć viajar de barco a naviga, a călători плавать plaviť sa pluti ploviti segla สัญจรทางน้ำ gemiyle yolculuk etmek (搭乘有帆或無帆船隻)航行 плавати, плисти کشتی یا جہاز میں سفر کرنا đi thuyền buồm 航行 4 to begin a voyage The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today. vertrek تَبْدأ الرِّحْلَه отпътувам odplout sejle (mit dem Schiff) abfahren αποπλέω, ξεκινώ το ταξίδι μου zarpar, hacerse a la mar meresõitu alustama سفر دريايي آغاز كردن lähteä prendre la mer לַשוּט जल यात्रा započeti putovanje (el)indul, kifut berlayar sigla, halda úr höfn salpare; imbarcarsi 出帆する 항해를 시작하다 išplaukti doties jūrā; doties ceļojumā pa jūru belayar uitvaren seile, reise odpływać partir a ieşi în larg отплывать odplaviť (sa), odplávať odpluti isploviti segla ออกเดินทาง yelken açmak, denize açılmak, yola çıkmak 開航 відпливати سفر شروع کرنا đi biển, chạy trên biển 开船 5 to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship He sailed the North Sea. vaar, reis يُبْحِر проплувам plavit se sejle befahren διασχίζω τη θάλασσα με πλοίο navegar, cruzar en barco purjetama با كشتي به سفر رفتن purjehtia naviguer לַשוּט जल यात्रा preploviti, prejedriti hajózik melayari sigla um navigare, solcare 航海する 배로 여행하다 keliauti laivu ceļot ar kuģi belayar bevaren seile på płynąć statkiem viajar a străbate плавать plaviť sa pluti oploviti segla เดินทางไปกับเรือ deniz yolculuğu yapmak, gitmek (乘船)旅遊 здійснювати плавання سمندری جہاز میں سفر کرنا đi (du lịch) bằng đường biển (坐船)游览 6 to move steadily and easily Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room. instap, deurkom يَتَحَرَّك بِسُهولَةٍ وثَبات нося се plout, proplouvat, vplout glide; skride segeln κινούμαι σταθερά και άνετα deslizarse purjetama, triivima نرم حركت كردن purjehtia filer שַט आकाश में उड़ना kliziti, lebdjeti átúszik; átsétál melayang líða (yfir/um); sigla (í gegnum); rigsa (inn) veleggiare; scivolare; muoversi con grazia 滑るように進む 나아가다, 가다 plaukti slīdēt; cēli kustēties meluncur zweven seile, sveve; klare med glans płynąć deslocar-se com altivez a pluti; a trece uşor плыть; плавно двигаться prejsť, preplávať, vplávať drseti lebdeti segla, sväva เคลื่อนไปอย่างมั่นคงและง่าย ๆ süzülmek, süzülüp gitmek 平穩地行進 плавно рухатися; простувати آسانی سے آگے بڑھنا lướt, trôi, lao, vượt qua... 平稳地行进 n sailboard a windsurfer. windplankryer راكِب الأمواج، مُتَزَلِّج على المَوْج уиндсърф surf sejlbræt das Surfbrett ιστιοσανίδα plancha de windsurf purjelaudur قايق بادي planche à voile גַלשָן רוּחַ पालनाव daska za jedrenje szörf(deszka) papan luncur/selancar tavola da windsurf ウインドサーフィン用セールボード 소형 요트 burlentė vējdēlis luncur angin windsurfer, zeilplank seilbrett deska windsurfingowa виндсёрфер surf (doska s plachtou) jadralna deska surfer vindsurfbräda กระดานโต้คลื่น yelkenli sörf 風帆 віндсерфінг, дошка із щоглою і вітрилом بادبانی عرشہ thuyền buồm 帆板 n sailing the activity or sport of navigating a ship or boat that has sails Sailing is one of his hobbies. seil إبْحار плаване plachtění sejlads das Segeln ιστιοπλοΐα navegación a vela, vela purjetamine قايقراني purjehdus navigation (à voile) שָיִיט जल यात्रा jedrenje vitorlázás pelayaran sigling navigazione (a vela) 帆走 항행 buriavimas burāšana belayar het zeilen seilsport żeglarstwo velejar navigaţie плавание; парусный спорт plachtenie jadranje jedrenje segling การแล่นเรือ yelkencilik, yelken sporu 航行 мореплавство; вітрильний спорт بادبانی کشتی چلانا sự đi thuyền 航行 sailing- having a sail or sails sailing-boat. seil شِراعي плаващ plachetní sejl- Segel-... ιστιοφόρος a vela purje- با قايق بادي purje- à voiles - מִפרִשים पालनाव onaj koji jedri, ima jedra layar segl- a vela 帆のついた- 돛이 있는 burinis buru- layar zeil{#169} seil- żaglowy, mający żagle à vela cu pânze парусный plachtový na jadra jedriličarski segel-, seglar- เรือใบ yelkenli... 有帆的 такий, що має вітрила; пов'язаний з плаванням بادبانی thuyền buồm 帆 n sailor a member of a ship's crew whose job is helping to sail a ship. seeman بَحّار، مَلاّح моряк námořník sømand; matros der Matrose ναυτικός marinero meremees كشتيبان merimies marin מָלָח नाविक, मल्लाह mornar, pomorac tengerész kelasi sjómaður marinaio, navigatore 水夫 수병 jūrininkas jūrnieks; matrozis anak kapal matroos sjømann, matros marynarz marinheiro marinar моряк námorník mornar mornar seglare, sjöman, matros กะลาสี gemici, denizci 水手 моряк, матрос جہاز کے عملے کا آدمی thủy thủ 水手 in full sail with all the sails spread The ship was in full sail. in volle seil بِكامِل قُلوعِها، بِكُل الأشْرِعَه с всички платна s plnými plachtami for fulde sejl mit vollen Segeln που πλέει με όλα τα πανιά ανοιγμένα a toda vela, con las velas desplegadas täies purjes بادبانهاي برافراشته täysin purjein toutes voiles dehors בִּמפרָשִים פְּרוּשִים सभी पालों को खोल कर या पूर्ण शक्ति से punim jedrima felvont vitorlákkal dengan semua layar terkembang fullum seglum a vele spiegate 満帆を張って 돛을 모두 올리고 pakeltomis burėmis pilnās burās dengan layar terkembang penuh met volle zeilen for fulle seil z rozwiniętymi żaglami a todo o pano cu toate pânzele sus на всех парусах s plnými plachtami s polnimi jadri s punim jedrima för fulla segel กางใบเรือ pupa yelken 滿帆航行,全速前進 під усіма вітрилами سارے بادبان کھول دینا căng hết buồm 满帆航行;全力以赴 sail → شِراع, يُبحِر plachta, plout sejl, sejle Segel, segeln πανί, πλέω navegar, vela purje, purjehtia naviguer, voile jedriti, jedro navigare, vela 帆, 航海する 돛, 항해하다 zeil, zeilen seil, seile żagiel, żeglować vela, velejar парус, плыть segel, segla แล่นเรือ, ใบเรือ gemiyle yolculuk etmek, yelken cánh buồm, đi thuyền 帆, 航行 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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