| inglese > italiano | |
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| coast | |
| 1. sost. (geografia) costa | |
| a sandy coast - una costa sabbiosa | |
| I live in a city near the coast - vivo in una città vicina alla costa | |
| 2. verb. (nautica) navigare sotto costa | |
| the ship coasted around the island - la nave navigò sotto costa intorno all'isola | |
| 3. verb. (per estensione), muoversi per inerzia, arrancare | |
| I ran out of gas, but fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station - ho finito la benzina, ma fortunatamente sono riuscito ad arrancare fino a una vicina stazione di servizio | |
| 4. verb. (senso figurato), arrancare, fare le cose con indolenza e senza voglia | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| coast | |
| 1. subst. (obsolete) The side or edge of something. |  |
| 2. subst. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. | |
| The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches. | |
| 3. subst. (obsolete) A region of land; a district or country. | |
| 4. subst. (obsolete) A region of the air or heavens. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power. | |
| When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast. | |
| 7. v. Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort. | |
| 8. v. (obsolete) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. | |
| 9. v. (obsolete) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of. | |
| 10. v. (obsolete) To conduct along a coast or river bank. | |
| 11. v. (US, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice. | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| costa | |
| 1. subst. coast | |
| 2. subst. shore | |
| 3. subst. slope (of a mountain) | |
| 4. subst. (skeleton) rib | |
| 5. subst. (botany) rib, vein | |
| 6. subst. spine (of a book) | |
| 7. subst. welt (of fabric) | |
