Význam sail v slovenčine

• 0 When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water:

  • The boat sailed along/down the coast.

  • As the battleship sailed by/past, everyone on deck waved.

  • The ship was sailing to China.

  • He sailed the dinghy up the river.

  • She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht.

  • Their ship sails for Bombay next Friday.

• 1 to move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently:

  • The ball went sailing over the fence.

  • He wasn't looking where he was going, and just sailed straight into her.

  • Manchester United sailed on (= continued easily) to victory in the final.

• 2 a sheet of material attached to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move:

  • to hoist/lower the sails

• 3 a journey by boat or ship:

  • It's two days' sail/It's a two-day sail (= a journey of two days by sea) from here to the nearest island.

  • We set sail from Kuwait.

  • They set sail for France.

• 4 to travel across water in a boat or ship, or to operate a boat or ship on the water:

  • [ I ] He is not fun to sail with.

  • [ T ] I sail a small racing boat.

  • [ I ] When do we sail?

• 5 a sheet of material used to catch the wind and move a boat or ship:

  • I restored an old wooden boat and got a new canvas sail for it.