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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.sail /seɪl/ n.
  1. (on boat) vela f.
  1. (navigation) to set ~ salpare, alzare le vele;
    to set ~ from, for salpare da, per;
    to be under ~ essere sottovela;
    a ship in full ~ una nave a vele spiegate
  1. (on windmill) pala f.
  1. (journey) to go for a ~ fare un giro in barca
locuzioni idiomatiche to take the wind out of sb.’s ~s smontare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn.
2.sail /seɪl/
  1. tr.
    1. (be in charge of) essere al comando di;
      (steer) governare, pilotare [ship]
    1. (travel across) attraversare [ocean, channel]
    1. (own) avere [yacht]
  1. intr.
    1. (travel) [person] navigare, viaggiare per mare;
      to ~ around the world fare il giro del mondo in barca a vela
    1. (move across water) to ~ across [ship] attraversare [ocean];
      to ~ into [ship] entrare in [port]
    1. (set sail) salpare
    1. (as hobby) fare vela;
      to go ~ing andare in barca a vela
    1. (move smoothly) to ~ past sb. passare con grazia davanti a qcn.;
      the ball ~ed over the fence la palla volò al di là della staccionata
locuzioni idiomatiche to ~ close to the wind trovarsi sul filo del rasoio.

Phrasal verbs:
sail through: ~ through [sth.] vincere facilmente [match];
passare facilmente [exam].


'sail' trovato anche in queste voci:
sail: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

sailandare a vela v
sail (boats - cruise)crociera nf
sail (boats)vela nf
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sail: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
full sailadv literal (ship: with all sails up)a vele spiegate avv
The storm passed and they continued at full sail to make up for lost time.
Passata la tempesta continuammo a vele spiegate per ridurre il ritardo.
full sailadv figurative (forcefully) figuratoa vele spiegate, a tutto vapore avv
Now that we have the permits, we are going ahead full sail with the project.
Ora che abbiamo tutti permessi procederemo a tutto vapore con la costruzione del palazzo.
in full saila gonfie vele
in sailsalpare v.
in saila vele spiegate
sail awaysalpare v
sail away fromsalpare lontano da
sail boat, UK: sailing boatn US (yacht, small boat with sail)barca a vela nf
Nota: sailboat (USA)
My father has a new sail boat which he took out on the lake today for the first time.
sail intoinveire contro
sail offvi (boat or ship: depart)salpare vi
We shed a tear of joy as we watched them sail off into the sunset.
sail undervi (seafaring) bandierabattere vtr
set sailv (boat, ship: start a journey) partire in barca a velafar vela vtr
The windjammer set sail for a tour around the Carribbean.
Lo skipper ha fatto vela per i Caraibi.
under saila vela
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