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sail

1. noun
   1. (of boat) voile f;
      to set sail prendre la mer;
      a ship in full ~ un navire toutes voiles dehors;
   2. (of windmill) aile f.

2. transitive verb
   1. piloter (ship, yacht);
   2. traverser [qch] en bateau (ocean, channel).

3. intransitive verb
   1. (person) voyager en bateau;
      to ~ around the world faire le tour du monde en bateau;
   2. (ship) to ~ across traverser (ocean);
      the boat ~s at 10 am le bateau part à 10 h;
   3. (as hobby) to go ~ing faire de la voile.

sail through

gagner [qch] facilement (match);
to ~ through an exam réussir un examen les doigts dans le nez (familiar) .

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'sail' found in these entries:

English:

billow - fill - flap - hoist - jib - lower - put - with

French:

aile - amont - déployer - embarquer - gonfler - larguer - naviguer - partance - relever - remonter - solitaire - vent - voguer - voile - voilure

sail: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
sail	(travel by water)	vi	naviguer ⇒
sail	(voyage)	vi	naviguer ⇒
Additional Translations:
sail		nf	navigation (temps passé en mer)
sail	(of ship, boat)	nf	voile
sail	(sails)	nf	toile (nautique)
sail		vi	voguer ⇒ littéraire
sail	(go sailing)	vi	faire de la voile
sail	(cross water)	vtr	traverser à la voile
Compound Forms/Formes composées
foot of a sail		nm	bordant (Nautique)
full sail		nf	à pleine voile
full sail		phrase	toutes voiles dehors
high sail at mizzen-mast		nf	perruche (nautique)
main-top gallant sail			grand perroquet
sail away		v tr	partir (s'en aller en bateau)
sail away		v tr	appareiller (partir en bateau)
sail plan			plan de voilure
sail towards (nautical)		vi	cingler ⇒ (nautique)
sail-loft		nf	voilerie (Nautique)
sail-needle		nm	grosse aiguille (grosse aiguille)
set sail (to set sail from/for)			partir en bateau de/pour
sliding gunter sail		nm	houari (Marine)
storm sail		nm	dériveur (voile)
under sail			à la voile
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