becalmed

• Describe una embarcación de vela que no puede avanzar debido a la ausencia de viento.

Describes a sailing ship that is unable to move due to a lack of wind.

1. No wind for sailingC1formal

   Of a sailing ship, unable to move due to a lack of wind.

   sin viento para navegar

   • The ship was becalmed in the middle of the ocean for three days.
   • They sat helplessly as their sailboat was becalmed near the equator.
   • The crew grew restless when the vessel became becalmed.

   Sinónimosmotionlessstationarystill

   Antónimosblownmovingsailing

• Verbo que significa calmar o dejar inmóvil, especialmente en contexto náutico, refiriéndose a un barco que queda sin movimiento por falta de viento. Es de uso poco frecuente o arcaico.

An archaic verb meaning to make calm or still, especially used in nautical contexts to describe a ship being left motionless due to lack of wind.

1. Make steady or calmC2formal

   To make something steady, calm, or still, especially in reference to the sea or wind.

   Calmar o aquietar

   • The ship was becalmed in the middle of the ocean for days.
   • The sudden drop in wind becalmed the sailing boat.
   • The captain tried to becalm the anxious crew with reassuring words.

   Sinónimoscalmcomposepacifyquietsettlesoothestilltranquilize

   Antónimosagitatedisturbexciteperturbrousestirtroubleunsettleupsetworry