vela
sustantivo femenino
1. | [para dar luz]
candle
¿quién le ha dado vela en este entierro? who asked you to stick your oar in? estar a dos velas not to have two halfpennies to rub together |
2. | [de barco]
sail
a toda vela under full sail |
3. | DEP
sailing
hacer vela to go sailing |
4. | [vigilia]
vigil
pasar la noche en vela [adrede] to stay awake all night [desvelado] to have a sleepless night |