plain sailing en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de plain sailing en el diccionario inglés»español

to be (all) plain sailing

ser muy fácil or sencillo

to be (all) plain sailing

ser coser y cantar

Traducciones de plain sailing en el diccionario inglés»español

sailing [ingl. am. ˈseɪlɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈseɪlɪŋ] SUST.

1. sailing U (skill):

sailing

navegación f

to be (all) plain sailing

ser muy fácil or sencillo

to be (all) plain sailing

ser coser y cantar

2. sailing U DEP.:

sailing

vela f

sailing

yachting m

sailing

navegación f a vela

sailing is an expensive hobby

la vela es una afición cara

to take up sailing

empezar a practicar la vela

3. sailing C (departure):

sailing

salida f

is there another sailing this week?

¿va a salir otro barco esta semana?

is there another sailing this week? atrbv. time/date

de salida

I.sail [ingl. am. seɪl, ingl. brit. seɪl] SUST.

1.1. sail NÁUT. C or U (of ship, boat):

sail

vela f

in the days of sail

en la época de los barcos de or a vela

in full sail

con las velas desplegadas

under sail

a vela

to hoist sail

izar velas

to take in sail

reducir velas

to set sail (start journey)

zarpar

to set sail (start journey)

hacerse a la mar

to set sail yacht/galleon:

hacerse a la vela

to trim sb's sails

cortarle las alas a alguien

1.2. sail NÁUT. (trip):

sail sin pl.

viaje m en barco

sail sin pl.

viaje m en velero

to go for a sail

salir a navegar

it's at least a day's sail away

queda por lo menos a un día en barco or de navegación

1.3. sail NÁUT. C <pl sail> (ship):

sail

velero m

a dozen sail

una docena de veleros

2. sail C (of windmill):

sail

aspa f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

II.sail [ingl. am. seɪl, ingl. brit. seɪl] V. trans.

1. sail (control):

sail boat/ship

gobernar

sail boat/ship

manejar

he sailed the vessel too close to the shore

llevó la embarcación demasiado cerca de la costa

his job is sailing yachts for wealthy owners

trabaja como patrón de yates de gente rica

2. sail (travel, cross):

to sail the seven seas

navegar por todos los océanos

to sail the seven seas

surcar los siete mares liter.

she intends to sail the Atlantic single-handed

piensa cruzar el Atlántico en solitario

III.sail [ingl. am. seɪl, ingl. brit. seɪl] V. intr.

1.1. sail (travel):

sail ship/boat:

navegar

sail person/passenger:

ir en barco

sail person/passenger:

navegar

we watched as the yacht/cruiser sailed slowly out to sea

miramos como el yate/crucero se hacía lentamente a la mar

how long does it take to sail to New York?

¿cuánto se tarda en ir a Nueva York en barco?

to sail around the world

dar la vuelta al mundo en barco

I love to go sailing

me encanta salir a navegar

1.2. sail (depart):

sail person/ship:

zarpar

sail person/ship:

salir

2. sail (move effortlessly):

to sail into/out of a room

entrar en/salir de una habitación con aire majestuoso

a swan sailed majestically by

un cisne pasó deslizándose majestuosamente

the weeks just seem to sail past

las semanas van pasando sin que uno se dé cuenta

I.plain <plainer plainest> [ingl. am. pleɪn, ingl. brit. pleɪn] ADJ.

1. plain (unadorned):

plain decor/cooking

sencillo

plain language/style

sencillo

plain language/style

llano

plain envelope

sin identificación externa

plain fabric/dress

liso

tell me in plain English

dímelo en términos sencillos

tell me in plain English

dímelo en cristiano coloq., hum.

just plain water, thank you

agua nada más, gracias

the plain man's guide to economics

guía básica de economía

his family are just plain folk

su familia es gente sencilla

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, sin más, por favor

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, nomás, por favor amer.

