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1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) de un lado a otro de2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) al otro lado de
2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) al otro ladoacross1 adv de un lado al otrothere's no bridge, so you'll have to swim across no hay puente, así que tendrás que cruzar nadandoacross2 prep1. de un lado a otrowalk across the street cruza la calle / atraviesa la calle2. al otro lado detr[ə'krɒs]1 (movement) a través de, de un lado a otro de■ to swim across a river cruzar un río nadando/a nado2 (position) al otro lado de1 de un lado a otro■ he ran/swam across cruzó corriendo/nadandoacross [ə'krɔs] adv1) crosswise: al través2) : a través, del otro ladohe's already across: ya está del otro lado3) : de ancho40 feet across: 40 pies de anchoacross prep1) : al otro lado deacross the street: al otro lado de la calle2) : a través dea log across the road: un tronco a través del caminoprep• a lo ancho (Medida) expr.adv.• a través adv.• al otro lado adv.• de un lado al otro adv.• por adv.prep.• a través de prep.
I ə'krɔːs, ə'krɒsa) ( indicating movement)seven across — ( crossword clue) siete horizontal
b) ( indicating position) del otro ladoshe sat across from me — estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí
c) (in width, diameter)it is 20m across — tiene or mide 20m de ancho
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a) ( from one side to other)b) ( on the other side of)[ǝ'krɒs] When across is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come across, run across, look up the verb.1. PREP1) (=from one side to other of) a través deto go across a bridge — atravesar or cruzar un puente
2) (=on the other side of) al otro lado de4) (=crosswise over) a través de; board 1., 1)2. ADV1) (=from one side to the other) a través, al travésdon't go around, go across — no des la vuelta, ve al través
shall I go across first? — ¿paso yo el primero?
to run across — (over bridge) atravesar or cruzar corriendo
2) (=on opposite side)how far is it across? — (river) ¿cuántos metros tiene de ancho?
4) (=crossways) a través, en cruz, transversalmente* * *
I [ə'krɔːs, ə'krɒs]a) ( indicating movement)seven across — ( crossword clue) siete horizontal
b) ( indicating position) del otro ladoshe sat across from me — estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí
c) (in width, diameter)it is 20m across — tiene or mide 20m de ancho
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1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) paseo/viaje en barco3) (an arm of a windmill.) aspa
2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) navegar a vela2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) pilotar3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) navegar4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) zarpar, hacerse a la mar5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) navegar, cruzar en barco6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) deslizarse•- sailing
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sail1 n velasail2 vb1. navegar2. salir / zarpartr[seɪl]1 (canvas) vela3 (ship) velero, barco de vela4 (of windmill) aspa2 (control ship) gobernar1 (ship, boat) navegar; (person) ir en barco, navegar2 (begin journey) zarpar, hacerse a la mar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin full sail a toda vela, con las velas desplegadasto be under sail moverse (por el viento)to set sail zarpar, hacerse a la marto sail through something figurative use encontrar algo muy fácilto sail under false colours expresar opiniones falsassail ['seɪl] vi1) : navegar (en un barco)2) : ir fácilmentewe sailed right in: entramos sin ningún problemasail vt1) : gobernar (un barco)2)to sail the seas : cruzar los maressail n1) : vela f (de un barco)2) : viaje m en veleroto go for a sail: salir a navegarn.• aspa de molino de viento s.f.• barco de vela s.m.• lona s.f.• vela (Barco) s.f.• vela de barco s.f.v.• bogar v.• gobernar un barco v.• hacerse a la vela v.• navegar v.seɪl
