| Principal Translations |
| ship n | (large boat) | barco nm |
| | | carguero nm |
| | | buque nm |
| | The ship with all the merchandise should arrive on January 24. |
| | El barco con toda la mercancía debería llegar el 24 de enero. |
| ship [sth]⇒ vtr | (send: goods) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | | remitir⇒ vtr |
| | We will ship the books tomorrow. |
| | Enviaremos los libros mañana. |
| ship [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (send or post to) | enviar algo a loc verb |
| | I requested that the company ship my order to my home address. |
| | Pedí a la empresa que me enviara el pedido a mi domicilio. |
| ship⇒ vi | (goods: be sent) | ser enviado loc verb |
| | (formal) | expedirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | despacharse⇒ v prnl |
| | The product will ship tomorrow. |
| | El producto será enviado mañana. |
| | El producto se expedirá mañana. |
| | El producto se despachará mañana. |
| ship suffix | (noun: denotes skill) | destreza nf |
| Note: No hay un sufijo equivalente en español. |
| | For example: penmanship, swordsmanship, workmanship |
| | Por ejemplo: destreza con la espada. |
| ship suffix | (noun: denotes state) | -tad sufijo |
| | | -dad sufijo |
| | For example: friendship, fellowship, comradeship |
| | Por ejemplo: amistad. |
| | Por ejemplo: fraternidad. |
| ship suffix | (noun: denotes rank) | -ío sufijo |
| | For example: Ladyship |
| | Por ejemplo: señorío. |
| ship [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (relocate) | enviar⇒ vtr |
| | | trasladar⇒ vtr |
| | | asignar⇒ vtr |
| | His company shipped him to Richmond to open a new office. |
| | Su compañía lo envió a Richmond para abrir una nueva oficina. |
| | Su compañía lo trasladó a Richmond para abrir una nueva oficina. |
| | Su compañía lo asignó a Richmon para abrir una nueva oficina. |
| Additional Translations |
| ship n | informal (plane) (coloquial, figurado) | pájaro nm |
| | | aeronave nf |
| | Let's get this ship off the ground! |
| | ¡Hagamos volar a este pájaro! |
ship,
'ship n | informal, abbreviation (romantic relationship) | pareja nf |
| | | relación nf |
| | Ross and Rachel are my favourite ship on that show. |
| | Ross y Rachel son mi pareja favorita en ese programa. |
| ship n | abbreviation (spaceship) | nave nf |
| | | nave espacial nf + adj mf |
| | Neil Armstrong's ship landed on the moon on June 20th, 1969. |
| ship [sth]⇒ vtr | (stow: oars) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | (remos) | afrenillar los remos loc verb |
| | (remos) | levantar los remos loc verb |
| | The rowers shipped their oars as they pulled into shore. |
| | Los remeros cargaron sus remos al acercarse a la orilla. |
| | Los remeros afrenillaron los remos al acercarse a la orilla. |
| | Los remeros levantaron los remos al acercarse a la orilla. |
| ship [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (romantic relationship: support, endorse) | querer que dos personajes estén juntos loc verb |
| | | apoyar la relación de loc verb + prep |
| | A lot of fans shipped those two characters, but they broke up in the end. |
Compound Forms:
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| bowels of a ship npl | figurative (vessel's interior) | sala de máquinas del barco nf |
| capital ship | (warship) | acorazado nm |
| cargo ship n | (freighter, container ship) | buque de carga nm + loc adj |
| | | carguero nm |
| | Cranes are used to unload containers from the cargo ships. |
| clipper ship | (nautical) | clíper nm |
| container ship n | (tanker) | carguero nm |
| | Container ships can carry vast amounts of cargo over huge distances. |
| | | barco carguero, buque carguero nm |
| cruise ship n | (large passenger liner) | crucero nm |
| | My ideal vacation is to relax on a cruise ship in the Caribbean for seven days. |
| | Mis vacaciones ideales consisten en relajarme siete días en un crucero por el Caribe. |
| escort ship n | (ship that accompanies another) | nave escolta nf |
| fire ship n | (ship ignited to destroy an enemy ship) | brulote nm |
| hospital ship n | (vessel used as medical facility) | buque hospital nm |
| | After the naval battle the wounded were taken to the hospital ship for treatment. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El Juan de la Cosa es un buque hospital español. |
| | | barco hospital nm |
