coast

Küste

Das Land unmittelbar am Meer.

In einfachem Englisch: The land beside the sea.

• We live near the coast.
• They drove along the coast.
• Several small islands lie off the coast.

Synonyme: seashore, shore, coastline

Häufige Wendungen: east coast, along the coast, off the coast, coast road

die Luft ist rein

In the coast is clear: Niemand ist in der Nähe, der dich sehen oder dein Vorhaben verhindern könnte.

In einfachem Englisch: If the coast is clear, nobody is nearby to see you or stop what you want to do.

• The coast is clear now.
• Check whether the coast is clear.
• Once the coast was clear, she slipped out.

So benutzt man es: the coast is clear (We waited until the coast was clear before leaving.)

Häufige Wendungen: coast is clear, coast was clear

ausrollen, rollen lassen

Sich weiterbewegen, ohne den Motor zu nutzen oder erneut anzuschieben.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep moving without using the engine or making another effort to push forward.

• Let the bike coast downhill.
• The car coasted along the empty road.
• We stopped pedalling and coasted down the slope.

So benutzt man es: coast to a stop (The bicycle coasted to a stop beside the gate.)

Synonyme: glide, roll

Häufige Wendungen: coast downhill, coast along, coast to a stop

an der Küste entlangsegeln

Mit einem Boot an der Küste entlangfahren.

In einfachem Englisch: To travel by boat along the land beside the sea.

• The boat coasted northward.
• We coasted along the shore all morning.
• The captain preferred to coast rather than cross the open sea.

So benutzt man es: coast along something (The small ship coasted along the island's eastern shore.)

Häufige Wendungen: coast along, coast northward, coast southward