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1 tack
n. stift, nubb; spik; taktik--------v. nubba, fästa med stift; ändra riktning* * *[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) nubb, stift2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) tråckelstygn3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) bog4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) riktning, kurs2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) spika (nubba) fast, fästa ihop2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) kryssa -
2 sail
n. segel; segeltur, seglats; segling; segelbåt, segelfartyg; vinge (på kvarn)--------v. segla, avsegla; sväva, glida* * *[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) segel2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) seglats, segling3) (an arm of a windmill.) []vinge2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) segla2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) segla3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) segla4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) segla5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) segla6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) segla, sväva•- sailing
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- sailor
- in full sail
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