coach

English

Etymology

From Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kəʊtʃ/, SAMPA: /k@UtS/
• Rhymes: -əʊtʃ
• (US) IPA: /koʊtʃ, SAMPA: /koUtS/

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• Rhymes: -oʊtʃ

Noun

coach (plural coaches)

A 'bus' coach.

1. A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
2. (rail transport) A railroad car drawn by a locomotive.
3. A trainer or instructor.
4. (UK) A single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus.
5. (nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
6. That part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying standard fare.

   John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.

Synonyms

• (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power): carriage
• (railroad car drawn by a locomotive): carriage

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun coach

coachable coach and horses coachbuilder coach dog coacher coach horse coach lamp coachman

coachmaster coach roof coachwork head coach life coach roach coach slip coach stagecoach

Translations

wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power

Armenian: կառք (hy) (kaṙk’) Bulgarian: пощенска кола (bg) Dutch: koets (nl) c. Finnish: vaunut (fi) French: coche (fr) m. German: Kutsche (de) f. Greek: πούλμαν (el) (poúlman) n. Hungarian: hintó (hu), kocsi (hu) Italian: carrozza (it) f., vettura (it) f., diligenza (it) f. Kurdish: erebe (ku) f., erebane (ku) f.

Macedonian: кочија (mk) (kóčija) f. Portuguese: coche (pt) m., coches (pt) pl. Russian: повозка (ru) (povózka) f., карета (ru) (karéta) f., коляска (ru) (koljáska) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Roman: kòčija (sh) f. Slovene: kočija (sl) f. Spanish: coche (es) m. Swedish: skjuts (sv), diligens (sv)

railroad car drawn by a locomotive

Armenian: վագոն (hy) (vagon) Bulgarian: вагон (bg) m., вагон (bg) m. Finnish: vaunu (fi) German: Wagen (de) m. Hungarian: vagon (hu) Italian: carrozza ferroviaria (it) f., vettura (it) f. Kurdish: vagon (ku) f.

Macedonian: вагон (mk) (vagón) m. Portuguese: carruagem (pt) f. Russian: вагон (ru) (vagón) m. Slovene: vagon (sl) m. Spanish: vagón (es) m. Swedish: vagn (sv)

trainer

Armenian: մարզիչ (hy) (marzič) Bulgarian: треньор (bg) m. Catalan: entrenador (ca) m. Chinese: 教練, 教练 (jiàoliàn) Czech: trenér (cs) m., kouč (cs) m. Dutch: coach (nl), trainer (nl) m. Finnish: valmentaja (fi) French: entraîneur (fr) m. German: Trainer (de) m. Hebrew: מאמן (me'amen) m., מאמנת (me'amenet) f. Hungarian: edző (hu) Italian: allenatore (it) m., istruttore (it) m., coach (it)

Japanese: コーチ (ja) (kōchi) Kurdish: rahêner (ku) m. / f., antrenor (ku) m. / f. Macedonian: тренер (mk) (tréner) m. Polish: trener (pl) m. Portuguese: treinador m., técnico Russian: тренер (ru) (tréner) m. and f. Slovak: tréner (sk) m. Slovene: trener m., trenerka f. Spanish: entrenador (es) m., entrenadora (es) f. Swahili: mkufunzi (sw), kocha (sw) Swedish: tränare (sv), coach (sv) Turkish: koç (tr)

long distance bus

Catalan: autocar (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 长途汽车 (zh) Finnish: bussi (fi), linja-auto (fi) German: Reisebus m., Überlandbus m., Bus m. Hungarian: távolsági autóbusz (hu), távolsági busz (hu)

Italian: corriera (it) f. Kurdish: otobûs (ku) f. Polish: autokar (pl) Portuguese: carreira (pt) f., autocarro (pt) m. Spanish: autocar (es) m. Swedish: buss (sv), långfärdsbuss (sv)

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Slovak: koč

Verb

coach (third-person singular simple present coaches, present participle coaching, simple past and past participle coached)

1. (sports) To train.
2. To instruct.

   She has coached many opera stars.

Derived terms

• coachability

Translations

sports: train

Bulgarian: тренирам (bg) Czech: trénovat (cs) Dutch: coachen (nl), trainen (nl) Finnish: valmentaa (fi) French: entraîner (fr), entrainer (fr) German: trainieren (de) Hebrew: אימן (he) (imén) Italian: allenare (it), addestrare (it) Kurdish: rahênan (ku)

Macedonian: тренира (mk) (treníra) Polish: trrenować (pl) Portuguese: treinar (pt) Slovak: trénovať Slovene: trenirati (sl) Spanish: entrenar (es) Swahili: kocha (sw) Swedish: träna (sv), coacha (sv)

instruct

Dutch: opleiden (nl) German: ausbilden (de) Kurdish: rahênan (ku), fêr kirin (ku)

Macedonian: тренира (mk) (treníra) Swahili: kocha (sw)

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Dutch

Etymology

English, see above

Noun

coach

1. trainer, instructor
2. counselor

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French

Etymology

From English

Noun

coach m. (plural coachs)

1. coach, trainer, instructor

Derived terms

• coacher

Anagrams

• cocha

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Italian

Etymology

From English

Noun

coach m. inv.

1. coach (sports instructor)

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Swedish

Noun

coach c.

1. coach; a trainer or instructor

Declension

Declension of coach

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	coach	coachen	coacher	coacherna
genitive	coachs	coachens	coachers	coachernas