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# {{countable}} The '''coast''' is the area of land closest to the sea. <> gaɓar teku, | # {{countable}} The '''coast''' is the area of land closest to the sea. <> [[gaɓar teku]], [[gaɓa]]r [[baha]]r. [https://archive.org/details/englishhausadict00newm/page/43] {{syn|shore}} | ||
#: ''The hotel was near the '''coast''' and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.'' | #: ''The hotel was near the '''coast''' and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.'' | ||
#: ''The numbers of fish along the Atlantic '''coast''' declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.'' | #: ''The numbers of fish along the Atlantic '''coast''' declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.'' | ||
# If the '''coast''' is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing. <> wato ba kowa a wajen, sai a cigaba da yin me ake yi ba da sanin kowa ba. | # If the '''coast''' is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing. <> wato ba kowa a wajen, sai a cigaba da yin me ake yi ba da sanin kowa ba. | ||
#: ''He looked out the window to see if the '''coast''' was clear.'' | #: ''He looked out the window to see if the '''coast''' was clear. <> Ya duba taga don ya ga idan ba kowa a wajen.'' | ||
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# {{intransitive}} If a vehicle '''coasts''', it continues to move forward without needing new energy. | # {{intransitive}} If a vehicle '''coasts''', it continues to move forward without needing new [[energy]]. <> cigaban mota ko wani abu ba tare da sabon [[kuzari]] ba. | ||
#: ''The car gradually '''coasted''' to a stop.'' | #: ''The car gradually '''coasted''' to a stop.'' | ||
#: ''He rested as the bike '''coasted''' down the hill.'' | #: ''He rested as the bike '''coasted''' down the hill.'' | ||