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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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