masculí veil prendre el vel to take the veil , become a nun figuradament veil , light covering shroud film tirem-hi un vel figuradament let’s forget it , let the matter drop vel del paladar anatomia velum
femení nàutica sail a tota vela with all the sails set , in \ under full sail ídem figuradament on the double , full tilt , like a bat out of hell prendre \ fer vela to set sail , get under way vela major mainsail amainar \ abaixar \ plegar veles to lower the sail ídem figuradament to back down ídem figuradament to give up , chuck it up anar a la vela figuradament to be half-seas-over lona sailcloth