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1 vela
f sailattività sailingfare vela set sailtutto è andato a gonfie vele everything went swimmingly* * *vela s.f.1 (mar.) sail: vela di gabbia, topsail; vela di maestra, mainsail; vela di mezzana, mizzen sail; vela di pappafico, topgallant sail; vela di parrocchetto, fore-topsail; vela di straglio, staysail; vela di trinchetto, foresail; vela latina, lateen sail; vela quadra, squaresail; vele maggiori, lower sails; a vele spiegate, under sail (o in full sail); procedere a vele spiegate, to be under full soil; barca a vela, sailing boat, (amer.) sailboat; issare, alzare una vela, to hoist a sail; ammainare le vele, to strike (o to lower) the sails; far vela, to set sail (o to sail); far forza di vele, to crowd all sails // tutto va a gonfie vele, (fig.) everything is going very well (o perfectly); gli affari vanno a gonfie vele, business is booming (o thriving) // volgere la vela secondo il vento, (fig.) to trim one's sails according to the wind // (aer.) volo a vela, gliding (o sailflying)* * *['vela]sostantivo femminile1) (tela) sailbarca a vela — sailing boat, sailboat AE
2) (attività) sailingfare vela — to sail, to go sailing
•••tutto procede a gonfie -e — everything is proceeding without a hitch, everything is coming up roses
* * *vela/'vela/ ⇒ 10sostantivo f.1 (tela) sail; issare le -e to hoist the sails; fare vela verso to sail toward(s); navigare a vela to sail; barca a vela sailing boat, sailboat AE2 (attività) sailing; fare vela to sail, to go sailingtutto è andato a gonfie -e everything went off splendidly; tutto procede a gonfie -e everything is proceeding without a hitch, everything is coming up roses\vela di fortuna storm sail; vela latina lateen (sail); vela maestra mainsail; vela quadra square sail. -
2 navigare
sailinformation technology navigatenavigare (su Internet) surf (the Internet)* * *navigare v. intr.1 to sail, to navigate; ( di aereo) to fly*: è pericoloso navigare vicino alla costa, it is dangerous to sail near the coast; è spesso difficile navigare in questo estuario, it is often difficult to navigate in this estuary; ha navigato per tutti i mari, he has sailed the seven seas; naviga da trent'anni, he has been at sea for thirty years; questo piroscafo naviga bene, this ship behaves well (at sea); navigare in carico, to sail laden; navigare a luci spente, to sail blacked-out; l'aereo naviga ad alta quota, the plane is flying at high altitude; navigare col vento in poppa, to have the wind in one's sails (anche fig.) // navigare secondo il vento, ( adattarsi alle circostanze) to trim one's sails according to the wind // navigare in cattive acque, ( essere in difficoltà) to be in deep waters (o to be in dire straits) // navigare sulla scia di qlcu., ( seguirne l'esempio) to follow in s.o.'s wake (o footsteps)2 (fig.) ( barcamenarsi) to get* by: è difficile per l'azienda navigare in un mercato competitivo, it's difficult for the firm to get by in a competitive market◆ v.tr. to sail, to navigate: navigare i mari della Cina, to sail the China seas; navigare l'oceano, to sail the ocean.* * *[navi'gare] 1.verbo transitivo to navigate, to sail2.1) [nave, persona] to sailnavigare in cattive acque — fig. to be in deep waters
2) (guidare una nave) to navigate3) inform.navigare in Internet — to netsurf, to surf the Net
* * *navigare/navi'gare/ [1]to navigate, to sail; navigare i mari della Cina to sail the China seas(aus. avere)1 [nave, persona] to sail; navigare controvento to sail into the wind; navigare in cattive acque fig. to be in deep waters2 (guidare una nave) to navigate3 inform. navigare in Internet to netsurf, to surf the Net. -
3 orientare
antenna, schermo turnorientare qualcuno verso una carriera guide or steer s.o. towards a career* * *orientare v.tr.1 to orient, to orientate: orientare una carta geografica, la bussola, to orient a map, the compass // orientare i fari verso l'alto, to point the spotlights upwards2 (fig.) ( indirizzare) to steer, to guide: orientare gli studenti alla ricerca, to steer students into research; orientare qlcu. a un'attività economica, to steer s.o. into a business career3 (mat.) to orientate◘ orientarsi v.rifl.1 to get* one's bearings, to orientate oneself, to orient oneself: con questa nebbia non riesco a orientarmi, I can't get my bearings in this fog2 ( raccapezzarsi) to find* one's way: orientare nelle procedure burocratiche, to find one's way through red tape; non riesco a orientarmi in questo affare, I can't make head or tail of this business; si orientò facilmente nel suo nuovo lavoro, he picked things up quickly in his new job3 ( tendere) to tend: la sua filosofia si orientava verso l'atomismo, his philosophy tended towards atomism4 ( intraprendere) to take* up: orientare verso la carriera bancaria, to take up a career in banking; alla fine mi sono orientato verso matematica, finally I opted for maths.* * *[orjen'tare]1. vt1) (disporre: antenna, ventilatore) to position, (carta, bussola) to orientate2) (fig : dirigere: ricerche, persona) to directhanno orientato la conversazione su un tema d'attualità — they steered the conversation round to a topical subject
2. vr (orientarsi)1) (viaggiatore) to find one's bearings, (fig : raccapezzarsi) to find one's way2)orientarsi per o verso — (fig : indirizzarsi) to take up, go in for, (propendere) to lean towards, tend towards
* * *[orjen'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to orient [edificio, carta geografica]; to direct, to point, to angle [antenna, lampada, luce] ( verso towards)2) (indirizzare) to orient, to direct, to steer [ persona] ( verso at, towards); to direct [ricerca, campagna] ( verso towards)2.verbo pronominale orientarsi1) (orizzontarsi) to orient oneself, to find* one's way, to get* one's bearings2) fig. (raccapezzarsi) to see* one's way, to find* one's way3) (dirigersi) [ persona] to turn ( verso towards); [paese, movimento] to move ( verso towards); [ conversazione] to turn ( verso to)* * *orientare/orjen'tare/ [1]1 to orient [edificio, carta geografica]; to direct, to point, to angle [antenna, lampada, luce] ( verso towards)2 (indirizzare) to orient, to direct, to steer [ persona] ( verso at, towards); to direct [ricerca, campagna] ( verso towards)II orientarsi verbo pronominale1 (orizzontarsi) to orient oneself, to find* one's way, to get* one's bearings; - rsi con to set one's course by [ sole]2 fig. (raccapezzarsi) to see* one's way, to find* one's way; non riesco a orientarmi in questa teoria I can't make head or tail of this theory3 (dirigersi) [ persona] to turn ( verso towards); [paese, movimento] to move ( verso towards); [ conversazione] to turn ( verso to).
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