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coach(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (sports)

a. el entrenador

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la entrenadora

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We had a very good football coach in college.Teníamos un muy buen entrenador de fútbol americano en la universidad.

2. (teacher)

a. el instructor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la instructora

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I had a voice coach for five years when I was younger.Yo tuve una instructora de canto por cinco años cuando era joven.

3. (transportation) (United Kingdom)

a. el autobús

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We took the 7 am coach to Santiago in Chile.Tomamos el autobús de las 7 am a Santiago de Chile.

b. el autocar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Is it possible to travel from London to Birmingham by coach?¿Es posible viajar desde Londres hasta Birmingham en autocar?

c. el camión

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

The coach didn't arrive on time.El camión no llegó a tiempo.

4. (horse-drawn carriage)

a. el carruaje

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We rode a coach through the park last night.Anduvimos en un carruaje por el parque anoche.

b. el coche de caballos

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Some people continued to use coaches even after the automobile was invented.Alguna gente continuó usando coches de caballos aun después del invento del automóvil.

c. la carroza

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

We took a tour in a very elegant coach.Tomamos un tour en una carroza muy elegante.

d. la diligencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The horses pulled the coach around the city center.Los caballos tiraron de la diligencia por el centro de la ciudad.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to train)

a. entrenar

He coached us all summer for the tournament.Él nos entrenó el verano entero para el torneo.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

6. (economy class)

a. clase turista

I could only afford a coach ticket to Buenos Aires.Solo me alcanzó para un boleto de clase turista hasta Buenos Aires.

coach

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (bus)

a. el autobús

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

b. el autocar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

2. (horse-drawn carriage)

a. la coche de caballos, diligencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

3. (section of train)

a. el vagón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

coach classclase f turista

coach partygrupo de viajeros en autobús

coach tripexcursión en autobús

4. (of athlete, team)

a. el entrenador(ora)

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

la entrenador(ora)

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (athlete, team)

a. entrenar

to coach somebody for an examayudar a alguien a preparar un examen

coach [kəʊtʃ]

noun

1 especially (Britain) (bus) autobús (m); autocar (m); (Esp) coche (m) de línea; pullman (m); (LAm) camión (m); (Méx) micro (m); (Arg) (Britain) (Ferro) coche (m); vagón (m); pullman (m); (Méx) (horse-drawn) diligencia (f); (ceremonial) carroza (f)

2 (Dep) (trainer) entrenadoraentrenadora (m) (f);a entrenadora

the Spanish coach el entrenador del equipo español

3 (tutor) profesoraprofesora (m) (f) particular;a profesora

transitive verb

[+team] entrenar; preparar; [+student] enseñar; preparar

to coach sb in French enseñar francés a algn; to coach sb in a part preparar a algn para un papel

modifier

coach building (n) (Britain) construcción (f) de carrocerías

coach driver (n) (Britain) conductoraconductora (m) (f) de autobús;a conductora conductoraconductora (m) (f) de autocar;a conductora (Esp)

coach operator (n) compañía (f) de autobuses; compañía (f) de autocares; (Esp)

coach station (n) estación (f) de autobuses

coach tour (n) (Britain) gira (f) en autocar; viaje (m) en autocar

...a coach tour of Polish towns ...the daily Beatles coach tour

coach trip (n) (Britain) excursión (f) en autobús; excursión (f) en autocar; (Esp)

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my coach	mi entrenador
the coach interviews the athlete	el entrenador entrevista al atleta
head coach	el entrenador en jefe
football coach	entrenador de fútbol americano
coach house	la cochera
life coach	el/la coach
soccer coach	entrenador de fútbol