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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.sail /seɪl/ n.

(on boat) vela f.

(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

(on windmill) pala f.

(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/

tr.
1. (be in charge of) essere al comando di;
  (steer) governare, pilotare [ship]
1. (travel across) attraversare [ocean, channel]
1. (own) avere [yacht]

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].

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Inglese:

balloon - batten - belly out - billow - canvas - due - fill - flag - flap - flap - furl - gasket - hoist - lower - lowering - navigate - put - shorten - swell - upwind - wind - windward - with

Italiano:

bandiera - battere - bolina - controvento - costeggiare - cresta - direzione - issare - navigare - navigazione - pala - periplo - poppa - risalire - salpare - serrare - solcare - sottovela - spiegato - vela - velaccino - velaccio - velatura - veleggiare - velico - vento

sail		andare a vela v
sail	(boats - cruise)	crociera nf
sail	(boats)	vela nf
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
full sail	adv	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 sail	adv	figurative (forcefully) figurato	a 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 sail			a gonfie vele
in sail			salpare v.
in sail			a vele spiegate
sail away			salpare v
sail away from			salpare lontano da
sail boat, UK: sailing boat	n	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 into			inveire contro
sail off	vi	(boat or ship: depart)	salpare⇒ vi
We shed a tear of joy as we watched them sail off into the sunset.
sail under	vi	(seafaring) bandiera	battere⇒ vtr
set sail	v	(boat, ship: start a journey) partire in barca a vela	far vela vtr
The windjammer set sail for a tour around the Carribbean.
Lo skipper ha fatto vela per i Caraibi.
under sail			a vela
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'sail' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'sail':

a shift in full sail
as immediate a crisis as the sodden sail
asked him to sail for them
I like to sail when it isn't really windy
let's sail away
My eyes greet a blue sail of sky
sail across
sail closer to the wind
Sail drive
sail right through one's red lights
sail spread

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