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1) ( Naut)a) c u (of ship, boat) vela fto set sail — ( start journey) zarpar, hacerse* a la mar; \<\<yacht/galleon\>\> hacerse* a la vela
to go for a sail — salir* a navegar
2) c ( of windmill) aspa f‡
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a) ( control) \<\<boat/ship\>\> gobernar*, manejarb) (travel, cross)to sail the Atlantic single-handed — cruzar* el Atlántico en solitario
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vi1)a) ( travel) \<\<ship/boat\>\> navegar*; \<\<person/passenger\>\> ir* en barco, navegar*to sail around the world — dar* la vuelta al mundo en barco
to sail east/west — navegar* hacia el or en dirección este/oeste
b) ( depart) \<\<person/ship\>\> zarpar, salir*2) ( move effortlessly)to sail into/out of a room — entrar en/salir* de una habitación con aire majestuoso
•Phrasal Verbs:[seɪl]1. N1) (Naut) (=cloth) vela f•
the age of sail — la época de la navegación a vela•
in or under full sail — a toda vela, a vela llena•
to lower the sails — arriar las velasto set sail for Liverpool — zarpar hacia Liverpool, hacerse a la vela con rumbo a Liverpool
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to take in the sails — amainar las velas•
under sail — a vela- take the wind out of sb's sails2) (Naut) (=trip) paseo m en barco•
it's three days' sail from here — desde aquí se tarda tres días en barco•
to go for a sail — dar una vuelta en barco3) (Naut) (=boat)(pl sail) barco m de vela, velero m4) [of windmill] aspa f2.VT [+ boat, ship] gobernar•
they sailed the ship to Cadiz — fueron con el barco a Cádiz- sail the3. VI1) (Naut) [boat, ship, person] navegar•
to sail at 12 knots — navegar a 12 nudos, ir a 12 nudos•
we sailed into harbour — entramos a puerto•
to sail round the world — dar la vuelta al mundo en barco•
to sail up the Tagus — navegar por el Tajo, subir el Tajo- sail close to the wind2) (Naut) (=leave) zarpar, salir•
the boat sails at eight o'clock — el barco zarpa or sale a las ocho•
we sail for Australia soon — pronto zarpamos or salimos hacia Australia•
she sails on Monday — zarpa or sale el lunes3) (fig)•
she sailed into the room — entró majestuosamente en la sala•
the plate sailed over my head — el plato voló por encima de mi cabeza* * *[seɪl]
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1) ( Naut)a) c u (of ship, boat) vela fto set sail — ( start journey) zarpar, hacerse* a la mar; \<\<yacht/galleon\>\> hacerse* a la vela
to go for a sail — salir* a navegar
2) c ( of windmill) aspa f‡
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a) ( control) \<\<boat/ship\>\> gobernar*, manejarb) (travel, cross)to sail the Atlantic single-handed — cruzar* el Atlántico en solitario
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vi1)a) ( travel) \<\<ship/boat\>\> navegar*; \<\<person/passenger\>\> ir* en barco, navegar*to sail around the world — dar* la vuelta al mundo en barco
to sail east/west — navegar* hacia el or en dirección este/oeste
b) ( depart) \<\<person/ship\>\> zarpar, salir*2) ( move effortlessly)to sail into/out of a room — entrar en/salir* de una habitación con aire majestuoso
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I [seɪl]1) (on boat) vela f.2) (navigation)to set sail — salpare, alzare le vele
to set sail from, for — salpare da, per
3) (on windmill) pala f.4) (journey)••II 1. [seɪl]to take the wind out of sb.'s sails — smontare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
1) (be in charge of) essere al comando di; (steer) governare, pilotare [ ship]2) (travel across) attraversare [ocean, channel]2.to sail across — [ ship] attraversare [ ocean]
to sail into — [ ship] entrare in [ port]
3) (set sail) salpare4) (as hobby) fare velato sail past sb. — passare con grazia davanti a qcn.
