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Astronomy
vela vela [f]

Meanings of "vela" in English Spanish Dictionary : 60 result(s)

Spanish English
Common
vela [f] candle
vela [f] sail
vela [v] second-person singular affirmative imperative of velar
vela [v] third-person singular present indicative of velar
vela [v] second-person singular formal present indicative of velar
General
vela [f] sailing
vela [f] sentry duty
vela [f] candle
vela [f] sail
vela [f] sailing
vela [f] sailboat
vela [f] wake
vela [f] vigil
vela [f] holding vigil
vela [f] having a wake
vela [f] guard shift
vela [f] night guard
vela [f] night sentinel
vela [f] night watchman
vela [f] blessed sacrament vigil
vela [f] personal time
vela [f] pilgrimage
vela [f] awning
vela [f] sunshade
vela [f] erect ear of an animal
vela [f] nightwork
vela [f] night sentry
vela [f] vigil (a watch kept during normal sleeping hours)
vela [f] watching
vela [f] watch
vela [f] watchfulness
vela [f] wake
vela [f] watchman
vela [f] vigilance
vela [f] pilgrimage
vela [f] night-guard
vela [f] snot hanging from the nose
vela [f] erect ear of an animal
vela [f] arm of a windmill
vela [f] waking
vela [f] disused nuptial mass and veiling
vela [f] AR kerosene stove chimney
vela [f] AR rur. heating element in an electric stove
vela [f] PA eve of the guaymi festival of blasería
vela [f] AL somersault
vela [f] AL cartwheel
Colloquial
vela [f] night work
vela [f] bogey
Engineering
vela [f] prop
Chemistry
vela [f] strut
Astronomy
vela [f] vela
Mining
vela [f] punch
Military
vela [f] night watch
Ceramic
vela [f] gathering bubble
vela [f] gob
vela [f] parison
Religion
vela [f] pilgrimage, especially to a sanctuary
vela [f] vigil before the eucharist
Poetry
vela [f] sheet
Bullfighting
vela [f] horn

Meanings of "vela" with other terms in English Spanish Dictionary : 419 result(s)

Spanish English
General
hacer vela [v] go sailing
hacerse a la vela [v] set sail
vuelo a vela [m] gliding
vuelo a vela [m] motorless flight
vela maría [f] white sail
pez vela [m] sailfish
(vela) candelero [m] holder
reloj de vela [m] candle clock
llama de vela [f] candle flame
jarra de vela [f] candle jar
vela de aromaterapia [f] aromatherapy candle
hacer un crucero (vela) [v] cruise
pasar la noche en vela [v] have a sleepless night
ir de vela [v] go sailing
navegar a la vela [v] go sailing
navegar a vela [v] go sailing
el diablo y la vela [expr] CU well that was unexpected
carajo a la vela [n] DO worthless person
nervio de vela stay
vela mayor mainsail
en vela awake
en vela watchful
barco de vela sailboat
noche en vela sleepless night
embarcación a vela sailboat
embarcación a vela sailing ship
embarcación a vela kind of ship
luz de una vela candlelight
barco de vela sailing boat [uk]
barco de vela sailboat [us]
cabo de vela rigging
vela mayor main sail
luz de vela candle light
cabo de vela [m] candle-end
moco de vela [m] thief
buque de vela [m] sailer
barco de vela [m] sailingboat
vela delantera [f] head-sail
vela de sebo [f] tallow-candle
vela pequeña [f] taper
vela de cera/cerilla [f] wax light
vela de estay [f] stay-sail
vela de estay [f] staysail
que vela [adj] wakeful
en vela [adj] wakeful
de vela [adj] waking
quitar el pábilo (a una vela) [v] snuff
hacerse a la vela [v] put to sea
hacer vela [v] set sail
navegar a toda vela [v] spoom
arriar una vela [v] strike sail
hacerse a la vela [v] sail
bajar (una vela) [v] strike
señales de hacerse a la vela [f/pl] sailing signals
persona que vela a un enfermo watcher
navegable a la vela sailable
acto de darse a la vela sailing
barco de vela [m] CU DO horse-drawn carriage
tabla a vela [f] PE windsurfing
vela misionera [f] PE religious candle
vela güira PR someone that takes advantage of any opportunity
vela güira PR opportunist
Idioms
aguantarle a alguien la vela [v] flatter someone
sujetarle a alguien la vela [v] flatter someone
sostenerle a alguien la vela [v] flatter someone
no tener vela [v] have no business
ir a toda vela [v] go at full speed
aguantar la vela [v] face the music
hacerse a la vela con rumbo a [v] set sail for
deberle a cada santo una vela [v] be in debt with (almost) everybody
encender una vela a San Miguel y otra al diablo [v] want to have it both ways
encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [v] want to have it both ways
