velejar

to sail

v ɨ l ɨ ʒ a ɾ
velej sail; navigate by sail + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Rare #21,235
to sail Usually refers to sailing with a sailboat (wind-powered).
PO: Eles aprenderam a velejar no verão passado.
EN: They learned to sail last summer.
Conjugation of velejar
velejar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First velejar —
Third velejar —

Se amanhã estiver bom, irei velejar com meus amigos.

If the weather is good tomorrow, I’ll go sailing with my friends.

Velejar é caro.

Sailing is expensive.

Eu gosto de velejar.

I like sailing.

Amanhã vamos velejar.

Tomorrow we're going sailing.

Você costuma velejar com o Tom?

Do you often sail with Tom?

Vamos velejar pela ilha.

Let's sail around the island.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Velejar é divertido.

Sailing is fun.

Ele os ensinou como velejar.

He taught them how to sail.

Tom e eu fomos velejar juntos.

Tom and I went sailing together.

Mesmo uma tigela de água é suficiente para um barco velejar.

Even a bowl of water is enough for a boat to sail.

— Barfi! (2012)

Nos chamou para velejar no domingo.

He invited us to go sailing on Sunday.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Está ventando o suficiente para velejar?

Is it windy enough for sailing?

Estamos destinados a velejar para sempre.

We are destined to sail forever.

— Arca Russa (2002)

Eu sou muito bom em velejar.

I’m very good at sailing.

O mau tempo as impediu de velejar.

The bad weather prevented them from sailing.