Translation for "envergar" to english

Envergar

verb

• bend

Translation examples

bend verb

Aún tenían la posibilidad de envergar otro velacho.
It was still possible to bend another foretopsail.

Cuando estuvo seguro de que a las baterías superiores les era realmente imposible alcanzar la Ariel, mandó a orzar, le dijo a Hyde que ordenara ayustar y envergar nuevas velas y luego corrió a la cofa del mayor.
When he was quite sure that the upper batteries were not playing fox, but were in fact unable to reach him, he brought the Ariel to the wind, told Hyde to set about knotting and splicing and bending new sails, and ran up to the maintop.

Y llegaban más. El capitán había pensado en pasar a media vela, pero al ver varios navíos que se acercaban desde el norte, dio la orden de envergar las velas y escapar viento en popa. Por fortuna, los dioses les fueron de nuevo favorables y pasaron inadvertidos ante el enemigo o, cuando menos, sin despertar su interés.
And there were more coming. The captain had thought to pass at half-sail, but spotting several ships moving in from the north, he gave the order to bend all the sails and fly behind the wind. Fortunately, the gods favored them again. They passed unnoticed, or at least without piquing the enemy's interest.