- coast
- kəust
1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) costa, litoral
2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) ir en punto muerto- coastal- coaster
- coastguard
coast n costacoasttr[kəʊst]noun1 costa, litoral nombre masculino■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa■ we spent the day by the coast pasamos el día en la costa■ it sank a few miles off the coast se hundió a unas millas de la costaintransitive verb1 (in car) ir en punto muerto; (on bicycle) deslizarse sin pedalear2 figurative use avanzar sin ningún esfuerzo■ she coasted through her exams aprobó sus exámenes sin ningún problema3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL costear, bordear la costa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe coast is clear no hay moros en la costacoast ['ko:st] vi: deslizarse, rodar sin impulsocoast n: costa f, litoral mcoastn.• costa s.f.• costera s.f.v.• costear v.
I kəʊstnouna) (shoreline) costa fthe coast is clear — no hay moros en la costa
b) (region) costa f, litoral mfrom coast to coast — de costa a costa
II
intransitive verba) (freewheel) \<\<car\>\> deslizarse* (sin llevar el motor en marcha)b) (proceed effortlessly)[kǝʊst]she coasted through her exams — superó fácilmente los exámenes
1.N (=shore) costa f ; (=coastline) litoral mit's on the west coast of Scotland — está en la costa oeste de Escocia
2.VI (also: coast along) (Aut) ir en punto muerto; (on sledge, cycle) deslizarse cuesta abajo; (fig) avanzar sin esfuerzo* * *
I [kəʊst]nouna) (shoreline) costa fthe coast is clear — no hay moros en la costa
b) (region) costa f, litoral mfrom coast to coast — de costa a costa
II
intransitive verba) (freewheel) \<\<car\>\> deslizarse* (sin llevar el motor en marcha)b) (proceed effortlessly)she coasted through her exams — superó fácilmente los exámenes
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
