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1 bolinear
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2 navegar contra el viento
• sail close to the windDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > navegar contra el viento
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3 bolina
f.1 noise and clamor of a scuffle or dispute. (Colloquial)2 bowline, a rope fastened to the leech or edge of a square-sail, to make it stand close to the wind. (Nautical)3 a kind of punishment on shipboard like baqueta, or the gantlet.Navío buen bolinador a good player, a ship which makes great progress against the windEchar de bolina (Met.) to make fanfaronades, or idle boasts* * *1 bowline\ir de bolina to sail close to the windnavegar de bolina to sail close to the wind* * *SF1) (=cabo) bowline; (=sonda) lead, sounding line2) * (=jaleo) racket, row* * *1 ( Náut) bowlinenavegar de bolina to be close-hauled, to sail close to the wind2 (de una hamaca) hammock rope* * *bolina nfNáut bowline;* * *f MAR bowline;ir onavegar de bolina sail close to the wind -
4 navegar de bolina
• be close to the wind• be near to the wind• hug the wind• sail close to the wind• sail close-hauled• sail near to the wind -
5 ceńir el viento
• be close to the wind• be near to the wind• haul out of• haul towards the beach• hug the wind• sail close to the wind• sail near to the wind -
6 bolinear
v.1 to haul up the bowline in light winds.2 to sail close to the wind. -
7 ir de bolina
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8 navegar de bolina
to sail close to the wind
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