vela

f.

1 candle.

estar a dos velas (informal figurative) not to have two halfpennies to rub together

quedarse a dos velas (informal figurative) to be left none the wiser

¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? (informal figurative) who asked you to butt in?, who asked you to stick your oar in? (British)

2 sail.

a toda vela under full sail

vela mayor mainsail

3 sailing (sport).

hacer vela to go sailing

vela deportiva sailing

4 vigil (vigilia).

pasar la noche en vela to stay awake all night; (adrede) to have a sleepless night (desvelado)

5 Vela.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: velar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: ver.

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vela

► nombre femenino

1 (de barco) sail

2 DEPORTE sailing

3 figurado (barco de vela) sailing ship

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a toda vela / a velas desplegadas under full sail, at full speed

alzar las velas / largar las velas to set sail

recoger velas figurado to back down

vela mayor mainsail

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vela

► nombre femenino

1 (vigilia) watch, vigil; (de muerto) wake

2 (desvelo) wakefulness

3 (candela) candle

► nombre femenino plural velas

1 familiar figurado (mocos) snot sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo familiar to have a foot in both camps

estar a dos velas familiar to be broke

pasar la noche en vela to have a sleepless night

¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? familiar who gave you any say in the matter?

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noun f.

1) candle

2) sail

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I

SF

1) [de cera] candle

- estar a dos velas

- encender o poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo

- ¿quién te dio vela en este entierro?

vela de sebo — tallow candle

2) (=vigilia)

estar en vela — to be unable to get to sleep

pasar la noche en vela — to have a sleepless night

3) * (=moco) bogey *

4) (Taur) *horn

5) (=trabajo nocturno) night work; (Mil) (period of) sentry duty

6) (LAm) (=velorio) wake

7) ( Cono Sur) (=molestia) nuisance

¡qué vela! — what a nuisance!

- aguantar la vela

8) (Caribe, Méx) (=bronca) telling-off *

II

SF (Náut) sail; (=deporte) sailing

barco de vela — sailing ship

darse o hacerse a la vela, largar las velas — to set sail, get under way

hacer vela — to go sailing

a toda vela, a velas desplegadas — (lit) under full sail; (fig) vigorously, energetically

- arriar o recoger velas

- estar a dos velas

- estar entre dos velas

- ir como las velas

- plegar velas

vela balón — spinnaker

vela mayor — mainsail

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femenino

1) (para alumbrar) candle

darle a alguien vela en este entierro: nadie te ha dado vela en este entierro nobody asked for your opinion; hasta que las velas no ardan — (Chi fam) forever (colloq)

2) (vigilia)

pasé la noche en vela estudiando — I was up all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué — he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

3)

a) (de barco) sail

arriar or recoger velas — (Náut) to take down the sails; (dar marcha atrás) to back down

a toda vela — <navegar> under full sail; <trabajar/ir> flat out

estar a dos velas — (fam) (sin dinero) to be broke (colloq); (sin entender) to be completely lost

hacerse a la vela — to set sail

b) (deporte) sailing

hacer vela — to go sailing

- vela mayor

4) (fam) (de moco)

andar con la(s) vela(s) colgando — to have a runny nose

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femenino

1) (para alumbrar) candle

darle a alguien vela en este entierro: nadie te ha dado vela en este entierro nobody asked for your opinion; hasta que las velas no ardan — (Chi fam) forever (colloq)

2) (vigilia)

pasé la noche en vela estudiando — I was up all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué — he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

3)

a) (de barco) sail

arriar or recoger velas — (Náut) to take down the sails; (dar marcha atrás) to back down

a toda vela — <navegar> under full sail; <trabajar/ir> flat out

estar a dos velas — (fam) (sin dinero) to be broke (colloq); (sin entender) to be completely lost

hacerse a la vela — to set sail

b) (deporte) sailing

hacer vela — to go sailing

- vela mayor

4) (fam) (de moco)

andar con la(s) vela(s) colgando — to have a runny nose

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vela¹

¹ = sail.

Ex: The book also illustrates the effects of alternating the angle of a sail, using different sail shapes and using a rig consisting of two sails.

* aficionado a la vela = yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.].

* barco de vela = square-rigged ship, sailing ship, sail ship, sailboat, sailing boat.

* navegación a vela = yachting, sailing.

* velas, las = sails, the.

vela²

² = candle.

Ex: The direct costs of book production, then, were printing paper, wages, and supplies such as ink and candles.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* con velas = candlelit, candlelight.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* fabricación de velas = chandlery.

* iluminado con velas = candlelight, candlelit.

* vela aromatizada = fragrance candle, scented candle.

* vela de cumpleaños = birthday candle.

* vela de té = tealight.

* vela perfumada = fragrance candle, scented candle.

vela³

³ = vigil.

Ex: A candlelit vigil is to take place in Manchester in memory of those killed every year as a result of domestic violence.

