Definition

Verb: - To spread the sails, to set sail: The action of unfurling or hoisting the sails of a boat or ship to catch the wind and begin or continue a voyage.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thủy thủ nhanh chóng giương buồm khi gió nổi lên. (The sailors quickly spread the sails when the wind rose.)
  • Con thuyền giương buồm ra khơi từ sáng sớm. (The boat set sail for the open sea early in the morning.)
  • Để đi được, trước tiên họ phải giương buồm. (To move, they first had to set the sails.)

Advanced Usage

• "giương buồm lộng gió": to spread the sails to catch a favorable wind; often used metaphorically to mean seizing an opportunity or embarking on a venture with good conditions.
  • Công ty mới giương buồm lộng gió với hợp đồng lớn đầu tiên. (The new company set sail with a favorable wind with its first major contract.)

Variants and Related Words

• Buồm (noun): sail.
  • Cánh buồm (sail).
• Giương (verb): to spread out, to unfurl, to raise (e.g., - to raise a flag, - to open an umbrella).
• Hạ buồm (verb): to lower the sails; the opposite action.
• Chèo buồm (noun/verb): sailing; to sail (using both oars and sails, or generally referring to sailing).

Synonyms

• Căng buồm: to stretch/tighten the sails (a very close synonym, emphasizing the action of making the sail taut).
• Kéo buồm: to hoist the sails.
• Ra khơi: to put out to sea (can imply the act of setting sail as part of departure).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a compound verb in Vietnamese, 'giương buồm' itself functions as a phrasal unit. - Giương buồm ra đi: to set sail and depart. - Họ giương buồm ra đi tìm vùng đất mới. (They set sail to depart in search of new lands.)

Related Idioms

• Giương buồm giong ruổi: to set sail and travel far and wide; implies a long, adventurous journey.
  • Ước mơ của anh ấy là giương buồm giong ruổi khắp các đại dương. (His dream is to set sail and roam across all oceans.)

verb

1. to spread the sails