aguantar la vela [v] play gooseberry
no tener vela en el entierro [v] have nothing to do with
no tener vela en el entierro [v] have no say in the matter
no tener vela en el entierro [v] have no business with
pasar la noche en vela [v] not to sleep a wink
pasar la noche en vela [v] not get a wink of sleep
poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [v] have it both ways
encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [v] have it both ways
ponerle una vela a dios y otra al diablo [v] have it both ways
poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [v] have both of two incompatible things
encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [v] have both of two incompatible things
ponerle una vela a dios y otra al diablo [v] have both of two incompatible things
estar en vela [v] cannot sleep
estar en vela [v] can't sleep
estar en vela [v] be unable to sleep
estar en vela [v] spend all night worrying about something
estar en vela [v] be awake for something
estar en vela [v] be up all night
tener una vela encendida por si la otra se apaga [v] have another string to your bow
tener una vela encendida por si la otra se apaga [v] have more than one string to your bow
tener una vela encendida por si la otra se apaga [v] have another iron in the fire
encender alguien una vela a dios y otra al diablo [v] want it both ways
encender alguien una vela a san miguel y otra al diablo [v] want it both ways
poner una vela a dios y otra al diablo [v] want it both ways
poner una vela a san miguel y otra al diablo [v] want it both ways
a toda vela [adv] at full speed
a duerme y vela [adv] half asleep
entre duerme y vela [adv] half asleep
a vela y pregón [adv] timed auction
a vela y pregón [adv] timed sale
en vela [adv] sleep-deprived
en vela [adv] on no sleep
a la vela [adv] underway
a toda vela [adv] full speed ahead
a toda vela [adv] at full tilt
a vela y remo [adv] dotting the i's and crossing the t's
pasar en vela la noche (trabajando/estudiando) burn the midnight oil
ir a la vela burn with a low blue flame
más derecho que una vela as straight as a die
amanecer en vela [v] NI DO UY not sleep all night
amanecer en vela [v] NI DO UY stay up all night
amanecer en vela [v] NI DO UY not sleep a wink all night
deber a cada santo una vela [v] DO PR VE PY AR UY CL carry a lot of debt
decir hasta vela verde [v] PA insult someone
decirle vela verde [v] EC insult someone
decirle la vela verde [v] PE badly insult someone
hacer vela [v] SV PE pay attention
hacer vela [v] SV PE be alert
participar en la vela y en el entierro [v] HN stick one's nose where it doesn't belong
prender una vela a cada santo [v] UY ask many people for support
prender una vela a cada santo [v] UY call in a bunch of favors
Speaking
¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? what business is it of yours?
¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? who asked you?
Phrasals
apagarse lentamente (la luz de una vela/un fuego) [v] flicker out
Phrases
a toda vela in full sail
a toda vela under full sail
vela que arde por las dos puntas, poco dura you can't burn the candle at both ends
Colloquial
aguantar la vela [v] pay the piper
aguantar la vela [v] take the can
aguantar la vela [v] carry the can
aguantar la vela [v] take one's medicine
ir a la vela [v] be half-seas over
ir a la vela [v] be drunk
ir a la vela [v] be intoxicated be inebriated
ir a la vela [v] be loaded
ira la vela [v] be fairly drunk
ira la vela [v] be tipsy
ira la vela [v] be half-seas over
darse a la vela [v] be underway
no darle a alguien vela en un entierro [v] who gave you the right
no darle a alguien vela en un entierro [v] what gives you the right
no darle a alguien vela para un entierro [v] who gave you the right
no darle a alguien vela para un entierro [v] what gives you the right
a remo y vela [adv] speedily
a remo y vela [adv] with all diligence
cada palo que aguante su vela [expr] we must all carry our own weight
ir a la vela be tipsy
ir a la vela be half-seas over
ir a la vela be merry
a toda vela at full tilt
a toda vela at full throttle
a toda vela at full lick
a toda vela at full stretch
a toda vela at full pelt
a toda vela at full speed
a toda vela at full steam
derecho como una vela as straight as a ramrod
Proverbs
que cada palo aguante su vela each of us must face our own responsibilities
