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coasting

UK
/ˈkəʊstɪŋ/
US
/ˈkoʊstɪŋ/

Translations

coastingnoun
coastings
pl
roue libre
The children enjoyed coasting down the hill on their sleds during the winter.
Les enfants ont apprécié la roue libre en descendant la colline sur leurs traîneaux pendant l'hiver.
cabotageCommerce ou navigation le long des côtes.
During the age of sail, ships engaged in coasting to transport goods between nearby ports.
À l'époque de la voile, les navires pratiquaient le cabotage pour transporter des marchandises entre les ports voisins.
Additional translations
roue libreAu figuré, pour une période où l’on fournit peu d’efforts.
Synonyms
gliding
cruising
floating
sailing
drifting
coastinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkəʊstɪŋ/
US
/ˈkoʊstɪŋ/
en roue libre
The truck was in a coasting descent, its engine idling quietly.
Le camion descendait en roue libre, son moteur tournant au ralenti silencieusement.
coastverb

coasting

Gerund

coasted
Past Simple
coasted
Past Participle
coasting
Gerund
UK
/kəʊst/
US
/koʊst/
rouler en roue libreSe dit surtout d'un véhicule ou d'un objet en mouvement sans puissance motrice.
The car began to coast down the hill after the engine was turned off.
La voiture a commencé à rouler en roue libre dans la descente après l'arrêt du moteur.
Additional translations
passer sans effortSens figuré.
Synonyms
drift
slide
sail
float
glide

Definitions

coastingnoun
The act of moving smoothly and effortlessly, often downhill, without the use of power or effort.
The children enjoyed coasting down the hill on their sleds during the winter.
A period of minimal effort or activity, often implying a lack of ambition or drive.
After achieving his initial success, he spent the next few years in a state of coasting, not pushing himself further.
Navigating or trading along a coastline; coastal navigation.
During the age of sail, ships engaged in coasting to transport goods between nearby ports.
coastinggerund / present participle
Moving without the application of power; drifting or gliding as a result of momentum.
The truck was in a coasting descent, its engine idling quietly.
coastverb
To move easily without using power, especially down a slope.
The car began to coast down the hill after the engine was turned off.
To progress or succeed without much effort.
He managed to coast through the exam without studying much.
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