coast

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.

   When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.

   gleiten, ohne zu treten

2. (intransitive)To sail along a coast.

   segeln

3. (figuratively, intransitive)To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.

4. (Canada, US, dialectal)To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

5. (intransitive, obsolete)To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

6. (obsolete, transitive)To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

7. (obsolete, transitive)To conduct along a coast or river bank.

1. Tom lived on the west coast.

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2. The town is two miles away from the coast.

   ruГород расположен в двух милях от побережья. — marafon

   deDie Stadt liegt zwei Meilen von der Küste entfernt. — Tamy

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3. We went to the coast for our summer vacation.

   ruНа летние каникулы мы отправились на побережье. — sharptoothed

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4. How far is it from here to the coast?

   deWie weit ist es von hier zur Küste? — raggione

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5. As far as I can tell, the coast is clear.

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