sail

sail
sail [seɪl]
1. noun
   a. [of boat] voile f
• under sail à la voile
• to set sail prendre la mer
• to set sail for partir pour
• he set sail from Dover il est parti de Douvres en bateau
   b. ( = trip) to go for a sail faire un tour en bateau
2. intransitive verb
   a. [boat] the ship sails at 3 o'clock le navire part à 3 heures
• the boat sailed up the river le bateau remonta la rivière
• the ship sailed into Cadiz le bateau entra dans le port de Cadix
   b. [person] he goes sailing every weekend il fait de la voile tous les week-ends
• to sail away partir en bateau
• to sail round the world faire le tour du monde en bateau
• to sail close to the wind ( = take a risk) jouer un jeu dangereux ; (when joking) friser la vulgarité
• we sailed into Southampton nous sommes entrés dans le port de Southampton
   c. (figurative) she sailed into the room (inf) elle est entrée dans la pièce d'un pas nonchalant
• the plate sailed past my head and hit the door l'assiette est passée à côté de ma tête et a heurté la porte
3. transitive verb
   a. [+ ocean] he sailed the Atlantic last year l'année dernière il a fait la traversée de l'Atlantique en bateau
   b. [+ boat] she sailed her boat into the harbour elle est entrée dans le port (en bateau)
• he sailed his boat round the cape il a doublé le cap
• I've never sailed a boat like this before je n'avais jamais navigué sur ce genre de bateau
► sail through (inf)
1. intransitive verb
réussir haut la main
2. inseparable transitive verb
• to sail through one's driving test avoir son permis de conduire haut la main
• he sailed through the match il a gagné le match haut la main
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[seɪl] 1.
noun
1) (on boat) voile f
2) (navigation)

to set sail — prendre la mer

to set sail from/for — partir en bateau de/pour

to be under sail — être en mer

a ship in full sail — un navire toutes voiles dehors

3) (on windmill) aile f
4) (journey)

to go for a sail — faire un tour en bateau

2.
transitive verb
1) (be in charge of) piloter [ship]; (steer) manœuvrer [ship]
2) (travel across) traverser [quelque chose] en bateau [ocean, channel]
3) (own) avoir [yacht]
3.
intransitive verb
1) (travel) voyager en bateau

to sail around the world — faire le tour du monde en bateau

2) (move across water) [ship]

to sail across — traverser [ocean]

to sail into — entrer dans [port]

3) (set sail) prendre la mer

the boat sails at 10 am — le bateau part à 10 h

4) (as hobby) faire de la voile

to go sailing — faire de la voile

5) (move smoothly)

to sail past somebody — [person] passer près de quelqu'un sans même le/la remarquer

the ball sailed over the fence — la balle est passée par-dessus la barrière

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Phrasal Verbs:
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to sail close to the wind — jouer avec le feu

to take the wind out of somebody's sails — rabattre le caquet à quelqu'un


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