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A n2 ( navigation) to set sail prendre la mer ; to set sail from/for partir en bateau de/pour ; to be under sail être en mer ; to cross the ocean under sail traverser l'océan à la voile ; a ship in full sail un navire toutes voiles dehors ; the age of sail l'âge de la voile ;3 ( on windmill) aile f ;4 ( journey) to go for a sail faire un tour en bateau ; it's two days' sail from here c'est à deux jours de bateau d'ici.B vtr1 ( be in charge of) piloter [ship, yacht] ; faire voguer [model boat] ; ( steer) manœuvrer [ship, yacht] ; to sail a ship between two islands/into the port manœuvrer un navire entre deux îles/pour entrer au port ;2 ( travel across) traverser [qch] en bateau [ocean, channel] ;C vi1 ( travel by boat) [person] voyager en bateau ; to sail from… to voyager en bateau de… jusqu'à ; to sail around the world faire le tour du monde en bateau ; to sail north voyager en bateau vers le nord ; we flew there and sailed back nous avons pris l'avion à l'aller et le bateau au retour ;2 ( move across water) [ship] to sail across traverser [ocean] ; to sail into entrer dans [port] ; the ship sailed into Brest le bateau est entré dans la rade de Brest ; to sail at 15 knots filer à 15 nœuds ; to sail under the Danish flag naviguer sous pavillon danois ;3 (leave port, set sail) prendre la mer ; the Titanic sailed on 10 April le Titanic a pris la mer le 10 avril ; we sail/the boat sails at 10 am nous partons/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 sb passer près de qn sans même le/la remarquer ; to sail into a room entrer dans une pièce d'un pas nonchalant ; the ball sailed over the fence la balle est passée par-dessus la barrière.to sail close to the wind jouer avec le feu ; to take the wind out of sb's sails rabattre le caquet à qn.■ sail into ○ US:▶ sail into [sb] passer un savon à ○.■ sail through:▶ sail through [sth] gagner [qch] facilement [match, election] ; to sail through an exam réussir un examen les doigts dans le nez ○ ; he sailed through the interview il s'en est bien tiré ○ à l'entretien.
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sail — [[t]se͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ sails, sailing, sailed 1) N COUNT Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch. 2) VERB You… … English dictionary
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