- bolina
- f.1 noise and clamor of a scuffle or dispute. (Colloquial)2 bowline, a rope fastened to the leech or edge of a square-sail, to make it stand close to the wind. (Nautical)3 a kind of punishment on shipboard like baqueta, or the gantlet.Bolina de barlovento weather bowlineBolina de sotavento o de revés lee bowlineBolina de trinquete forebowlineDar un salto a la bolina to ease or check the bowlineNavegar de bolina to sail with bowlines hauledIr a la bolina to sail with a side windNavío buen bolinador a good player, a ship which makes great progress against the windEchar de bolina (Met.) to make fanfaronades, or idle boasts* * *bolina► nombre femenino1 bowline\FRASEOLOGÍAir de bolina to sail close to the windnavegar de bolina to sail close to the wind* * *SF1) (=cabo) bowline; (=sonda) lead, sounding line
de bolina — close-hauled
navegar de bolina — to sail close to the wind
2) * (=jaleo) racket, row* * *bolinafeminine1 (Náut) bowlinenavegar de bolina to be close-hauled, to sail close to the wind2 (de una hamaca) hammock rope* * *bolina nfNáut bowline;ir o [m5]navegar de bolina to sail close to the wind* * *bolinaf MAR bowline;ir onavegar de bolina sail close to the wind
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.