coach

coach
coach [{{t}}kəʊtʃ]
1 noun
(a) (tutor) répétiteur(trice) m,f; {{}}Sport{{}} (trainer) entraîneur(euse) m,f; {{}}Skiing{{}} (instructor) moniteur(trice) m,f
(b) {{}}British{{}} (bus) car m, autocar m
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Railways{{}} voiture f, wagon m
(d) (carriage) carrosse m;
(stage) coach diligence f, coche m;
{{}}figurative{{}} to drive a coach and horses through sth démolir ou torpiller qch
2 compound-forming noun
(driver) de car; (tour, trip) en car
3 transitive verb
(tutor) donner des leçons particulières à; {{}}Sport{{}} entraîner;
to coach sb in maths/in English donner des leçons de math/d'anglais à qn;
they employed a tutor to coach him for the exam ils ont fait appel à un professeur particulier pour le préparer à l'examen;
{{}}Theatre{{}} to coach sb for a part faire répéter son rôle à qn;
the police coached the witness la police a préparé le témoin à la déclaration;
he had been carefully coached in what to say on lui avait bien expliqué quoi dire
4 intransitive verb
(tutor) donner des leçons particulières; {{}}Sport{{}} être entraîneur(euse)
►► {{}}Technology{{}} coach bolt boulon m d'ancrage;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Aviation{{}} coach class classe f économique;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Aviation{{}} coach fare tarif m économique;
coach house remise f (pour carrosse ou voiture);
coach park emplacement m (de parking) réservé aux autocars;
coach party groupe m voyageant en autocar;
we have three coach parties coming tomorrow il y a trois cars qui arrivent demain;
{{}}British{{}} coach station gare f routière;
coach tour operator autocariste m

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