•••* * *[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) vela2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) (gita in mare)3) (an arm of a windmill.) pala2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) veleggiare, navigare2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) far navigare3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) navigare4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) salpare; imbarcarsi5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) navigare, solcare6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) veleggiare; scivolare; muoversi con grazia•- sailing
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- in full sail* * *sail /seɪl/n.1 (naut., sport) vela: to hoist [to lower] the sails, issare [calare] le vele; There were several sails on the lake, c'erano parecchie vele sul lago; ( anche fig.) in full sail, a vele spiegate2 [u] (naut., collett.) velatura: to make more sail, aumentare la velatura; to take in sail, raccogliere le vele; ridurre la velatura4 veleggiata; gita in mare; breve viaggio per mare; durata della traversata: five days' sail from Genoa, un viaggio (per mare) di cinque giorni da Genova; to go for a sail, andare in gita su una barca a vela5 (inv. al pl.) veliero; nave: a fleet of fifty sail, una flotta di cinquanta velieri; Sail ho!, nave in vista!● sail area, area di gara velica □ (naut.) sail locker, deposito delle vele □ (naut.) sail-loft, veleria □ sail maker, velaio □ ( sport) sail number, numero velico □ (naut.) sail room, camera (o deposito) delle vele □ to set sail, far vela; salpare □ to shorten sail, terzarolare □ to strike sail, ammainare le vele; salutare ammainando le vele □ to take sail to, fare vela (o salpare) per ( un luogo) □ (fig.) to take the wind out of sb. 's sails, sgonfiare, smontare q. (fig.) □ to trim one's sails, (naut.) assettare la velatura; (fig.) agire secondo il vento che tira, adeguarsi al clima prevalente; ( anche) tagliare le spese □ ( di nave) to be under sail, essere alla vela □ to unfurl the sails, spiegare le vele.♦ (to) sail /seɪl/A v. i.2 far vela ( verso un luogo); salpare; imbarcarsi: to sail with the tide, salpare con l'alta marea; We sail next week, salpiamo la settimana prossima3 (fig.) veleggiare; volare; scivolare; (spec. di donna) incedere lievemente, muoversi con grazia: White clouds are sailing in the sky, bianche nubi veleggiano in cieloB v. t.1 navigare; correre; percorrere; solcare: to sail the Adriatic Sea, navigare l'Adriatico; to sail the seas, correre il mare; to sail the Atlantic Ocean, solcare l'Oceano Atlantico● to sail against the wind, (naut.) navigare controvento, bordeggiare; (fig.) andare controcorrente □ to sail along the coast, costeggiare □ to sail before the wind, avere il vento in poppa □ to sail close to (o near) the wind, (naut.) stringere il vento, navigare di bolina; (fig.) camminare sul filo del rasoio; rasentare il codice; essere sull'orlo dell'illegalità; rischiare grosso □ to go sailing, andare in barca a vela; ( sport) fare della vela (fam.).* * *I [seɪl]1) (on boat) vela f.2) (navigation)to set sail — salpare, alzare le vele
to set sail from, for — salpare da, per
3) (on windmill) pala f.4) (journey)••II 1. [seɪl]to take the wind out of sb.'s sails — smontare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
1) (be in charge of) essere al comando di; (steer) governare, pilotare [ ship]2) (travel across) attraversare [ocean, channel]2.to sail across — [ ship] attraversare [ ocean]
to sail into — [ ship] entrare in [ port]
3) (set sail) salpare4) (as hobby) fare velato sail past sb. — passare con grazia davanti a qcn.
