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topsail

/ˈtɒp.seɪl/ /ˈtɑp.seɪl/

Meanings
noun

Voile de hunier

A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.

Examples :

"The old sailing ship raised its topsail, catching the wind and picking up speed. "
Le vieux voilier a hissé sa voile de hunier, captant le vent et prenant de la vitesse.
nautical sailing vehicle technical ocean

Related Words

Illustration supported

supported verb

/səˈpɔːtɪd/ /səˈpɔɹtɪd/

Soutenir, maintenir

"Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."

Ne déplacez pas cette poutre ! Elle soutient toute la plateforme.

Illustration sailing

sailing verb

/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/

Naviguer, faire de la voile

"The sailboat was sailing swiftly across the lake. "

Le voilier naviguait rapidement sur le lac.

Illustration rigged

rigged verb

/ɹɪɡd/

équiper, gréer

"The mountain climber carefully rigged his harness before starting his ascent. "

L'alpiniste a soigneusement équipé son harnais avant de commencer son ascension.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristement, avec tristesse

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Il écouta tristement les préoccupations de sa mère, se sentant affligé par sa déception.

Illustration course

course noun

/kɔːs/ /kɔɹs/

Séquence, déroulement

"The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another."

Le cours normal des événements semble être une chose après l'autre, et c'est tout.

Illustration topmast

topmast noun

/ˈtɒpmæst/ /ˈtɑːpmæst/

Mât de hune

"The sailor pointed to the highest part of the sailboat, explaining that the long pole at the very top was the topmast. "

Le marin désigna la partie la plus haute du voilier, expliquant que le long mât tout en haut était le mât de hune.

Illustration increase

increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

Augmentation, accroissement

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

L'augmentation des devoirs cette semaine était importante.

Illustration catching

catching verb

/ˈkætʃɪŋ/

Attraper, saisir

""The runner is catching the leader in the last lap of the race." "

Le coureur rattrape le leader dans le dernier tour de la course.

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

Non plus, aussi

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

Mes parents ne voulaient pas que j'aille à la fête, et mes amis non plus.

Illustration square

square noun

/skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛɚ/

Carré

"The floor tiles were arranged in perfect squares. "

Les carreaux du sol étaient disposés en carrés parfaits.

Illustration raised

raised verb

/ɹeɪzd/

Soulever, lever

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"

Levez la main si vous voulez dire quelque chose ; levez votre bâton de marche pour vous défendre.

Illustration picking

picking verb

/ˈpɪkɪŋ/

Cueillir, ramasser

"She was picking lint off her sweater. "

Elle ramassait des peluches sur son pull.