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sail [seɪl]1. nouna. [of boat] voile fb. ( = trip) to go for a sail faire un tour en bateau• to sail close to the wind ( = take a risk) jouer un jeu dangereux ; (when joking) friser la vulgarité• the plate sailed past my head and hit the door l'assiette est passée à côté de ma tête et a heurté la portea. [+ ocean] he sailed the Atlantic last year l'année dernière il a fait la traversée de l'Atlantique en bateau* * *[seɪl] 1.1) ( on boat) voile f2) ( navigation)to set sail from/for — partir en bateau de/pour
3) ( on windmill) aile f4) ( journey)2.transitive verb1) ( be in charge of) piloter [ship]; ( steer) manœuvrer [ship]2) ( travel across) traverser [quelque chose] en bateau [ocean, channel]3) ( own) avoir [yacht]3.1) ( travel) voyager en bateau2) ( move across water) [ship]to sail across — traverser [ocean]
to sail into — entrer dans [port]
3) ( set sail) prendre la mer4) ( as hobby) faire de la voile5) ( move smoothly)to sail past somebody — [person] passer près de quelqu'un sans même le/la remarquer
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