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1. noun1) (voyage in sailing vessel) Segelfahrt, die2) (piece of canvas) Segel, das2. intransitive verb3) (glide in air) segeln5) (move smoothly) gleiten6) (fig. coll.): (pass easily)3. transitive verb* * *[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) das Segel3) (an arm of a windmill.) der Windmühlenflügel2. verb3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) mit dem Schiff fahren6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) segeln•- academic.ru/109922/sailboard">sailboard- sailing
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- in full sail* * *[seɪl]I. nto come [or go] for a \sail eine Segelfahrt machento hoist/lower the \sails die Segel setzen/einholenunder \sail unter Segel, auf der Fahrt4.▶ to set \sail in See stechen, auslaufento set \sail for/from France nach/von Frankreich absegelnII. viwe \sailed up/down the river wir segelten flussaufwärts/-abwärtsto \sail against/before the wind gegen den/vor dem Wind segelnto \sail around the world die Welt umsegeln2. (start voyage) auslaufentheir ship \sails for Bombay next Friday ihr Schiff läuft nächsten Freitag nach Bombay aus3. (move effortlessly) gleitento \sail along dahingleitenthe clouds went \sailing by quickly die Wolken zogen rasch vorübershe was \sailing along on her bike sie rollte mit ihrem Fahrrad dahinshe \sailed into the room sie kam ins Zimmer gerauscht [o fam gesegelt]he wasn't looking where he was going, and just \sailed straight into her er passte nicht auf, wohin er ging und rauschte geradewegs mit ihr zusammento \sail on to victory dem Sieg entgegeneilen▪ to \sail into sb jdn attackierento \sail into one's opponents über seine Gegner herfallen famhe \sailed into his wife for spending so much money every month er herrschte seine Frau an, weil sie jeden Monat so viel Geld ausgab6. (do easily)▪ to \sail through sth etw mit Leichtigkeit [o spielend] schaffenhe's \sailing through school er schafft die Schule mit linksI \sailed through my first pregnancy bei meiner ersten Schwangerschaft verlief alles glatt7.III. vt1. (navigate)to \sail a ship ein Schiff steuernto \sail a yacht eine Yacht segeln2. (travel)to \sail the Pacific den Pazifik befahren [o durchsegeln]* * *[seɪl]1. n1) Segel nt; (of windmill) Flügel mto set or make sail ( for...) — los- or abfahren (nach...); (with sailing boat)
he set sail from Dover (with sailing boat) — er fuhr von Dover los er segelte von Dover ab or los
2) (= trip) Fahrt fit's 3 days' sail from here — von hier aus fährt or (in yacht) segelt man 3 Tage
to go for a sail —
have you ever had a sail in his yacht? — sind Sie schon einmal auf seiner Jacht gefahren or gesegelt?
20 sail — 20 Schiffe/Boote
there was not a sail in sight — kein einziges Schiff war zu sehen
2. vtship segeln mit; liner etc steuernhe sails his own yacht — er hat eine eigene Jacht
to sail the Atlantic — den Atlantik durchkreuzen
3. viare you flying? – no, sailing — fliegen Sie? – nein, ich fahre mit dem Schiff
I went sailing for a week —
to sail round the world — um die Welt segeln, die Erde umsegeln
to sail round a headland — eine Landzunge umfahren/umsegeln
2) (= leave) (for nach) abfahren; (yacht, in yacht) absegelnshe sailed past/out of the room — sie rauschte vorbei/aus dem Zimmer (inf)
she sailed into the room — sie kam ins Zimmer gerauscht (inf)
* * *sail [seıl]A s1. SCHIFFa) Segel nb) koll Segel(werk) pl(n):a) die Segel (bei)setzen,b) mehr Segel beisetzen,a) die Segel einholen,b) fig zurückstecken;under sail unter Segel, auf der Fahrt;under full sail mit vollen Segeln2. SCHIFFa) (Segel)Schiff n:travel by sail → B 1 ab) koll (Segel)Schiffe pl3. (Segel)Fahrt f:have (go for) a sail segeln (gehen)4. a) Segel n (eines Windmühlenflügels)b) Flügel m (einer Windmühle)5. JAGD und poet Flügel m6. ZOOLa) Segel n (Rückenflosse der Seglerfische)b) Tentakel m (eines Nautilus)B v/i1. SCHIFFb) fahren (Schiff)2. SCHIFFa) auslaufen (Schiff)b) abfahren, absegeln ( beide:from von;for, to nach):ready to sail segelfertig, klar zum Auslaufenb) sail through an examination eine Prüfung spielend schaffen4. fig fliegen (Luftschiff, Vogel)5. fig (besonders stolz) schweben, rauschen, segeln:a) rangehen, zupacken,b) sich (in eine Diskussion etc) einschaltena) jemanden od etwas attackieren, herfallen über (akk),b) rangehen an (akk), etwas tüchtig anpacken,c) sich in eine Diskussion etc einschaltenC v/t1. SCHIFF durchsegeln, befahren2. SCHIFFa) allg das Schiff steuernb) ein Segelboot segeln* * *1. noun1) (voyage in sailing vessel) Segelfahrt, dieset sail — (begin voyage) losfahren ( for nach)
