coast

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
2. (obsolete) The side or edge of something.
3. (obsolete) A region of land; a district or country.
4. (obsolete) A region of the air or heavens.

Verb

1. (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.
2. (intransitive) To sail along a coast.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
5. (obsolete, transitive) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To conduct along a coast or river bank.
7. (US, dialectal) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

Concetti

costa

litorale

riviera

riva

🏦

costiera

marina

spiaggia

🏖️

sponda

🏦

riva del mare

cabotare

costa marina

burrone

scivolata

canyon

costeggiare

lido

ripa

🏦

arenile

littorale

bordo

sinonimi

shore

beach

🏖️

bank

🏦

seashore

seaside

strand

seacoast

seaboard

glide

littoral

slide

sea coast

sea board

coastline

side

river bank

brim

salt water

inshore

sands

sea

🌊

waterside

sea-coast

edge

shoreline

run

sand

sea shore

shelve

slide down

slope

slue

steps

submarine

sweep

tidewater

track

vein

waterfront

rocky beach

coastal waters

coastland

litoral

access

water-front

shore and port

sea beach

coast line

sail near

against

Traduzioni

côte

Küste

costa

kust

Ufer

costa

Strand

🏖️

ακτή

παραλία

rivage

🏦

sahil

costa

ora

litus

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kəʊst/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: coste

Affine francese: côte

Ereditato da inglese medio: costeien

Affine francese: côtoyer

In summary

From Middle English coste (“rib; side of the body, flank; side of a building; face of a solid figure; coast, shore; bay, gulf; sea; concavity, hollow; boundary, limit; land; country; district, province, region; locality, place; division of the heavens; compass direction; direction; location with reference to direction, side”) [and other forms], from Old French coste (“rib; side of an object; coast”) (modern French côte (“rib; coast; hill, slope”)), from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *kost-. Doublet of costa.

Frasi

There is a village of the same name on the coast of the lake .

C'è un villaggio con lo stesso nome sulla costa del lago.

The Ternatan ruler followed up his victory by capturing some coast villages in Bacan.

Il sovrano di Ternata ha seguito la sua vittoria catturando alcuni villaggi costieri a Bacan.