coast

côte, littoral

La partie de la terre qui longe la mer.

En anglais simple : The land beside the sea.

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

Synonymes : seashore, shore, coastline

Expressions courantes : east coast, along the coast, off the coast, coast road

la voie est libre

Dans the coast is clear, personne n’est là pour te voir ou t’empêcher de faire ce que tu veux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the coast is clear (We waited until the coast was clear before leaving.)

Expressions courantes : coast is clear, coast was clear

rouler en roue libre

Continuer à avancer sans utiliser le moteur ni fournir un nouvel effort.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : coast to a stop (The bicycle coasted to a stop beside the gate.)

Synonymes : glide, roll

Expressions courantes : coast downhill, coast along, coast to a stop

côtoyer, naviguer le long de la côte

Se déplacer en bateau le long de la côte.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : coast along something (The small ship coasted along the island's eastern shore.)

Expressions courantes : coast along, coast northward, coast southward