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seil homograph 2, segl homograph 2

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

a sail · a tarpaulin, an awning

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt segl Old Norse segl

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. stor duk (1)canvas, ofte trekantet eller firkantet, som er festet i en mast (1)a mast eller lignende på en båt, et skip eller annet fartøy, og som fanger vinden og driver fartøyet framover a large canvasduk (1), often triangular or square, fastened to a mastmast (1) or the like on a boat, ship or other vessel, which catches the wind and drives the vessel forward
    • heise seil to hoist sail
    • skuta hadde alle seilene oppe the ship had all her sails up
    • store, hvite seil large, white sails
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som bramseila topgallant sail, råseila square sail, storseila mainsail
  2. utspent duk eller presenning som brukes for å fange opp noe eller til vern mot noe a stretched-out cloth or tarpaulin used to catch something or as protection against something
    • sitte under seilet to sit under the canvas
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som brannseila jumping sheet (used to escape a fire), solseilan awning

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

berge/stryke/reve seil
  1. ta ned seilene eller minske størrelsen på seilene på et fartøy to lower the sails, or reduce the amount of sail set on a vessel Eng. phraseto take in sail
    • vi må berge seilene i slikt vær we have to take in the sails in weather like this
    • mannskapet revet seilene og kastet ut drivanker the crew reefed the sails and put out a sea anchor
    • de strøk seilene for å få kontroll over skipet they lowered the sails to get control of the ship
  2. sette ned tempoet, bremse to slow down, to ease off
for fulle seil
  1. med alle seilene heist og dermed i høy fart with all the sails hoisted, and so at high speed Eng. phraseunder full sail
    • barken satte kursen hjemover for fulle seil the barque set course for home under full sail
  2. med stor kraft, fart og energi with great force, speed and energy Eng. phrasefull steam ahead
    • økonomien går for fulle seil the economy is going full steam ahead
sette alle seil til
  1. ha alle seilene heist og seile i stor fart to have all the sails hoisted and be sailing at great speed Eng. phraseto be under full sail
  2. sette alle krefter inn;
    sette alle kluter tilto pull out all the stops     to put all one's strength into it;
    to pull out all the stopssette alle kluter til     Eng. phraseto go all out
    • vi må sette alle seil til for å redde lokalbutikken we must do everything we can to save the local shop
sette seil
  1. heise seilene på et fartøy slik at det kan seile to hoist the sails on a vessel so that it can sail Eng. phraseto set sail
  2. sette i gang, starte to get going, to start Eng. phraseto get under way
ta rev i seilene
  1. trekke felt i et seil ned mot bommen for å få mindre seilflate to pull sections of a sail down towards the boom to reduce the sail area Eng. phraseto reef the sails
  2. gå mer forsiktig fram;
    moderere seg     to proceed more cautiously;
    to show restraint     Eng. phraseto trim one's sails
under seil på reise;
underveis on a voyage;
on the way, en route Eng. phraseunder sail
  • galeasen var under seil mot fremmede strender the ketch was under sail for foreign shores
vind i seilene medgang;
suksesssuccess good fortune;
successsuksess Eng. phrasethe wind in one's sails
  • laget har virkelig vind i seilene denne sesongen the team has real momentum this season