sails - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

sails
sail (Verb)

Nouns

sails [NAUT.]	el velaje
sails [NAUT.]	el velamen
sails [NAUT.]	las velas  f. pl.
sail   - travel [NAUT.]	viaje en vela
sail   - material [NAUT.][TEXTIL.]	vela   - de un barco
sail   - material [NAUT.][TEXTIL.]	el velaje
sail   - material [NAUT.][TEXTIL.]	el velamen
sail   - travel [NAUT.]	excursión en vela
sail boarder	el windsurfista | la windsurfista
sail boat (Amer.)   or: sailboat [NAUT.]	el velero
sail maker [NAUT.]	el velero
dorsal sail [HIST.][ZOOL.]	vela dorsal   [Paleontology]
topgallant sail [NAUT.]	el juanete

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 hoist the sails [NAUT.]	izar (las) velas
to strike the sails [NAUT.]	arriar las velas
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 sail under a foreign flag [NAUT.]	navegar bajo bandera extranjera

Adjectives / Adverbs

sailing upstream

naciente  adj.  m./f. [fig.]

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.]

Examples

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.

Orthographically similar words

sail, sales, salsa, snail

salsa

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