coaching

coach

 (kōch)

n.

1.

a. A bus, especially one designed for long-distance passenger service.

b. A railroad passenger car.

c. A closed automobile, usually with two doors.

d. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage with an elevated exterior seat for the driver; a stagecoach.

2. Coach class.

3. Sports A person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams.

4.

a. A person who gives instruction or guidance: an acting coach; a life coach.

b. A private tutor employed to prepare a student for an examination.

tr. & intr.v. coached, coach·ing, coach·es

1. To train or tutor or to act as a trainer or tutor.

2. To transport by or ride in a coach.

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[French coche, from obsolete German Kotsche, from Hungarian kocsi, after Kocs, a town of northwest Hungary (where such carriages were first made).]

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coach′a·ble adj.

coach′er n.

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coaching

(ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ)

n

1. (General Sporting Terms) sport the act of training a person or team of people in a particular sport

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the act of training staff in business or office practice

3. (Education) the act of giving a person special teaching in a particular subject, esp in order to prepare him or her for an examination

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coaching - the job of a professional coach   coaching job employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"

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Translations

exercicementorat

allenamento

coaching

[ˈkəʊtʃɪŋ] N

1. (Sport) (= training) → entrenamiento m

2. (esp US) (= tuition) → enseñanza f particular

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coaching

n (Sport) → Trainerstunden pl; (Tennis) → Training nt; (= tutoring) → Nachhilfe f

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