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
	-
1	apparent wind	schijnbare wind	vent apparent	scheinbarer wind	vento apparente			Viento aparente	1
2	astern	van achteren	a l'arrière	achtern	a poppa			A popa	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					Barloventear	5
6	beating		au bon plein					Baloventeando	6
7	board		aborder	Bord	salire a bordo			A bordo	7
8	broad reach	ruime wind	grand largue	raumschots	vento al lasco	baksztag		largo	8
9	change tack	van koers veranderen	virer de bord					Cambiar de bordo	9
10	close hauled	aan de wind	au près	hoch am wind	bolina	bajdewind		ceñida	10
11	close reach	dichtbij	petit largue		andatura di bolina larga			Bolina	11
12	dead running	voor de wind	plein vent arrière	vor dem wind	vento in poppa	fordewind		Popa cerrada	12
13	give way	voorrang verlenen	céder	ausweichen	dare la precedenza			Ceder el paso	13
14	go about	overstag gaan	virer de bord	wenden	virare	robic zwrot przez sztag		virar	14
15	goosewinged		en ciseaux	schmetterling				orejas de burro	15
16	gybe	gijpen	empannage	halsen	abbattere	robic zwrot przez rufe		trasluchar	16
17	harden up		tirer					Cazar a tope	17
18	head up	oploeven	lofer	anluven	orzare	ostrzyc		orzar	18
19	heel		gîte	krängung	ingavonarsi			Escorar	19
20	hoist	hijsen	hisser	hissen	inalberare			Izar	20
21	hold course	koers houden	suivre tout droit le chemin	Kurs halten				Mantener el rumbo	21
22	horizon	horizon	horizon	horizont	orizzonte			Horizonte	22
23	leeward	lijzijde	sous le vent	lee	sotto vento			Sotavento	23
	leeward of	aan de lijzijde van
24	log book	logboek	journal de bord	logbuch	diario di bordo			Libro de a bordo	24
25	luff	oploeven	lofer	anluven	orzare	ostrzyc		orzar	25
26	offshore		proche de littoral		offshore			Mar adentro	26
27	pitching	trimmen	tanguer		beccheggio			Cabeceando	27
28	port	bakboord	bâbord	backbord	sinistra	lewa burta		babor	28
29	port tack		bâbord amures	Backbordbug	mure a sinistra			Amurado a babor	29
30	pull taut		raidir					Tensar	30
31	reach		largue					Largo	31
32	reaching		au largue					Navegar a un largo	32
33	roll		rouler	rollen	rollio			Balanceo	33
34	round up		lofer					Rodear	34
35	run		vent arrière					Empopada	35
36	running		vent arrière					Navegar de empopada	36
37	running before the wind		au portant					Navegar a favor del viento	37
38	sailing points	zeilrichtingen	allures	kurse	andature	kursy wzgledem wiatru		rumbos	38
39	sheet in		tirer	dichter holen				Cazar	39
40	sheet out		détendre	Segel Ãffnen				Largar	40
41	sounding		sondage		sonoro			Sonda	41
42	stand on		maintenir sa route					Mantener el rumbo	42
43	starboard	stuurboord	tribord	steuerbord	dritta	prawa burta		estribor	43
44	starboard tack		tribord amures	Steuerbordbug	mure a dritta			Amurado a estribor	44
45	steer for		mettre le cap sur					Gobernar hacia	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					Dar (hacer) bordos	47
48	tighten (rope)		raidir		tendere			Tensar	48
49	under way, to be		courir sur son erre					(Estar) en ruta	49
50	underwater	onder water	sous-marin	unterwasser	sott'acqua			Bajo el agua / Sumergido	50
51	upwind	voor de wind	au vent	am Wind/gegen den Wind	sopravento			Contra el viento	51
52	weigh anchor	anker lichten	appareiler					Levar ancla	52
53	windward	loefzijd	au vent de					A barlovento de	53
	windward of	aan de loefzijde van
54	yaw, while sailing	van koers veranderen	embardée					Guiñar	54
	yaw, when anchored	gieren