Pronunciation Noun
coach (plural coaches)
- A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- Synonyms: carriage
- (rail, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
- Synonyms: carriage
- (originally, Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
- (British, Australia) A single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
- (nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
- The commanders came on board and the council sat in the coach.
- (chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
- John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.
- French: coche
- German: Kutsche
- Italian: carrozza, vettura, diligenza
- Portuguese: coche
- Russian: пово́зка
- Spanish: coche
- French: voiture
- German: Wagen
- Italian: carrozza ferroviaria, vettura
- Portuguese: carruagem
- Russian: ваго́н
- Spanish: vagón
- French: entraineur, entraineuse
- German: Trainer, Trainerin, Coach, Coachin
- Italian: allenatore, allenatrice, istruttore, istruttrice, coach
- Portuguese: treinador, treinadora, técnico, técnica
- Russian: тре́нер
- Spanish: entrenador, entrenadora
- French: autocar
- German: Reisebus, Überlandbus, Bus
- Italian: corriera
- Portuguese: carreira, autocarro, ônibus
- Russian: авто́бус
- Spanish: autocar
coach (coaches, present participle coaching; past and past participle coached)
- (intransitive, sports) To train.
- (transitive) To instruct; to train.
- She has coached many opera stars.
- (intransitive) To study under a tutor.
- (intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
- Affecting genteel fashions, coaching it to all quarters
- (transitive) To convey in a coach.
- French: entraîner, entrainer
- German: trainieren
- Italian: allenare, addestrare
- Portuguese: treinar
- Spanish: entrenar
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