sail
BrE /seɪl/ AmE /seɪl/
verb / noun en → es
past sailed pp sailed ing sailing
to travel on water in a boat or ship, especially for pleasure or sport
navegar, hacer una travesía en barco
- sail across the sea/ocean
Collocations sail around the world · sail to a destination
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They sailed from England to Australia.
Navegaron desde Inglaterra hasta Australia.
to control a boat or ship while it is moving on water
dirigir, manejar (un barco)
- sail a boat
Collocations sail a yacht · sail a dinghy
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She sailed the yacht across the bay.
Ella manejó la yate a través de la bahía.
to start a journey by boat or ship, especially for pleasure or sport
embarcar, partir en un viaje marítimo
- set sail from somewhere
Collocations set sail from a port · set sail for a destination
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The ship set sail at dawn.
El barco partió al amanecer.
a small boat with a flat bottom and wide sides, used for sailing on rivers or lakes
barcaza, bote de vela
Phrasal verbs
irse (en barco)
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The ship sailed away into the distance.
El barco se alejó en el horizonte.
volver (en barco)
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They sailed back to their home port.
Regresaron a su puerto de origen.
irse (de prisa en barco)
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The pirates sailed off into the sunset.
Los piratas se fueron al atardecer.
continuar navegando
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They sailed on for another week.
Continuaron su viaje durante otra semana.
salir del puerto (en barco)
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The ship sailed out of the harbor.
El barco salió del puerto.
Idioms
navegar cerca de la costa (arriesgarse)
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He's sailing too close to the wind by ignoring safety regulations.
Está arriesgándose al ignorar las regulaciones de seguridad.
navegar con banderas falsas (engañar)
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The company is sailing under false colors by claiming to be environmentally friendly when it's not.
La empresa está engañando a la gente al afirmar ser amigable con el medio ambiente cuando no lo es.