Difficult words: well-nigh burst, thougt-out argument...

[Sandy1]

Hello

I am facing some difficulties in translating these words

1. Her heart had (well-nigh burst)
2. Carefully (thougt- out- argument)
3. (They spoke a brightly coloured coach drove up)

would you please explain what the words in brackets mean?

[Beeesneees]

well-nigh = nearly. Her heart had nearly broken.
thought-out = considered A carefully considered argument.
Have you copied number 3 correctly? Everything is in brackets and the sentence does not make grammatical sense.
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[Sandy1]

Thank you
I will write the whole paragraph, it is a story called The Frog Prince.
The young princess, you may be sure, was not long in saying `Yes` to all this; and as they spoke a brightly colored coach drove up, with eight beautiful horses, decked with plumes of feathers and a golden harness; and behind the coach rode the prince's servant.

[Beeesneees]

as they spoke - as they talked
a brightly coloured coach - a horse drawn carriage in bright colours
drove up - was driven alongside them
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[Sandy1]

I thought that the coach is a man wears clothes with bright colors.
You mean that the coach is a horse and this horse is the leader of the other eight horses??
Do all horses deck with plumes of feathers or just the coach?
Thank you

[Beeesneees]

The coach is the carriage, the vehicle that is being pulled by the horses.
All the horses would be bedecked with plumes of feathers.

There are only 2 horses here, but it should help you get the idea. A formation of eight horses would be 4 rows of 2 horses, so there would be three more horses in front of each of the two horses in this photo.

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[Sandy1]

Thank you, now I get it I kept read it again and again...The coach is the carriage which has eight horses and decks with........
It is the first time that I know coach means not only a sport coach.
Thank you so much.

[Beeesneees]

All the best fairytale characters had coaches. Cinderella's coach, being made out of a pumpkin, was particularly well known.

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[Beeesneees]

[Sandy1]

Nice picture
Yes I understand this sentence, my problem was just with the word coach
Thank you sooooooooooooooo much.
If you do not mind I would like to ask onther question....If now it is 2 o`clock and I want to meet someone tomorrow at 2 o`clock...Do I say I will meet you tomorrow at the same time or at the same hour?

[Beeesneees]

"I will meet you at this time tomorrow."
You can say '... at this hour' but it sounds a little old-fashioned.
If you say '...tomorrow at the same time' this can be confused with the time you last met.
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[Sandy1]

Thank you
I do appreciate your help