2) (piece of canvas) Segel, das2. intransitive verb1) (travel on water) fahren; (in sailing boat) segeln2) (start voyage) auslaufen ( for nach); in See stechen3) (glide in air) segeln5) (move smoothly) gleiten6) (fig. coll.): (pass easily)3. transitive verb1) steuern [Boot, Schiff]; segeln mit [Segeljacht, -schiff]2) (travel across) durchfahren, befahren [Meer]* * *n.abfahren (nach) v.segeln v. v.segeln v. -
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sail [seɪl]1 noun∎ to set sail prendre la mer, appareiller;∎ to set sail for… partir pour…, appareiller pour…;∎ in full sail, with all sails set toutes voiles dehors;∎ the boat was under sail le bateau était sous voiles;∎ they rounded the cape under sail ils doublèrent le cap à la voile;∎ under 300m2 of sail avec une voilure de 300m2∎ to go for a sail faire un tour en bateau;∎ it's a few hours' sail from here c'est à quelques heures d'ici en bateau(c) (of windmill) aile f(a) (move over water → boat, ship) naviguer;∎ the trawler was sailing north le chalutier se dirigeait ou cinglait vers le nord;∎ the boat sailed up/down the river le bateau remonta/descendit le fleuve;∎ the ferry sailed into Dover le ferry-boat entra dans le port de Douvres;∎ they sailed around the Mediterranean ils ont fait le tour de la Méditerranée;∎ to sail round a cape contourner un promontoire;∎ to sail close to the wind naviguer au (plus) près; figurative jouer un jeu dangereux(b) (set off → boat, passenger) partir, prendre la mer, appareiller;∎ the Britannica sails at noon le Britannica appareille à midi(c) (travel by boat) voyager (en bateau);∎ are you flying or sailing? est-ce que vous y allez en avion ou en bateau?;∎ they sailed from Liverpool to Boston ils ont fait le voyage de Liverpool à Boston en bateau∎ to sail, to go sailing faire de la voile∎ swans sailed by on the lake des cygnes glissaient sur le lac;∎ there were clouds sailing by des nuages voguaient dans le ciel;∎ birds sailed across the sky des oiseaux passaient dans le ciel;∎ a sports car sailed past me une voiture de sport m'a doublé à toute vitesse;∎ the balloons sailed into the air les ballons se sont envolés;∎ the ball sailed over the wall la balle est passée par-dessus le mur;∎ my hat sailed off my head and into the water un coup de vent a fait voler mon chapeau dans l'eau;∎ to sail into a room entrer majestueusement dans une pièce;∎ she sailed across the room to greet me elle traversa la pièce d'un pas majestueux pour venir à ma rencontre∎ have you ever sailed a catamaran before? est-ce que vous avez déjà barré un catamaran?;∎ to sail a boat through a channel manœuvrer un bateau dans un chenal;∎ she sailed the boat into port elle a manœuvré ou piloté le bateau jusque dans le port(b) (cross → sea, lake) traverser;∎ to sail the Atlantic single-handed traverser l'Atlantique en solitaire;∎ to sail the seas parcourir les mers(succeed in) réussir haut la main;∎ he sailed through the exam il a réussi l'examen haut la main(succeed) réussir haut la main -
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1. I1) be ready to sail быть готовым к отплытию; when does the ship sail?, when do we sail? когда отходит /отплывает/ [наш] пароход?2) the "Aquitania" is one of the largest ships that sails "Аквитания" один из самых больших пароходов; the boys are learning to sail мальчики учатся грести или плавать на парусниках /ходить под парусами/ и т.д.; let's go sailing пойдем кататься на лодке или на яхте и т.п.2. II1) sail at some time sail tomorrow (next week, weekly, at dawn, at midnight, etc.) отплывать /отправляться/ завтра и т.д.; sailin some direction sail homeward (west, суй, northward's), southward's), etc.) плыть /направляться/ к дому и т.