WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| sail n | often plural (on boat: fabric that catches wind) | vela nf |
| | The sailor unfurled the sail. |
| | El marinero desató la vela. |
| sail⇒ vi | figurative (travel by ship) | navegar⇒ vi |
| | The family sailed to Calais. |
| | La familia navegó hacia Calais. |
| sail vi | (ship: travel) | navegar⇒ vi |
| | The ship is sailing to Portsmouth. |
| | El bote navega hasta Portsmouth. |
| sail vi | (person: go sailing) | navegar⇒ vi |
| | Marina is very adventurous; she likes to ski, sail and dive. |
| | Marina es muy aventurera, le gusta esquiar. navegar y bucear. |
| sail [sth]⇒ vtr | (manoeuvre a ship) | navegar⇒ vtr |
| | The captain sailed the ship safely into harbour. |
| | El capitán navegó el barco y llegó a salvo al puerto. |
| Additional Translations |
sail (US),
fin (UK) n | (top part of submarine) | torreta nf |
| | | vela nf |
| | The submarine's sail protruded from the water. |
| | La torreta del submarino salió del agua. |
| sail⇒ vi | figurative (move quickly and easily) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | fluir⇒ vi |
| | Paul threw the ball and it sailed through the air. |
| | Pablo tiró la pelota y pasó por el aire. |
| sail vi | (set sail) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| | The ship sails at noon. |
| | El barco zarpa al mediodía. |
| sail [sth]⇒ vtr | (travel over [sth]) | navegar por vi + prep |
| | The young yachtswoman sailed the English Channel. |
| | La joven balandrista navegó por el Canal de la Mancha. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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| sail into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (attack verbally) | insultar a vtr + prep |
| | | atacar a vtr + prep |
| sail into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (act vigorously) | arremeter contra vi + prep |
| | | atacar⇒ vtr |
| | Graham foolishly sailed into the project without a plan. |
| sail through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (easily endure, succeed easily) (figurado) | transitar vt |
| | Mark sailed through his driving test without any problems. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Compound Forms:
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crowd on sail,
crowd on the sail v expr | (nautical) | hacer fuerza de vela loc verb |
| | The sailors crowded on as much sail as the mast could carry. |
| | Los marineros hicieron tanta fuerza de vela como podía resistir el mástil. |
| full sail adv | (ship: with all sails up) | a todo trapo loc adv |
| | | a toda vela loc adv |
| | | a velas tendidas loc adv |
| | The storm passed and they continued at full sail to make up for lost time. |
| full sail adv | figurative (forcefully) | viento en popa loc adv |
| | | a toda marcha loc adv |
| | Now that we have the permits we're going ahead full sail with the project. |
| in sail expr | (ship: with sails set) | con las velas desplegadas loc adv |
| lateen sail n | (nautical) | vela latina loc nom f |
| sail along vi + prep | (boat, ship: move across water) | navegar⇒ vi |
| | The boat sailed along the coast of Brazil for several weeks. |
| | El bote navegó por las costas de Brasil durante semanas. |
| sail along vi + adv | informal, figurative (move fluidly, glide) | deslizarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (figurado) | flotar⇒, volar⇒ vi |
| | Bicycling is easy when a tail wind lets me sail along without pedaling. |
| | Andar en bici es fácil cuando una ráfaga de viento me permite deslizarme sin pedalear. |
| sail away vi + adv | (boat or ship: depart) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| | We stood on the shore and watched as the ship sailed away. |
| | Nos paramos en la orilla a ver cómo zarpaba el barco. |
| sail away vi + adv | (leave via boat or ship) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| | | irse a navegar loc verb |
| | They sailed away on their honeymoon. |
| | I'm tired of the rat race; why don't we climb on a yacht with a bottle of champagne and just sail away? |
| | Zarparon en un crucero para su luna de miel. |
| | Estoy cansado de este mundo competitivo, ¿por qué no subimos a un yate con una botella de champaña y salimos a navegar? |
sailboat,
sail boat (US),
sailing boat (UK) n | (yacht, small vessel with a sail) | velero nm |
| | | barco de vela nm + loc adj |
| | My dad took his new sailing boat out on the lake today for the first time. |
| | From our window we watched sailboats in the harbor. |
| | Hoy mi papá sacó por primera vez su nuevo velero a navegar por el lago. |
| | Desde la ventana observamos los barcos de vela en el puerto. |
| sail off vi + adv | (boat or ship: depart) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| | | alejarse navegando loc verb |
| sail off vi + adv | (leave via boat or ship) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| | We shed a tear of joy as we watched them sail off into the sunset. |
| | Derramamos una lágrima de alegría cuando les vimos zarpar rumbo al ocaso. |
sailfish,
also UK: sail-fish n | (fish with long dorsal fin) | pez vela loc nom m |
| set sail v expr | (boat, ship: start a journey) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| | The windjammer set sail for a tour around the Caribbean. |
| | El velero zarpó para hacer un viaje por el Caribe. |
| set sail v expr | (start a journey by ship or boat) | zarpar⇒ vi |
| under sail adv | (nautical: sailing, in motion) | bajo la vela loc adv |
| | | navegando gerundio |
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