What does vela in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word vela in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vela in Italian.

The word vela in Italian means sail, sail boat, rib vault, cover with a veil, cloud, obscure, dim, darken, weaken, soft palate, velum, velar, cover yourself with a veil, sail boat, sailing boat, sailing, muzzle a sail, windsurfing, main sail, mobile billboard, billboard truck. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vela

sail

sostantivo femminile (telo per propulsione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il capitano ordinò di ammainare le vele.
The captain ordered that the sails be lowered..

sail boat

sostantivo femminile (estensione (imbarcazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vide delle vele all'orizzonte e corse ad avvertire l'esercito.
He saw ships on the horizon and rushed to tell the army.

rib vault

sostantivo femminile (architettura: di volta) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nel libro di storia dell'architettura erano raffigurati numerosi esempi di vela.
The architectural history book depicted many examples of rib vaults.

cover with a veil

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (coprire con velo) (literal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La polizia ha velato il corpo dell'anziano signore trovato defunto nella sua abitazione.

cloud, obscure

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (annebbiare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi si è velata la vista a causa dell'intensa sudorazione.

dim, darken

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (offuscarsi) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Dalla commozione mi si sono velati gli occhi di pianto.

weaken

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (indebolirsi) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le sue facoltà intellettive si sono progressivamente velate.

soft palate, velum

aggettivo (del palato molle) (anatomy)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
A causa di un'insufficienza velare, Stefano non riusciva a deglutire correttamente.

velar

aggettivo (fonetica: suono) (pronunciation)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La parola gatto inizia con una consonante velare.
The word 'gatto' begins with a velar consonant.

cover yourself with a veil

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (coprirsi con un velo) (literal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Durante la nostra visita alla mecca, le ragazze si sono velate con dei fazzoletti colorati.

sail boat, sailing boat

sostantivo femminile (imbarcazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sailing

muzzle a sail

windsurfing

(the sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

main sail

mobile billboard, billboard truck

(camion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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