д.; will she sail direct? пароход пойдет прямо туда?2) sail in some manner sail quickly (quietly, gracefully, majestically, etc.) плыть /плавать/ быстро и т.д.; this boat is sailing too slowly (swiftly) эта [парусная] лодка плывет слишком медленно (быстро); the new yacht sails well (heavily, fast, etc.) новая яхта хорошо и т.д. идет, у новой яхты хороший и т.д. ход; sail at full speed идти /плыть/ полным ходом; sail some where wild ducks were sailing by мимо проплывали дикие утки; sail on плыть дальше; sail back приплывать обратно3. IIIsail smth.1) sail a ship (one's own yacht, a bark, etc.) управлять судном и т.д., плавать на судне и т.д., вести корабль и т.д.; can you sail a boat? вы умеете управлять лодкой?2) sail the seas (the Pacific, the oceans, etc.) плавать по морям и т.д., бороздить моря и т.д.; he's been sailing the seas for years он провел много лет в плаваниях; sail the sky (the air) плыть в небе (в воздухе); one day we sailed 150 miles, another 200 miles один день мы проплыли сто пятьдесят миль, другой sail двести4. XVI1) sail from some place sail from London (from New York, from the port, etc.) отплывать /отправляться/ из Лондона и т.д.; sail back from Europe возвращаться пароходом из Европы; sail for /to/ some place sail for Europe (to America, to Lisbon, for home, etc.) отплывать /отправляться/ в Европу и т.д.; sail into smth. sail into the port прийти /войти/ в порт; sail into harbour войти в гавань; sail from some place to /for /some place sail from Liverpool to New York (from Europe for home, etc.) отплывать /отправляться/ из Ливерпуля в Нью-Йорк и т.д.; sail in some time the "Lusitania" sailed on her last voyage in May 1915 "Луситейния" вышла в свой последний рейс в мае тысяча девятьсот пятнадцатого года; sail on Sunday (at 2 p.m., in the morning, etc.) отплывать в воскресенье и т.д.; sail on smth. sail on the "Queen Магу" (on the "Argosy", on the "Empress of Japan", etc.) отплывать на пароходе "Куин Мэри" и т.д.; sail by smth. I sail tomorrow by the Cunard line я отплываю завтра пароходом Кьюнардской компании2) sail on smth. boats sail on the water по воде плывут /снуют/ лодки; he used to sail on the Thames a good deal as a boy когда он был мальчишкой, он много плавал по Темзе; sail in smth. sail in a steamer плавать на корабле; sail in a boat кататься на лодке: sail down (up, across, etc.) smth. sail down (up) the river плыть вниз (вверх) по реке; sail about the lake плавать по озеру; sail along the coast плавать вдоль побережья; sail across the Indian Ocean (across the Atlantic, etc.) пересечь Индийский и т.д. океан; sail through the Channel пройти /проплыть/ Ла-Манш; sail round a cape обогнуть мыс; sail round the world совершить кругосветное плавание; sail past smth. проплывать мимо чего-л.; the moon (a glider, a kite, the airship, etc.) sails across /over, through/ the sky луна и т.д. плывет по небу; a large bird sailed over our heads большая птица парила у вас над головами; sail by smth. sail by the chart (by the compass, by the stars, etc.) плыть по карте и т.д.; sail under smth. sail under the American flag (under British colours, etc.) плавать под американским и т.д. флагом || sail with the wind идти /плыть/ с попутным ветром; sail against the wind идти /плыть/ претив ветра3) sail into (along, etc.) smth. sail along the passage плыть /шествовать/ по коридору; the duchess,into the room герцогиня, важно выступая, вошла /вплыла/ в комнату5. XXI1sail smth. on (in, across, etc.) smth. sail toy boat (s) on (in, across) a pond пускать кораблики на пруду -
7 Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering, Land transport, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Ports and shipping, Public utilities, Railways and locomotives[br]b. 9 April 1806 Portsea, Hampshire, Englandd. 15 September 1859 18 Duke Street, St James's, London, England[br]English civil and mechanical engineer.