| jump ship v expr | figurative (flee without permission) (figurado) | abandonar el barco, dejar el barco loc verb |
| landing ship n | (vessel carrying troops to a beach) | barco de desembarco nm + loc adj |
| merchant ship n | (law: commercial vessel) | barco mercante loc nom m |
| | | buque comercial loc nom m |
| mother ship | (nautical) | nave nodriza loc nom f |
| naval ship n | (military vessel) | buque de Armada loc nom m |
| | | buque naval nm + adj mf |
| pirate ship n | (vessel sailed by sea robbers) | barco pirata nm |
| | A lo lejos, se veía ondear la bandera del barco pirata. |
rocketship,
rocket ship n | (type of spacecraft) | cohete espacial loc nom m |
| | If I had a rocketship, I could fly to the moon! |
| | Si tuviese un cohete espacial podría volar a la luna. |
roof rat,
black rat,
ship rat,
house rat n | (rodent) | rata negra loc nom f |
| | | rata de barco loc nom f |
| | | rata del tejado loc nom f |
run a taut ship,
run a taut operation v expr | (be a strict, efficient manager) | dirigir con mano firme loc verb |
| | (jefe, director) | ser estricto loc verb |
| run a tight ship v expr | figurative (enforce firm rules) | llevar con mano dura loc verb |
| sailing ship n | (vessel rigged with sails) | barco de vela nm + loc adj |
| | | buque de vela nm + loc adj |
| sealing ship n | (boat from which seals are hunted) | barco para caza de focas nm |
| Ship ahoy! interj | (nautical: used on sighting a vessel) | barco a la vista loc interj |
| | (ES) | ah del barco loc interj |
| | Captain Murphy yelled "Ship ahoy!" when he sighted the other ship in the fog. |
| | El Capitán gritó "¡barco a la vista!" cuando avistó otro barco entre la niebla. |
| | El capitán gritó "¡ah del barco!" cuando avistó otro barco entre la niebla. |
| ship chandler n | (dealer in ship supplies) | proveedor naval nm + adj mf |
| ship graveyard n | (scrap yard for old sailing vessels) | cementerio de barcos nm + loc adj |
| ship navigation n | (directing the course of a sailing vessel) | navegación nf |
| | | timoneo nm |
| ship of the line n | (battleship) | navío de línea loc nom m |
| ship's boy n | (nautical: male attendant) | grumete nm |
| | | aprendiz de marinero nm + loc adj |
ship's company,
company n | (nautical: ship's crew) | tripulación nf |
| ship's log n | (book for recording ship's data) | cuaderno de bitácora nm |
| | The ship's log showed that the ship was heading northeast at the time of the collision. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En el cuaderno de bitácora figuraba el rumbo que estaba siguiendo el buque. |
| ship's store | (nautical) | tienda del buque nf + loc adj |
| | | almacén del buque nm + loc adj |
| ship's wheel n | (helm: steering wheel of a sailing vessel) | timón nm |
shipping date,
ship date n | (day when a consignment is sent out) | fecha de envío nf + loc adj |
| | | fecha de embarque nf + loc adj |
| sister ship n | (vessel of same design) | nave gemela nf |
| slave ship n | (vessel carrying people to slavery) | barco negrero nm + adj |
| | The slave ship sank in the storm and was never found. |
| | El barco negrero se hundió durante la tormenta y se perdió para siempre. |
| supply ship n | (vessel carrying supplies) | nave de abastecimiento nf |
| | The supply ship did not arrive in port on time. |
| | | barco de suministros nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los sobrevivientes fueron rescatados por el barco de suministros que estaba destinado a abastecerlos durante las operaciones. |
| tall ship n | (type of large sailing ship) | fragata nf |
| | | gran velero loc nom m |
| | The tall ships came into the harbor with sails unfurled at each mast. |
| | Las fragatas entraron en el puerto con las velas desplegadas. |
| tight ship n | figurative (efficient operation) | operación bien organizada nf + loc adj |
| | | negocio bien organizado nm + loc adj |
| training ship | (ship for novice sailors) | buque escuela loc nom m |
| transport ship n | (vessel carrying military equipment) | barco carguero militar grupo nom |
| | | buque de transporte de pertrechos militares grupo nom |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | buque de guerra nm + loc adj |
| | | barco de guerra nm + loc adj |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| | El buque de guerra podía disparar tiros, torpedos y misiles. |
| when your ship comes in expr | figurative (when you are rich or successful) | cuando llegue tu momento expr |