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♦ coast /kəʊst/n.1 costa; litorale; riviera: indented [rugged, flat] coast, costa frastagliata [aspra, piatta]; the Ligurian coast, la costa ligure; la riviera ligure; along the coast, lungo la costa; a stretch of coast, un tratto di costa; We spent Sunday at the coast, abbiamo passato la domenica al mare; off the coast, al largo (della costa)3 (rif. a mezzo di trasporto) percorso, discesa a motore spento; discesa a ruota libera ( in bicicletta)● coast artillery, artiglieria da costa □ coast defence, difesa costiera □ ( marina mil.) coast defence vessel, guardacoste □ coast to coast, da costa a costa; ( USA) in tutti gli Stati Uniti, da costa a costa; coast-to-coast, (su tutto il territorio) nazionale □ (fig.) The coast is clear, via libera; nessuno (o nessun pericolo) in vista.(to) coast /kəʊst/A v. i.1 (rif. a mezzo di trasporto) procedere per inerzia; (autom.) procedere a motore spento (o in folle); ( in bicicletta) andare a ruota libera2 (fig.) procedere senza sforzo: to coast to victory, procedere senza sforzo fino alla vittoria; vincere senza sforzo3 (fig.) continuare senza una meta precisa4 (naut.) costeggiare; navigare lungo la costa5 (naut.) fare cabotaggioB v. t.(naut.) costeggiare.
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