[br]The son of Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Kingdom, he was educated at a private boarding-school in Hove. At the age of 14 he went to the College of Caen and then to the Lycée Henri-Quatre in Paris, after which he was apprenticed to Louis Breguet. In 1822 he returned from France and started working in his father's office, while spending much of his time at the works of Maudslay, Sons \& Field.From 1825 to 1828 he worked under his father on the construction of the latter's Thames Tunnel, occupying the position of Engineer-in-Charge, exhibiting great courage and presence of mind in the emergencies which occurred not infrequently. These culminated in January 1828 in the flooding of the tunnel and work was suspended for seven years. For the next five years the young engineer made abortive attempts to find a suitable outlet for his talents, but to little avail. Eventually, in 1831, his design for a suspension bridge over the River Avon at Clifton Gorge was accepted and he was appointed Engineer. (The bridge was eventually finished five years after Brunel's death, as a memorial to him, the delay being due to inadequate financing.) He next planned and supervised improvements to the Bristol docks. In March 1833 he was appointed Engineer of the Bristol Railway, later called the Great Western Railway. He immediately started to survey the route between London and Bristol that was completed by late August that year. On 5 July 1836 he married Mary Horsley and settled into 18 Duke Street, Westminster, London, where he also had his office. Work on the Bristol Railway started in 1836. The foundation stone of the Clifton Suspension Bridge was laid the same year. Whereas George Stephenson had based his standard railway gauge as 4 ft 8½ in (1.44 m), that or a similar gauge being usual for colliery wagonways in the Newcastle area, Brunel adopted the broader gauge of 7 ft (2.13 m). The first stretch of the line, from Paddington to Maidenhead, was opened to traffic on 4 June 1838, and the whole line from London to Bristol was opened in June 1841. The continuation of the line through to Exeter was completed and opened on 1 May 1844. The normal time for the 194-mile (312 km) run from Paddington to Exeter was 5 hours, at an average speed of 38.8 mph (62.4 km/h) including stops. The Great Western line included the Box Tunnel, the longest tunnel to that date at nearly two miles (3.2 km).Brunel was the engineer of most of the railways in the West Country, in South Wales and much of Southern Ireland. As railway networks developed, the frequent break of gauge became more of a problem and on 9 July 1845 a Royal Commission was appointed to look into it. In spite of comparative tests, run between Paddington-Didcot and Darlington-York, which showed in favour of Brunel's arrangement, the enquiry ruled in favour of the narrow gauge, 274 miles (441 km) of the former having been built against 1,901 miles (3,059 km) of the latter to that date. The Gauge Act of 1846 forbade the building of any further railways in Britain to any gauge other than 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.44 m).The existence of long and severe gradients on the South Devon Railway led to Brunel's adoption of the atmospheric railway developed by Samuel Clegg and later by the Samuda brothers. In this a pipe of 9 in. (23 cm) or more in diameter was laid between the rails, along the top of which ran a continuous hinged flap of leather backed with iron. At intervals of about 3 miles (4.8 km) were pumping stations to exhaust the pipe. Much trouble was experienced with the flap valve and its lubrication—freezing of the leather in winter, the lubricant being sucked into the pipe or eaten by rats at other times—and the experiment was abandoned at considerable cost.Brunel is to be remembered for his two great West Country tubular bridges, the Chepstow and the Tamar Bridge at Saltash, with the latter opened in May 1859, having two main spans of 465 ft (142 m) and a central pier extending 80 ft (24 m) below high water mark and allowing 100 ft (30 m) of headroom above the same. His timber viaducts throughout Devon and Cornwall became a feature of the landscape. The line was extended ultimately to Penzance.As early as 1835 Brunel had the idea of extending the line westwards across the Atlantic from Bristol to New York by means of a steamship. In 1836 building commenced and the hull left Bristol in July 1837 for fitting out at Wapping. On 31 March 1838 