Translations for „sails“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . sail [seɪl] N (on boat)

sail

vela f

to set sail (for a place)

zarpar (para um lugar)

II . sail [seɪl] VB intr

1. sail (travel):

sail

velejar

sail

navegar

to sail for sth

navegar para a. c.

2. sail (start voyage):

sail

zarpar

3. sail (move smoothly):

sail

deslizar

4. sail fig (do easily):

to sail through sth

fazer a. c. com facilidade

III . sail [seɪl] VB trans (manage)

sail boat, ship

pilotar

Usage examples with sails

to take the wind out of sb's sails

dar uma ducha de água fria em alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wrapped another lobster pot around the keel last night, sails down for 45 mins again to remove it.

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Here, under shadecloth sails for protection from the elements, you can soak in steaming mineral waters scented with floating oranges and lemons, massaging your tootsies on raised river pebbles.

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The sails of these vessels are made of strips of bamboo, woven into the form of matting.

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Cloth is also used by shipwrights to make the vessels' sails.

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These additional sails are set along the edge of the square topsail and the mainsail, supported by additional spars known as stun's'l booms.

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Aft-mast rigs with no mainsail also require fewer winches to raise and lower sails, and no winches to move the boom.

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Shortly afterwards, the flotilla spots a series of volcanic islands, and then, the sails of one ship being pursued by 6 other pirate ships.

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Boat sail drill is a lightweight, unbleached drill used to make sails for sailing craft.

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Modern sails are designed so that either the warp or weft of the cloth is perpendicular to the leech.

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Each hull cost $569.00, delivered, sans sails (down from a list of $660.00 - quantity discount).

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