becalmed

• Diz-se de um veleiro que não consegue se mover por falta de vento. Por extensão, qualquer pessoa ou coisa que esteja parada, imóvel ou sem progresso.

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.

   Sem vento

   • 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.

   Sinônimosmotionlessstationarystill

   Antônimosblownmovingsailing

• Verbo usado principalmente no contexto náutico para descrever um navio que fica imóvel por falta de vento; também pode significar acalmar ou deixar algo parado.

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.

   Acalmar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscalmcomposepacifyquietsettlesoothestilltranquilize

   Antônimosagitatedisturbexciteperturbrousestirtroubleunsettleupsetworry