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vela

feminine

A (para alumbrar) candle

darle a algn/tener vela en este entierro: ¿a ti quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? who asked for your opinion?, what business is it of yours?

aunque no tengo vela en este entierro … I know this is none of my business, but …

hasta que las velas no ardan (Chi fam); forever (colloq)

B

(vigilia): había pasado la noche en vela estudiando she had been up all night studying, she had stayed up o awake all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué he was still awake when I arrived, he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

C

1 (de barco) sail

izar una vela to hoist a sail

arriar or recoger velas (Náut) to take down the sails

(dar marcha atrás): al ver la reacción de los demás recogió velas he backed down when he saw everyone's reaction

no había logrado nada y decidió que era hora de recoger velas he had achieved nothing and he decided it was time to throw in the towel o call it a day (colloq)

a toda vela «velero» under full sail

trabajar a toda vela to work flat out

íbamos a toda vela we were going flat out o at full speed

decirle vela verde a algn (Per fam); to badmouth sb (AmE colloq), to lay into sb (BrE colloq)

estar a dos velas (fam) (sin dinero) to be broke (colloq) (sin entender) to be completely lost o at sea

hacerse a la vela to set sail

largar or desplegar velas (Náut) to set sail;

«artista/deportista» to catch the public eye

2 (deporte) sailing

hacer vela to go sailing

Compuestos:

● vela al tercio

lugsail

● vela cangreja

gaff sail

● vela de cruz

squaresail

● vela de cuchillo

staysail

● vela de gavia

topsail

● vela latina

lateen sail

● vela ligera

dinghy sailing

● vela mayor

mainsail

D (fam)

(de moco): siempre anda con la(s) vela(s) colgando he always has a runny o (colloq) snotty nose

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Del verbo velar: (conjugate velar)

vela es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
vela    
velar
vela sustantivo femenino
1 (para alumbrar) candle
2 (vigilia):

◊ pasé la noche en vela (por preocupación, dolor) I couldn't get to sleep all night;

(cuidando a un enfermo) I was up all night
3

a) (de barco) sail

b) (deporte) sailing;

◊ hacer vela to go sailing

velar (conjugate velar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹difunto› to hold a wake over

b) ‹enfermo› to watch over

2 ‹película› to fog, expose
verbo intransitivo
1 (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake
2 (cuidar) vela por algo/algn to watch over sth/sb
velarse verbo pronominal [película] to get fogged o exposed
vela sustantivo femenino
1 Náut sail
Dep sailing: practica la vela, he sails
2 (cirio) candle
3 (vigilia) wakefulness: se pasó la noche en vela, he had a sleepless night
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar vela (en un entierro): ¿y a ti quién te dio vela en este entierro?, shut up, nobody asked for your opinion
familiar quedarse a dos velas, to be broke
velar 1
I verbo intransitivo
1 (cuidar, vigilar) to watch [por, over]
velar por los intereses de alguien, to watch over sb's interests
2 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake
II vtr (a un enfermo) to keep watch
(a un muerto) to hold a wake for
velar 2 Fot verbo transitivo to blur
'vela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barco
- candela
- compenetrarse
- inflar
- inflarse
- oscilar
- sebo
- soplar
- toledana
- toledano
- trinquete
- vigilia
- apagar
- arriar
- consumir
- encender
- esperma
- gotear
- izar
- mecha
- navegar
- pasar
- recoger
- velador
English:
burn out
- candle
- candlelight
- catch up
- oil
- sail
- sailboarding
- sailing
- sailing ship
- stub
- taper
- yachting
- keep
- sailboat
- vigil
- wind

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vela

♦ nf

1. [para dar luz] candle;

ponerle una vela a un santo to light a candle for a saint;

Comp

estar a dos velas not to have two pennies o Br halfpennies to rub together;

Comp

poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo to hedge one's bets;

Comp

Fam

quedarse a dos velas to be left none the wiser;

Comp

Fam

¿quién te ha dado vela en este entierro? who asked you to butt in?, Br who asked you to stick your oar in?

Comp

vela perfumada scented candle

2. [de barco] sail;

a toda vela under full sail

Comp

vela cangreja gaff sail;

vela cuadra square sail;

vela latina lateen sail;

vela mayor mainsail

3. [deporte] sailing;

hacer vela to go sailing

Comp

vela deportiva sailing

4. [vigilia] vigil;

pasar la noche en vela [adrede] to stay awake all night;

[desvelado] to have a sleepless night

5. Taurom [cuerno] horn

♦ velas nfpl

Fam [mocos]

ir con las velas colgando to have snot hanging out of one's nose

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vela

f

1 para alumbrar candle;

estar a dos velas fam be broke fam ;

pasar la noche en vela stay up all night

2 DEP sailing;

deportista de vela yachtsman; mujer yachtswoman

3 de barco sail;

recoger velas MAR take in sail; fig back down;

a toda vela fam flat out fam , all out fam

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vela nf

1) vigilia: wakefulness

pasé la noche en vela: I stayed awake all night

2) : watch, vigil, wake

3) : candle

4) : sail

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vela n

1. (de cera) candle

adornaron la mesa con pequeñas velas they decorated the table with small candles

2. (de barco) sail

el velero tiene una gran vela blanca the sailing boat has a large, white sail

3. (deporte) sailing

en vela awake

pasó toda la noche en vela she had a sleepless night / she was awake all night