Sailing Terms Translated. English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.

Sailing Terms Translated

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	English	Dutch	French	German	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Spanish
	sailing terms
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1	apparent wind	schijnbare wind	vent apparent		vento apparente				1
2	astern		a l'arrière		a poppa				2
3	beam reach	halve wind	vent de travers	halber wind	traverso	polwiatr		través	3
4	bear away	afvallen	abattre	abfallen	puggiare	odpadac		arribar	4
5	beat		bon plein						5
6	beating		au bon plein						6
7	board		aborder		salire a bordo				7
8	broad reach	ruime wind	grand largue	raumschots	vento al lasco	baksztag		largo	8
9	change tack		virer de bord						9
10	close hauled	aan de wind	au près	hoch am wind	bolina	bajdewind		ceñida	10
11	close reach		petit largue		andatura di bolina larga				11
12	dead running	voor de wind	plein vent arrière	vor dem wind	vento in poppa	fordewind		empopada	12
13	give way		céder		dare la precedenza				13
14	go about	overstag gaan	virer de bord	wenden	virare	robic zwrot przez sztag		virar	14
15	goosewinged		en ciseaux						15
16	gybe	gijpen	empannage	halsen	abbattere	robic zwrot przez rufe		trasluchar	16
17	harden up		tirer						17
18	head up	oploeven	lofer	anluven	orzare	ostrzyc		orzar	18
19	heel		gîte		ingavonarsi				19
20	hoist		hisser		inalberare				20
21	hold course	koers houden	suivre tout droit le chemin						21
22	horizon	horizon	horizon		orizzonte				22
23	leeward		sous le vent		sotto vento				23
24	log book		journal de bord		diario di bordo				24
25	luff	oploeven	lofer	anluven	orzare	ostrzyc		orzar	25
26	offshore		proche de littoral		offshore				26
27	pitching		tanguer		beccheggio				27
28	port	bakboord	bâbord	backbord	sinistra	lewa burta		babor	28
29	port tack		bâbord amures		mure a sinistra				29
30	pull taut		raidir						30
31	reach		largue						31
32	reaching		au largue						32
33	roll		rouler		rollio				33
34	round up		lofer						34
35	run		vent arrière						35
36	running		vent arrière						36
37	running before the wind		au portant						37
38	sailing points	zeilrichtingen	allures	kurse	andature	kursy wzgledem wiatru		rumbos	38
39	sheet in		tirer						39
40	sheet out		détendre						40
41	sounding		sondage		sonoro				41
42	stand on		maintenir sa route						42
43	starboard	stuurboord	tribord	steuerbord	dritta	prawa burta		estribor	43
44	starboard tack		tribord amures		mure a dritta				44
45	steer for		mettre le cap sur						45
46	tack (direction)	overstag gaan	virer de bord, amure	wenden	virare	robic zwrot przez sztag		virar	46
47	tack (zig-zag)	(op)kruisen	louvoyer						47
48	tighten (rope)		raidir		tendere				48
49	under way, to be		courir sur son erre						49
50	underwater	Onder water	sous-marin		sott'acqua				50
51	upwind		au vent		sopravento				51
52	weigh anchor	anker lichten	appareiler						52
53	windward of		au vent de						53
54	yaw		embardée						54