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sail /seɪl/
  1. noun
    1. (on boat) voile f;
    1. (navigation) to set ~ prendre la mer;
      to set ~ from/for partir en bateau de/pour;
      to be under ~ être en mer;
      a ship in full ~ un navire toutes voiles dehors;
    1. (on windmill) aile f;
    1. (journey) to go for a ~ faire un tour en bateau.
  1. transitive verb
    1. (be in charge of) piloter (ship);
      (steer) manœuvrer (ship);
    1. (travel across) traverser [qch] en bateau (ocean, channel);
    1. (own) avoir (yacht).
  1. intransitive verb
    1. (travel) voyager en bateau;
      to ~ around the world faire le tour du monde en bateau;
    1. (move across water) (ship) to ~ across traverser (ocean);
      to ~ into entrer dans (port);
    1. (set sail) prendre la mer;
      the boat ~s at 10 am le bateau part à 10 h;
    1. (as hobby) faire de la voile;
      to go ~ing faire de la voile;
    1. (move smoothly) to ~ past sb (person) passer près de qn sans même le/la remarquer;
      the ball ~ed over the fence la balle est passée par-dessus la barrière.
IDIOMS:
to ~ close to the wind jouer avec le feu;
to take the wind out of sb's ~s rabattre le caquet à qn.
sail through:
~ through [sth] gagner [qch] facilement (match);
to ~ through an exam réussir un examen les doigts dans le nez (familier).
sail : sailboard ~board nounplanche f à voile;
sailboarder ~boarder noun véliplanchiste mf;
sailboarding ~boarding noun planche f à voile;
sailboat ~boat nounvoilier m.


'sail' found in these Oxford entries:
sail: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
sail (travel by water)naviguer vi
sail (voyage)naviguer vi
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
sail temps passé en mernavigation nf
sail (of ship, boat)voile nf
sail (go sailing)faire de la voile vi
sail (cross water)traverser à la voile vtr
sail littérairevoguer vi
sail (sails) nautiquetoile nf
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sail: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
foot of a sail Nautiquebordant nm
full sailadv literal (ship: with all sails up)toutes voiles dehors loc adv
The storm passed and they continued at full sail to make up for lost time.
full sailadv figurative (forcefully)au pas de charge loc adv
Now that we have the permits, we are going ahead full sail with the project.
high sail at mizzen-mast nautiqueperruche nf
main-top gallant sailgrand perroquet
sail alongvi literal (boat, ship: move across water) Marvoguer vi
The boat sailed along the coast of Brazil for several weeks.
Le bateau a vogué pendant plusieurs semaines le long de la côte brésilienne.
sail alongvi informal, figurative (move fluidly, glide)se déplacer v pron
Bicycling is easy when a tail wind lets me sail along without pedaling.
sail awayvi (boat or ship: depart)prendre le large loc v
I'm tired of the rat race. Why don't we climb on a yacht with a bottle of champagne and just sail away.
 fammettre les voiles loc v
 prendre la mer loc v
 Marappareiller vi
Le navire appareillera aussitôt que tous les passagers seront à bord.
 larguer les amarres loc v
 lever l'ancre loc v
sail awayvi (leave via boat or ship)prendre la mer loc v
They sailed away on their honeymoon.
Les concurrents de la course nautique prendront la mer à l'aube.
 partir en bateau loc v
Mes amies sont parties en bateau de La Rochelle.
sail boat, UK: sailing boatn US (yacht, small boat with sail)voilier nm
Note: sailboat (USA)
My father has a new sail boat which he took out on the lake today for the first time.
sail planplan de voilure
sail ship, sailing shipn (boat with rigged sails)voilier nm
sail towardsv (nautical) nautiquecingler vi
sail-loft Nautiquevoilerie nf
sail-needle grosse aiguillegrosse aiguille nm
set sailv (boat, ship: start a journey)prendre la mer loc v
The windjammer set sail for a tour around the Carribbean.
sliding gunter sail Marinehouari nm
storm sail voiledériveur nm
under sailà la voile
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