a la luz de la vela, no hay mujer fea all cats are grey in the dark
encender una vela a dios y otra al diablo sometimes it's good to hold the candle to the devil
la vela que va delante es la que alumbra what's done is done
la vela se le enciende al santo que la merece give credit where credit is due
la vela se le enciende al santo que la merece honor to whom deserves honor
la vela que va delante es la que alumbra what happened happened (you cannot change it)
más vale encender una vela que maldecir la oscuridad better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
más vale encender una vela que maldecir la oscuridad it's better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
más vale encender una vela que maldecir la oscuridad it's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
más vale encender una vela que maldecir la oscuridad better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
que cada palo aguante su vela every tub must stand on its own bottom
Slang
apagar la vela [v] blow out the candle
pendejito a la vela [m] DO PR insignificant person
pendejito a la vela [m] DO PR nobody
vela güira [f] PR an opportunist
Electricity
dispositivo de vela automática vigilance device
Electrics/Electronics
dispositivo de vela automática vigilance device
Engineering
vela solar light sail
embarcación de vela sailing-craft
vela solar solar sail
vela triangular jib-headed sail
fuerza de vela press of sail
vela cangreja spanker
vela de estay staysail
vela baja course
buque de vela con aparejo de cruz square rigger
vela fotónica photon sail
vela cangreja gaff sail
yate de vela sailing yacht
vela áurica mutton sail
a vela sailable
barco de vela sailing ship
vela triangular leg-of-mutton sail
vela mayor course
buque escuela de vela sail-training vessel
barco de vela sailing boat
vela de gavia topsail
vuelo a vela sailing flight
vela latina lateen sail
vela baja lower sail
hilo de vela twine
vela triangular bermudian sail
vela mesana jigger
vuelo a vela gliding
batidero de vela foot tabling
vela cangreja boom sail
vela mesana mizzen sail
buque de vela windjammer
luz de vela candlelight
vela de estay stay sail
vela de capa riding-sail
buque de vela sailing ship
vuelo a vela soaring
de vela sailing
vela latina lateen
cabo de vela candle end
Biology
pez vela sailfish
Marine Biology
pez vela sailfish
mero vela highfin coralgrouper
raya vela sailray
raya falsa vela sandy ray
Astronomy
vela solar [f] solar sail
propulsión por vela solar [f] solar-sail propulsion
vela solar solar sail
Geology
roca que vela siempre lurking rock
Medicine
ruido de vela de barco sail sound
Construction
verga de la vela escandalosa jigger yard
Dam Terms
navegación a vela sailing
Technical
hacer fuerza de vela [v] crowd on sail
navegar a toda vela [v] stretch
navegar a toda vela [v] boom
hacer fuerza de vela [v] carry a press of sail
ir a la vela [v] sail
darse a la vela [v] sail
hacer fuerza de vela [v] stretch
hacerse a la vela [v] make sail
orientar una vela [v] brace-up
Aeronautics
ciencia del vuelo a vela [f] aerodonetics
volar a vela [v] soar
volar a vela [v] glide
vuelo a vela thermal soaring
vuelo a vela por corriente ascendente upcurrent soaring
vuelo a vela soaring flight
vuelo a vela soaring
volar a vela glide
volar a vela gliding
vuelo térmico a vela cloud soaring
propulsión solar a vela solar sail propulsion
vuelo a vela sailing flight
vuelo a vela térmico static soaring
vuelo a vela sail flying
aeródromo de vuelo a vela gliding airfield
vuelo a vela gliding
volar a vela soar
Marine
(vela) cangreja [f] mizzen
(vela) cangreja [f] mizzen sail
vela trinquete foresail
vela mayor main sail
hacer vela make sail
vela tarquina spritsail
hacerse a la vela set sail
dar la vela make sail
vela de capa storm sail
vela de capa trysail
a toda vela full sail
vela mayor mainsail
Maritime
vela al tercio [f] lug sail
vela bastarda [f] lateen sail
vela cangreja [f] gaff sail
vela cuadra [f] square sail
vela de abanico [f] spritsail
vela de cruz [f] square sail
vela de cuchillo [f] fore-and-aft sail
vela encapillada [f] furled sail
vela latina [f] lateen sail
vela mayor [f] main sail
vela redonda [f] square sail
vela tarquina [f] spritsail
cambiar la vela [v] tack
cambiar la vela [v] come about
dar la vela (un barco) [v] make sail
