"se tenir à la cape" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \sə tə.ni.ʁ‿a la kap\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-se tenir à la cape.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-se tenir à la cape.wav
  1. Ne laisser qu’une voile dehors pour prendre le moins de vent possible, quand il est contraire. Tags: dated
    Sense id: fr-se_tenir_à_la_cape-fr-verb--AhcZr5i Categories (other): Exemples en français, Lexique en français de la marine, Termes vieillis en français Topics: nautical
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: être à la cape
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