coast

costa

La franja de tierra que está junto al mar.

En inglés sencillo: The land beside the sea.

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

Sinónimos: seashore, shore, coastline

Expresiones frecuentes: east coast, along the coast, off the coast, coast road

no hay moros en la costa, vía libre

En the coast is clear, no hay nadie cerca que pueda verte o impedir lo que quieres hacer.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: the coast is clear (We waited until the coast was clear before leaving.)

Expresiones frecuentes: coast is clear, coast was clear

avanzar por inercia

Seguir moviéndose sin usar el motor ni hacer otro esfuerzo para avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: coast to a stop (The bicycle coasted to a stop beside the gate.)

Sinónimos: glide, roll

Expresiones frecuentes: coast downhill, coast along, coast to a stop

costear

Viajar en barco siguiendo la costa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: coast along something (The small ship coasted along the island's eastern shore.)

Expresiones frecuentes: coast along, coast northward, coast southward