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tack verb

  /tæk/
  • (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
 agregar, añadir, voltejear
  • (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
 clavar, prender, sujetar con tachuelas
  • To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
 hilvanar

tack noun

  /tæk/
  • (figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
  • Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
 curso de acción
  • (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
 curso, rumbo
  • (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
 hilván
  • A small nail with a flat head.
 mostacilla, tachuela
  • (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
 virar

tacking noun

  • (nautical) The act of changing tack.
 dando bordadas, de bolina
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