2. plain (clear):

plain

claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo (en) claro

it's plain from what you say that …

por lo que me dices está claro que …

it's perfectly plain to me that she's lying

para mí es obvio or está claro que está mintiendo

the reasons are plain to see

las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

3. plain (blunt, straightforward):

the plain truth

la pura verdad

the plain truth

la verdad lisa y llana

I believe in plain dealing

a mí me gustan las cosas claras

I told him in plain terms that …

le dije claramente or lisa y llanamente que …

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews

seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

4. plain (not good-looking):

plain

feo

plain

poco agraciado

to be a plain Jane

ser poco agraciada

to be a plain Jane

ser feúcha coloq.

5. plain (downright):

plain

puro

II.plain [ingl. am. pleɪn, ingl. brit. pleɪn] ADV.

1. plain (downright, simply) as intensifier:

plain wrong/ridiculous

totalmente

she's not incapable: she's just plain lazy

no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

it's just plain absurd

es un absurdo total

2. plain (bluntly, honestly):

plain tell

claramente

plain tell

francamente

III.plain [ingl. am. pleɪn, ingl. brit. pleɪn] SUST.

1. plain GEOGR.:

plain

llanura f

the (Great) Plains

las grandes llanuras

2.1. plain ingl. brit. MODA:

plain

tela f lisa

2.2. plain (stitch):

plain

punto m del derecho

plain sailing en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de plain sailing en el diccionario inglés»español

plain sailing SUST. fig.

to be plain sailing

ser cosa de coser y cantar

Traducciones de plain sailing en el diccionario inglés»español

sailing SUST.

1. sailing NÁUT.:

sailing

navegación f

2. sailing DEP.:

sailing

vela f

3. sailing (departure):

sailing

salida f

I.sail [seɪl] SUST.

1. sail (on boat):

sail

vela f

2. sail (windmill blade):

sail

aspa f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to set sail (for a place)

zarpar (hacia un lugar)

under full sail

a toda vela

II.sail [seɪl] V. intr.

1. sail (travel):

sail

navegar

to sail around the world

dar la vuelta al mundo en barco

2. sail (start voyage):

sail

zarpar

3. sail (move smoothly):

sail

deslizarse

4. sail fig. (do easily):

to sail through sth

hacer algo con facilidad

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to sail against the wind

nadar a contracorriente

to sail close to the wind

pisar terreno peligroso

III.sail [seɪl] V. trans.

1. sail (manage):

sail boat, ship

gobernar

2. sail (navigate):

sail

cruzar

to sail the seas

surcar los mares

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ.

1. plain:

plain

sencillo, -a

plain (one color)

de un solo color

plain (without additions)

sin aditivos

plain yogurt

yogur m natural

2. plain (uncomplicated):

plain

fácil

the plain folks

el pueblo llano

plain and simple

liso y llano

3. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

evidente

it is plain that...

es evidente que...

to be plain enough

estar lo suficientemente claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo claro

to make oneself plain (to sb)

hacerse entender (por alguien)

to be plain with sb

ser franco con alguien

to be as plain as the nose on your face

estar más claro que el agua

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain

puro, -a

the plain truth

la pura verdad

5. plain (not pretty):

plain

sin atractivo

a plain girl

una chica más bien fea

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV. coloq. (downright)

plain

y punto

plain awful

horrible

III.plain [pleɪn] SUST.

1. plain GEO.:

plain

llanura f

the plains pl

las llanuras

the great Plains

la grandes llanuras (norteamericanas)

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

punto m de media

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Yet the journey to yesterday's launch has been far from plain sailing.

www.independent.co.uk

However, it hasn't all been plain sailing on the sponsor front since 2006.

www.bbc.co.uk

But it has not all been plain sailing.

au.news.yahoo.com

This was clearly some while ago, but it's not the only squall in a relationship that's never been plain sailing.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But it wasn't all plain sailing, as one of their first cases was to show.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It hasn't exactly been plain sailing ever since.

www.independent.co.uk

From there, he tells me, it was more or less plain sailing.

www.bbc.co.uk

There are a few well documented twists and turns regarding drive formatting, but other than that, it's usually plain sailing.

www.theregister.co.uk

Nobody is under anyillusions it will be plain sailing.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It's not all plain sailing, as in some venues they receive a very hostile reception.

en.wikipedia.org