set sail

zarpar, hacerse a la mar

Salir de un lugar y comenzar un viaje en barco.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a place and begin a journey by boat or ship.

• We set sail at dawn.
• The ship set sail for Greece yesterday.
• When do we set sail from the harbor?

Cómo se usa: set sail for somewhere (We set sail for the island at dawn.); set sail from somewhere (They set sail from a small port.)

Sinónimos: depart, put to sea

Expresiones frecuentes: set sail for somewhere, set sail from somewhere, set sail tomorrow

zarpar

Comenzar un viaje por mar en un barco que funciona con motor en vez de velas.

En inglés sencillo: To begin a sea journey on a ship that uses an engine rather than sails.

• The ferry will set sail soon.
• Our diesel ship set sail at noon.
• The steamship set sail with two hundred passengers.

Cómo se usa: set sail for somewhere (The cruise ship set sail for Norway.)

Sinónimos: depart, put to sea

Expresiones frecuentes: ferry set sail, set sail for somewhere, set sail from somewhere

desplegar las velas, izar las velas

Abrir y colocar las velas de un barco para que el viento lo impulse.

En inglés sencillo: To open and position a boat’s sails so that the wind can move it.

• The crew set sail together.
• We set sail once the wind strengthened.
• The sailors prepared the ropes before setting sail.

Sinónimos: hoist sails, spread sails

Expresiones frecuentes: set sail carefully, set sail together, set sail before departure