dar la vela (un barco) [v] set sail
dar vela (un barco) [v] make sail
dar vela (un barco) [v] set sail
hacer a la vela (un barco) [v] make sail
hacer a la vela (un barco) [v] set sail
hacerse a la vela (un barco) [v] make sail
hacerse a la vela (un barco) [v] set sail
a toda vela [adv] full speed ahead
a toda vela [adv] at full tilt
estirar una vela stretch a sail
cargar una vela brail up a sail
navegación a vela sailing navigation
a toda vela with all sails set
a la vela under sail
vela mayor main course
regata a vela sailing regatta
vela de abanico spritsail
huella de la vela sail track
vela triangular triangular sail
que vela uncovered
barco de vela ligera racing dinghy
a toda vela in full sail
aferrar una vela furl a sail
bote a vela sail boat
vela cuadra square sail
estirar la vela tighten
vela mayor de capa storm trysail
la vela abre open leeched sail
vela trinquete foresail
vela ligera light sail
a toda vela under full sail
buque de vela sailing ship
vela de capa storm sail
vela de capa trysail
bote de vela sailing dinghy
club de vela sailing club
a la vela under way
vela de estay staysail
vela plana flat sail
a vela under sail
vela redonda square sail
buque de vela windjammer
estado de la vela sail trim
marear la vela sail fuller
a toda vela at full sail
vela latina lateen sail
fuerza de la vela sail force
número de la vela sail number
bote de vela sailing boat
vela bastarda lateen sail
regata a vela sailing race
vela de cuchillo fore-and-aft sail
deporte de vela yacht sailing
vela de proa headsail
enseñanza de la vela sailing instruction
Nautical
aparejo de vela cuadra [m] square rigged
batidero de vela [m] bunt of a sail
fondo (de vela) [m] bunt
puño de vela [m] clew
puño de la boca (vela) [m] nock
empuñidura de una vela [f] earing
vela de gavia [f] main-topsail
vela mayor [f] mainsail
vela de cangreja [f] gaff-sail
áurica (vela) [f] gigot
vela de burro [f] lateen-sail
vela latina [f] lateen-sail
espiga de vela [f] peak
vela al tercio [f] lug sail
vela mayor de un paquete [f] try-sail
vela redonda [f] square-sail
vela triangular [f] shoulder-of-mutton sail
vela mayor [f] main-sail
vela rastrera [f] save-all
encargar una vela [v] bend
llevar poca vela [v] be under easy sail
hacer fuerza de vela [v] crowd sail
andar a buena vela [v] keep the sails full
hacerse a la vela [v] get under way
hacer toda fuerza de vela [v] stretch
hacer fuerza de vela [v] hoist as much sail as possible
hacer fuerza de vela [v] spread a large amount of sail to increase speed
hacer fuerza de vela [v] carry a press of sail
a toda vela [adv] pack on all sail
arriar una vela get down a sail
barco de vela ligera racing dinghy
tabla a vela sailboard
vela plana flat sail
furling enrollador de vela roller (sail)
grillete de vela cringle
vela de sables forzados fully battened sail
forma de la vela shape
vela mayor de capa storm trysail
relinga de vela bolt rope
enseñanza de la vela sailing instruction
pujámen de la vela foot of a sail
vela de proa headsail
vela embolsada full sail
vela cangreja lugsail
vela delantera headsail
vela latina lateen
vela de abanico spritsail
vela de cuchillo fore-and-aft sail
vela cangreja spanker
funda de vela sail coat
vela cangreja gaff sail
vela de capa storm sail
vela de mesana de cangrejo mizzen
vela cangreja gaffsail
Transportation
vela de capa [f] storm sail
vela mayor [f] mainsail
vela trinquete [f] foresail
vela de capa [f] trysail
en buena vela [adj] full and by
hacer vela [v] make sail
hacerse a la vela [v] set sail
navegar a vela [v] sail
a vela llena [adv] full and by
navegar a vela sail
Zoology
barco de vela [m] sailboat
pez vela indo-pacific sailfish
Naval Forces
la vela sail
Ceramic
proceso de alimentación de vela sencilla [m] single-gob feeding [uk]
proceso de alimentación de vela sencilla [m] single-gob process [us]
vela doble [f] double gobbing
alimentación de vela [f] gob feeding
alimentación de vela sencilla [f] single-gob feeding
Sports
bombear la vela [v] pump
el deporte de vela sailing
vela embolsada full sail
vela balón spinnaker
Sailing
buque de vela sailer
barco de vela sailboat
Botany
vela de coyote [f] MX tree cholla
vela de coyote [f] MX chainlink cactus
vela de coyote [f] MX cane cholla
vela de coyote [f] MX an evergreen perennial growing to 3 m (opuntia imbricata)
vela de coyote [f] MX walking stick cholla