coast

coast
coast [kəʊst]
1. noun
côte f ; ( = coastline) littoral m
• from coast to coast dans tout le pays
• the coast is clear la voie est libre
2. intransitive verb
• to coast along [motorist, cyclist] avancer en roue libre ; ( = encounter few problems) avancer (sans problèmes) ; ( = take things easy) se la couler douce (inf)
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[kəʊst] 1.
noun côte f

off the coast — près de la côte

the east coast — la côte est

from coast to coast — dans tout le pays

the coast is clear — fig la voie est libre

2.
noun modifier [road, path] côtier/-ière
3.
intransitive verb
1) (freewheel)

to coast downhill — descendre en roue libre

2) (travel)

to coast along at 50 mph — rouler à une vitesse de croisière de 80 km/h

3) Nautical caboter

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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