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coasts:
- rives; rivages; bords
coast:
- côte; bord de la mer; rivage; zone côtière; littoral
Wiktionary:
- coast → caboter
- coast → côte, rive
- coast → littoral, côte, rivage

English

Detailed Translations for coasts from English to French

coasts:

coasts [the ~] noun

the coasts (shores)
la rives; le rivages; le bords
- rives [la ~] noun
- rivages [le ~] noun
- bords [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for coasts:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bords	coasts; shores	borders; edges; riversides
rivages	coasts; shores
rives	coasts; shores

Related Words for "coasts":

coast

coasts form of coast:

coast [the ~] noun

the coast
la côte; le bord de la mer; le rivage; la zone côtière; le littoral
- côte [la ~] noun
- bord de la mer [le ~] noun
- rivage [le ~] noun
- zone côtière [la ~] noun
- littoral [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for coast:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bord de la mer	coast	seashore; seaside
côte	coast	coastline; cutting edge; edge; inclination; mountain slope; rib; ridge; shoreline; slope
littoral	coast	coastal area; coastal belt; coastal strip; coastline; littoral; shoreline
rivage	coast	bank; embankment; seashore; seaside; shore; waterfront
zone côtière	coast	coastal belt; coastal strip
-	glide; sea-coast; seacoast; seashore; slide
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
littoral		littoral

Related Words for "coast":

coasts

Synonyms for "coast":

seashore; seacoast; sea-coast; shore
slope; incline; side
view; aspect; prospect; scene; vista; panorama
slide; glide; motion; movement; move
glide

Related Definitions for "coast":

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it¹
- the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope¹
the area within view¹
- the coast is clear¹
a slope down which sleds may coast¹
- when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course¹
the shore of a sea or ocean¹
move effortlessly; by force of gravity¹

Wiktionary Translations for coast:

coast

verb

to sail along a coast
- coast → caboter

noun

edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay
- coast → côte

coast

noun

Partie d’un continent ou d’une île qui borde la mer.
- côte → coast; shore; bank; vein; seaside; seaboard; sea-shore; sea-coast; coast-line
terrain qui border un fleuve, une rivière, un étang ou un lac.
- rive → bank; shore; coast

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• coast	→ littoral	↔ kuststreek — kustgebied
• coast	→ côte	↔ kust — de waterkant langs de zee
• coast	→ côte	↔ zeekust — de begrenzing van land door de zee
• coast	→ côte; rivage	↔ Küste — Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer, Seeufer

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University