sailing - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

sailing
sail (Verb)

Nouns

sailing [SPORT.]	la vela
sailing [SPORT.][NAUT.]	navegación a vela   (short form: vela)
sailing boat (Brit.) [NAUT.][SPORT.]	barco de vela
sailing boat (Brit.) [NAUT.][SPORT.]	el velero
sailing club [NAUT.][SPORT.]	club de vela
sailing regatta [NAUT.][SPORT.]	regata de baladros
sailing regatta [NAUT.][SPORT.]	regata de veleros
sailing ship   or: sailing-ship [NAUT.]	barco de vela
sailing ship   or: sailing-ship [NAUT.]	el velero
sailing trip [NAUT.]	viaje en velero
sailing vessel [NAUT.]	el velero
sailing yacht [NAUT.]	yate a vela
sailing yacht [NAUT.]	yate de vela
sailing vessel [NAUT.]	la nave   - velero

Verbs

to sail  | sailed, sailed | [NAUT.]	navegar a vela
to sail  | sailed, sailed |   - begin a journey by water [NAUT.]	zarpar
to sail  | sailed, sailed | [NAUT.]   - begin a journey by water	salir   - en barco
to sail  | sailed, sailed |   - begin a journey by water [NAUT.]	partir   - en barco
to sail into so.	reprender a alguien
to sail in  | sailed, sailed |	intervenir   - autoridad, etc.
to sail into so.	echar los perros a alguien [fig.] [coll.]
to sail into so.	echar una bronca a alguien [coll.]
to sail into so.	sermonear a alguien [fig.]
to sail away  | sailed, sailed | [NAUT.]	navegar
to sail away  | sailed, sailed | [NAUT.]	zarpar
to sail board [SPORT.]	practicar el windsurf   English
to sail off [NAUT.]	zarpar
to hoist the sails [NAUT.]	izar (las) velas
to strike the sails [NAUT.]	arriar las velas
to sail under a foreign flag [NAUT.]	navegar bajo bandera extranjera

Adjectives / Adverbs

plain sailing	sencillo, sencilla
plain sailing	fácil  m./f.
sailing upstream	naciente  adj.  m./f. [fig.]
plain sailing	simple  m./f.
plain sailing	sin problemas
plain sailing	no problemático(-a)

Examples

I saw a ship sailing away in the distance.	Vi un barco navegando a lo lejos.
The boat sailed smoothly down the river.	El bote navegó suavemente por el río.
The ship sailed across the ocean.	El barco navegó por el océano.
The small ship sailed along the coast.	La pequeña embarcación navegó por la costa.
That ship has sailed. [fig.]	Has perdido la oportunidad.
That ship has sailed. [fig.]	Has perdido el tren. [fig.]
That ship has sailed. [fig.]	Ya ha pasado el momento.

Phrases / Collocations

to take the wind out of so.'s sails	anonadar a alguien
to take the wind out of so.'s sails	dejar a alguien atónito
to take the wind out of so.'s sails	desconcertar a alguien
to take the wind out of so.'s sails	dejar a alguien loco [coll.]

Orthographically similar words

ailing, failing, mailing, nailing, railing, sapling, scaling, sealing, sibling, smiling, wailing