Sentence examples of "sail" in English with translation "voile"

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The ship is about to set sail. Le bateau est sur le point de mettre à la voile.
It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed. Il fallait du courage pour traverser le Pacifique à la voile en solitaire.
The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim. Ferdinand Magellan fut le premier homme à traverser à la voile tous les méridiens du monde, mais la seule raison qui le lui permit, c'est que Christophe Colomb avait choisi de le faire à la nage.
The sails fluttered in the wind. Les voiles flottaient dans le vent.
All the sails were taken down. Toutes les voiles étaient descendues.
God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails. Dieu fournit le vent, mais l'homme doit hisser les voiles.
The sudden gust of wind filled the sails and lurched the boat forward. Le soudain coup de vent gonfla les voiles et poussa le bateau en avant dans une embardée.
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