vela

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See also veļa, veļā, and Vela

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English [edit]

Noun [edit]

vela

  1. Plural form of velum

Anagrams [edit]

Galician [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin vēla, plural of vēlum.

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural velas)

  1. a sail
  2. sailing

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Latin vigilia.

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural velas)

  1. watch, vigil

Italian [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin vēla, plural of vēlum.

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural vele)

  1. (nautical) sail
  2. (nautical, sports) sailing

Verb [edit]

vela

  1. third-person singular present indicative of velare
  2. second-person singular imperative of velare

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

vēla

  1. nominative plural of vēlum
  2. accusative plural of vēlum
  3. vocative plural of vēlum

Portuguese [edit]

vela acesa

Etymology 1 [edit]

From velar

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural velas)

  1. candle


Etymology 2 [edit]

From Latin vēla, plural of vēlum.

vela de um barco

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural velas)

  1. (nautical) sail
  2. (nautical, sports) sailing

Verb [edit]

vela (infinitive: velar)


Spanish [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From velar

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural velas)

  1. candle
  2. wakefulness, sleeplessness
    una noche en vela
    a sleepless night
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]

Verb [edit]

vela (infinitive velar)

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of velar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of velar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of velar.

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Latin vēla, plural of velum

Noun [edit]

vela f (plural velas)

  1. (nautical) sail
  2. (nautical) sailing
Related terms [edit]

Swedish [edit]

Verb [edit]

vela

  1. to be undecided, to hesitate, to do nothing because one hasn't decided on which action to take

Conjugation [edit]

Conjugation of vela
Active Passive
Infinitive vela —
Present tense velar —
Past tense velade —
Supine velat —
Imperative vela —
Present participle velande
Past participle —

Usage notes [edit]

  • The supine is the same as for vilja (“to want, to will”), which is the opposite of being undecided. Puns are made of this.
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