the ship left again for Bristol but the boiler lagging caught fire and Brunel was injured in the subsequent confusion. On 8 April the ship set sail for New York (under steam), its rival, the 703-ton Sirius, having left four days earlier. The 1,340-ton Great Western arrived only a few hours after the Sirius. The hull was of wood, and was copper-sheathed. In 1838 Brunel planned a larger ship, some 3,000 tons, the Great Britain, which was to have an iron hull.The Great Britain was screwdriven and was launched on 19 July 1843,289 ft (88 m) long by 51 ft (15.5 m) at its widest. The ship's first voyage, from Liverpool to New York, began on 26 August 1845. In 1846 it ran aground in Dundrum Bay, County Down, and was later sold for use on the Australian run, on which it sailed no fewer than thirty-two times in twenty-three years, also serving as a troop-ship in the Crimean War. During this war, Brunel designed a 1,000-bed hospital which was shipped out to Renkioi ready for assembly and complete with shower-baths and vapour-baths with printed instructions on how to use them, beds and bedding and water closets with a supply of toilet paper! Brunel's last, largest and most extravagantly conceived ship was the Great Leviathan, eventually named The Great Eastern, which had a double-skinned iron hull, together with both paddles and screw propeller. Brunel designed the ship to carry sufficient coal for the round trip to Australia without refuelling, thus saving the need for and the cost of bunkering, as there were then few bunkering ports throughout the world. The ship's construction was started by John Scott Russell in his yard at Millwall on the Thames, but the building was completed by Brunel due to Russell's bankruptcy in 1856. The hull of the huge vessel was laid down so as to be launched sideways into the river and then to be floated on the tide. Brunel's plan for hydraulic launching gear had been turned down by the directors on the grounds of cost, an economy that proved false in the event. The sideways launch with over 4,000 tons of hydraulic power together with steam winches and floating tugs on the river took over two months, from 3 November 1857 until 13 January 1858. The ship was 680 ft (207 m) long, 83 ft (25 m) beam and 58 ft (18 m) deep; the screw was 24 ft (7.3 m) in diameter and paddles 60 ft (18.3 m) in diameter. Its displacement was 32,000 tons (32,500 tonnes).The strain of overwork and the huge responsibilities that lay on Brunel began to tell. He was diagnosed as suffering from Bright's disease, or nephritis, and spent the winter travelling in the Mediterranean and Egypt, returning to England in May 1859. On 5 September he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralysed, and he died ten days later at his Duke Street home.[br]Further ReadingL.T.C.Rolt, 1957, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, London: Longmans Green. J.Dugan, 1953, The Great Iron Ship, Hamish Hamilton.IMcNBiographical history of technology > Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
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sail [seɪl]1. nouna. [of boat] voile fb. ( = trip) to go for a sail faire un tour en bateau• to sail close to the wind ( = take a risk) jouer un jeu dangereux ; (when joking) friser la vulgarité• the plate sailed past my head and hit the door l'assiette est passée à côté de ma tête et a heurté la portea. [+ ocean] he sailed the Atlantic last year l'année dernière il a fait la traversée de l'Atlantique en bateau* * *[seɪl] 1.1) ( on boat) voile f2) ( navigation)to set sail from/for — partir en bateau de/pour
3) ( on windmill) aile f4) ( journey)2.transitive verb1) ( be in charge of) piloter [ship]; ( steer) manœuvrer [ship]2) ( travel across) traverser [quelque chose] en bateau [ocean, channel]3) ( own) avoir [yacht]3.1) ( travel) voyager en bateau2) ( move across water) [ship]to sail across — traverser [ocean]
to sail into — entrer dans [port]
3) ( set sail) prendre la mer4) ( as hobby) faire de la voile5) ( move smoothly)to sail past somebody — [person] passer près de quelqu'un sans même le/la remarquer
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