Significato di sail in italiano

• 0 to control or travel in a boat or a ship that has an engine or sails -- navigare, far vela, andare in barca/nave

  • We sailed to Barbados. Siamo andati alle Barbados per mare.

  • She sails her own boat. Conduce la propria barca.

• 1 When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water. -- navigare, veleggiare

  • The boat sailed along the coast. La barca ha veleggiato lungo la costa.

• 2 to leave a place by boat or ship -- partire, salpare

  • The ship sails at dawn. La nave salpa all’alba.

• 3 a large piece of material that is fixed to a mast on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move -- vela

• 4 a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward -- vela

  • They are hoisting the sails.

• 5 a journey in a ship -- (gita in mare)

  • a sail in his yacht

  • a week’s sail to the island.

• 6 an arm of a windmill. -- pala

• 7 (of a ship) to be moved by sails -- veleggiare, navigare

  • The yacht sailed away.

• 8 to steer or navigate a ship or boat -- far navigare

  • He sailed (the boat) to the island.

• 9 to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails) -- navigare

  • I’ve never sailed through the Mediterranean.

• 10 to begin a voyage -- salpare; imbarcarsi

  • The ship sails today

  • My aunt sailed today.

• 11 to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship -- navigare, solcare

  • He sailed the North Sea.

• 12 to move steadily and easily -- veleggiare; scivolare; muoversi con grazia

  • Clouds sailed across the sky

  • He sailed through his exams

  • She sailed into the room.