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Then, they fashioned a boat, rigged it with a large cloth to catch the wind, and set sail.Entonces, crearon un bote, equipado con una gran tela para atrapar el viento, y zarparon.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
'boatmaster` shall mean the person who has the necessary aptitude and qualifications to sail a vessel on the Member States' waterways and who has nautical responsibility on board;patrón de embarcación: la persona que posea la aptitud y la cualificación necesarias para gobernar embarcaciones en las vías navegables de los Estados miembros y ejerza la responsabilidad náutica a bordo;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Although our sail looks like a kite, it will act like a parachute (or like a drag sail) in the very thin upper atmosphere around Earth.Aunque nuestra vela parece una cometa, actuará como un paracaídas (o como una vela de arrastre) en la muy delgada capa superior de la atmósfera, alrededor de la Tierra.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Except in works of fiction, though, no one has yet successfully deployed such a sail anywhere beyond Earth.Sin embargo, excepto en el mundo de la ciencia ficción, nadie ha logrado desplegar una vela de ese tipo más allá de la Tierra.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Only one spacecraft has done anything like this before: Japan's IKAROS probe deployed a solar sail in interplanetary space and used it to fly by Venus in 2010.Solamente una nave espacial había logrado algo similar en el pasado: la sonda japonesa IKAROS, que desplegó una vela solar en el espacio interplanetario y la usó para sobrevolar Venus en 2010.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
which sail under the flag of an OCT, of a EC Member State or of an ACP State;que enarbolen pabellón de un PTU, un Estado miembro o un Estado ACP;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Because there's no friction in space, once a solar sail starts moving, it can go on forever.Puesto que en el espacio no existe la fricción, una vez que la vela solar comienza a moverse, puede hacerlo para siempre.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
"We think the spacecraft could produce this kind of display from time to time when sunlight glints off the reflective fabric of its solar sail.""Creemos que la nave espacial podría producir este tipo de espectáculos ocasionalmente, cuando un haz de luz del Sol se refleje debido a la brillante superficie de la vela solar".http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
Above: A solar sail concept, from the 1999 Science@NASA story "Setting Sail for the Stars."Arriba: Un concepto de la vela espacial, tomado del artículo de 1999 de Science@NASA titulado "Izando las Velas Hacia las Estrellas ."http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011
NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail DeploymentLa NASA intentará el histórico despliegue de una vela solarhttp://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Stay tuned for "Solar Sail Flares."Manténgase al pendiente para leer "Destellos de la vela solar".http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
"It was heart-wrenching—yet another failure in the long and troubled history of solar sails.""Fue desgarrador. Esta era una derrota más en la larga y problemática historia de las velas solares".http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
The lighter vehicle bounced off the car, caromed and sailed through the air in a wide arc over the hill of earth.El vehículo más ligero rebotó en el coche, se alzó y voló por los aires, trazando un amplio arco por encima del montón de tierra.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
'member of the deck crew` shall mean a person who has regularly participated in sailing a vessel in inland navigation, including manning the tiller.tripulante de cubierta: la persona que haya participado con regularidad en la conducción y haya gobernado el timón de una embarcación de navegación interior.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Mister Evil pushed a few patients out of his path, while Gulptilil simply sailed down the corridor oblivious to entreaties and pleas from the nervous crowd of residents.Evans iba apartando a empellones a los pacientes, mientras que Gulptilil se limitó a recorrer el pasillo sin prestar atención a sus ruegos y súplicas.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
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set sail
zarpar
set sail
hacerse a la mar
sailing boat
velero
sailing boat
barco velero
sailing boat
barco
sailing ship
buque
sailing ship
buque de vela
Word forms
sail
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sail | sails |
Possessive case | sail's | sails' |
sail
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sailed |
Imperative | sail |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sailing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sailed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sail | we sail |
you sail | you sail |
he/she/it sails | they sail |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sailing | we are sailing |
you are sailing | you are sailing |
he/she/it is sailing | they are sailing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sailed | we have sailed |
you have sailed | you have sailed |
he/she/it has sailed | they have sailed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sailing | we have been sailing |
you have been sailing | you have been sailing |
he/she/it has been sailing | they have been sailing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sailed | we sailed |
you sailed | you sailed |
he/she/it sailed | they sailed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sailing | we were sailing |
you were sailing | you were sailing |
he/she/it was sailing | they were sailing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sailed | we had sailed |
you had sailed | you had sailed |
he/she/it had sailed | they had sailed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sailing | we had been sailing |
you had been sailing | you had been sailing |
he/she/it had been sailing | they had been sailing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sail | we shall/will sail |
you will sail | you will sail |
he/she/it will sail | they will sail |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sailing | we shall/will be sailing |
you will be sailing | you will be sailing |
he/she/it will be sailing | they will be sailing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sailed | we shall/will have sailed |
you will have sailed | you will have sailed |
he/she/it will have sailed | they will have sailed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sailing | we shall/will have been sailing |
you will have been sailing | you will have been sailing |
he/she/it will have been sailing | they will have been sailing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sail | we should/would sail |
you would sail | you would sail |
he/she/it would sail | they would sail |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sailing | we should/would be sailing |
you would be sailing | you would be sailing |
he/she/it would be sailing | they would be sailing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sailed | we should/would have sailed |
you would have sailed | you would have sailed |
he/she/it would have sailed | they would have sailed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sailing | we should/would have been sailing |
you would have been sailing | you would have been sailing |
he/she/it would have been sailing | they would have been sailing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sailed | we are sailed |
you are sailed | you are sailed |
he/she/it is sailed | they are sailed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sailed | we are being sailed |
you are being sailed | you are being sailed |
he/she/it is being sailed | they are being sailed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sailed | we have been sailed |
you have been sailed | you have been sailed |
he/she/it has been sailed | they have been sailed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sailed | we were sailed |
you were sailed | you were sailed |
he/she/it was sailed | they were sailed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sailed | we were being sailed |
you were being sailed | you were being sailed |
he/she/it was being sailed | they were being sailed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sailed | we had been sailed |
you had been sailed | you had been sailed |
he/she/it had been sailed | they had been sailed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sailed | we shall/will be sailed |
you will be sailed | you will be sailed |
he/she/it will be sailed | they will be sailed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sailed | we shall/will have been sailed |
you will have been sailed | you will have been sailed |
he/she/it will have been sailed | they will have been sailed |