sail
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The meaning (definition) of the word sail
to ride a boat over water using big cloth sails
The word sail used in a sentence
“We sail our boat across the lake on sunny days.”
How the word sail is said around the world
| French | naviguer (nah-vee-GAY) |
| Spanish | navegar (nah-vay-GHAHR) |
| Mandarin | 航行 (hahng shing) |
| Hindi | पाल वाली नाव चलाना (pahl VAH-lee nahv chuh-LAH-nah) |
| Arabic | نبحر (AN-bah-har) |
| Russian | плыть (plity) |
| Portuguese (EU) | velejar (vay-li-ZHAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | velejar (vay-lay-ZHAHR) |
| Japanese | ヨットで走る (yohT-toh-deh hah-SHEE-roo) |
| German | segeln (ZAY-geln) |
| Urdu | کشتی چلانا (KISH-tee cha-LAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਬੇੜੀ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ (BAY-rree chuh-LAH-oo-nah) |
| Korean | 항해하다 (hahng-HAE-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהַפְלִיג (LHAHF-leeyg) |
| Greek | πλέω (PLEH-oh) |
| Dutch | zeilen (ZAY-luhn) |
| Tagalog | maglayag (mahg-LAH-yahg) |
| Vietnamese | giương buồm (zoong BWOM) |
| Turkish | denize açılmak (DAY-nee-ze ah-chul-MAHK) |
| Persian | بادبانی کردن (bahd-bah-NEE kar-DAN) |
| Polish | żeglować (zheh-GLOH-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | плавати під вітрилами (PLAH-vah-tee peed vee-TREE-lah-mee) |
| Bengali | পাল তুলে চলা (PAHL TOO-leh CHOH-lah) |
| Swedish | segla (SAYG-lah) |
| Italian | navigare a vela (nah-vee-GAH-ray ah VAY-lah) |
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