Significado de sail en inglés
sailsail1 /seɪl/ verb 
Ver todas las traducciones1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or shipviajar en bote o barco por una extensión de agua o a través de ellasail across/into/out of etc
the first Europeans to sail across the Atlanticlos primeros europeos en navegar a través del Atlántico Three tall ships sailed past.Tres grandes veleros pasaron navegando. She always wanted to sail around the world.Siempre quiso navegar alrededor del mundo.sail the Pacific/the Atlantic etc We’re taking two months off to sail the Caribbean.Nos tomamos dos meses libres para navegar por el Caribe.2[intransitive] to start a journey by boat or shipiniciar un viaje en bote o barco: We sail at dawn.Partimos al amanecer.sail for They’re sailing for Antigua next week.La semana que viene parten rumbo a Antigua.3[intransitive, transitive] to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship that has a saildirigir o controlar el movimiento de un bote o barco con vela: Blake sailed the ship safely through the narrow passage.Blake pilotó el barco con seguridad a través del paso estrecho. My father taught me to sail.Mi padre me enseñó a navegar a vela.4[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and smoothly through the airmoverse rápida y suavemente por el airesail through/over/into etc A ball came sailing over the fence.Una pelota vino volando por encima de la valla.5[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move forwards gracefully and confidentlyavanzar con gracia y confianza: She sailed into the room.Entró a la habitación con gran aplomo.6sail close to the wind British English to do or say something that is nearly wrong, illegal, or dishonesthacer o decir algo que roza lo incorrecto, lo ilegal o lo deshonestosail through something phrasal verb to succeed very easily in a test, examination etcaprobar un examen, prueba, etc. con mucha facilidad: Adam sailed through his final exams.Adam aprobó sus exámenes finales con gran facilidad.
Ver todas las traducciones1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or shipviajar en bote o barco por una extensión de agua o a través de ellasail across/into/out of etc the first Europeans to sail across the Atlanticlos primeros europeos en navegar a través del Atlántico Three tall ships sailed past.Tres grandes veleros pasaron navegando. She always wanted to sail around the world.Siempre quiso navegar alrededor del mundo.sail the Pacific/the Atlantic etc We’re taking two months off to sail the Caribbean.Nos tomamos dos meses libres para navegar por el Caribe.2[intransitive] to start a journey by boat or shipiniciar un viaje en bote o barco: We sail at dawn.Partimos al amanecer.sail for They’re sailing for Antigua next week.La semana que viene parten rumbo a Antigua.3[intransitive, transitive] to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship that has a saildirigir o controlar el movimiento de un bote o barco con vela: Blake sailed the ship safely through the narrow passage.Blake pilotó el barco con seguridad a través del paso estrecho. My father taught me to sail.Mi padre me enseñó a navegar a vela.4[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and smoothly through the airmoverse rápida y suavemente por el airesail through/over/into etc A ball came sailing over the fence.Una pelota vino volando por encima de la valla.5[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move forwards gracefully and confidentlyavanzar con gracia y confianza: She sailed into the room.Entró a la habitación con gran aplomo.6sail close to the wind British English to do or say something that is nearly wrong, illegal, or dishonesthacer o decir algo que roza lo incorrecto, lo ilegal o lo deshonestosail through something phrasal verb to succeed very easily in a test, examination etcaprobar un examen, prueba, etc. con mucha facilidad: Adam sailed through his final exams.Adam aprobó sus exámenes finales con gran facilidad.sailsail2 noun 1[countable] a large piece of strong cloth fixed onto a boat, so that the wind will push the boat alongtrozo grande de tela resistente fijado a un bote para que el viento lo impulse: a yacht with white sailsun yate con velas blancashoist/lower the sails (=put the sails up or down)(=izar o arriar las velas)2set sail to begin a journey by boat or shipcomenzar un viaje en bote o barcosail for/from The following week the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ set sail for Jamaica.La semana siguiente, el «Queen Elizabeth» zarpó rumbo a Jamaica.3under sail literaryliterario moving along on a ship or boat that has sailsque avanza en un barco o bote de vela
1[countable] a large piece of strong cloth fixed onto a boat, so that the wind will push the boat alongtrozo grande de tela resistente fijado a un bote para que el viento lo impulse: a yacht with white sailsun yate con velas blancashoist/lower the sails (=put the sails up or down)(=izar o arriar las velas)2set sail to begin a journey by boat or shipcomenzar un viaje en bote o barcosail for/from The following week the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ set sail for Jamaica.La semana siguiente, el «Queen Elizabeth» zarpó rumbo a Jamaica.3under sail literaryliterario moving along on a ship or boat that has sailsque avanza en un barco o bote de vela