sail

sail
seil 1. noun
1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) seil
2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) seilas/-tur
3) (an arm of a windmill.) vinge
2. verb
1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) seile
2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) seile, navigere
3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) seile
4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) seile, reise
5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) seile på
6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) seile, sveve; klare med glans
•
- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
- in full sail
seil
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seilas
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subst. \/seɪl\/
1) seil
• there wasn't a sail in sight
det var ikke et seil i sikte
2) skip, seilfartøy, seilbåt
• a fleet of 20 sail
en flåte på 20 seilskip
3) seilas, seiling, seiltur
• they took him for a two days' sail
de tok ham med på en todagers seiltur
4) (på vindmølle) (mølle)vinge
5) (i ubåt) kommandotårn
at\/in\/under full sail eller (with) all sails set (out) eller with crowded sails for fulle seil
easy sail småseil
get under sail avseile
go for a sail ta en seiltur
in full sail for fulle seil
in\/under sail under seil
make sail sette flere seil
make\/set sail sette seil
make\/set sail for sette kursen for, avseile til
press sail (sjøfart) sette til alle seil
Sail ho! skip o'hoi!
shorten sail ta rev i seilene
strike sail stryke seil (overført) gi tapt
take in sail berge seil (overført) slå av på takten, senke ambisjonene sine
trim one's sails to the wind vende kappen etter vinden
trim the sails trimme seilene, kantsette seilene
with flowing sails (sjøfart) med avfirte skjøter
II
verb \/seɪl\/
1) (om fartøy) seile, avseile, gå
2) sveve, fly, seile, skride
• sail through the air
sveve gjennom luften
3) seile på, befare
• sail the seven seas
seile på de sju hav
4) navigere, styre
be out sailing være på seiltur
sail against the wind (sjøfart) gå opp mot vinden (overført) gå mot strømmen
sail before the wind seile i medvind
sail close-hauled seile kloss til vinden, ligge tett på eller ved vinden
sail close to the wind (sjøfart) seile (tett) opp mot vinden (overført, nedsettende) være på grensen, gå nesten over streken, tøye grensene
sail for avseile til, gå til
sail home the winner (hverdagslig) komme inn som nummer en, seire lett
sail in gå energisk i gang sette i gang å skjelle ut komme skridende, komme seilende
• she sailed in
hun kom seilende inn
sail into gå løs på, kaste seg over
• Tom sailed into the meal
Tom kastet seg over måltidet
skjelle ut, kjefte på angripe, kritisere sterkt
sail into harbour seile i havn
sail through something greie noe lekende lett, seile (lett) gjennom noe
sail under false colours (også overført) seile under falskt flagg, føre falskt flagg
sail with the wind (sjøfart) seile med vinden, sløre (overført) flyte med strømmen

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