costando in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for costando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.costar VB trans

1. costar (en dinero):

costar

to cost

¿cuánto te costó la maleta?

how much did the suitcase cost you?

¿cuánto te costó la maleta?

how much did you pay for the suitcase?

¿cuánto o controvers qué costaron las entradas?

how much were the tickets?

¿cuánto o controvers qué costaron las entradas?

how much did the tickets cost?

¿cuánto me costará arreglar el reloj?

how much will it be o cost to fix my watch?

2. costar (en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc):

el atentado que le costó la vida

the attack in which he was killed

el atentado que le costó la vida

the attack which cost him his life

el accidente le costó una pierna

he lost a leg in the accident

le costó el puesto

it cost him his job

el robo le costó 10 años de cárcel

he got 10 years for the robbery

¿qué te cuesta invitarla?

go on, why don't you invite her?

3. costar (en esfuerzo):

me ha costado mucho trabajo llegar hasta aquí

it has taken me a lot of hard work to get this far

me cuesta trabajo creerlo

I find it hard o difficult to believe

me costó varias noches sin dormir

I lost several nights' sleep over it

al fin lo logró — sí, pero le costó lo suyo

he managed it in the end — yes, but not without a struggle

me costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas terminarlo a tiempo

I sweated blood to get it finished on time

¿tanto te cuesta pedir perdón?

is it really so hard for you to say sorry?

cueste lo que cueste

at all costs

cueste lo que cueste

no matter what

4. costar esp. Spain tiempo:

costar

to take

me cuesta 45 minutos llegar a la oficina

it takes me 45 minutes to get to the office

II.costar VB intr

1. costar (en dinero):

costar

to cost

el bolso me costó barato/caro

the bag was cheap/expensive

el bolso me costó barato/caro

the bag didn't cost much/cost a lot

2. costar (resultar perjudicial):

esto te va a costar caro

you're going to pay dearly for this

3. costar (resultar difícil):

me cuesta creerlo

I find it hard o difficult to believe

nos costó convencerla

it wasn't easy to persuade her

nos costó convencerla

we had trouble o difficulty persuading her

cuesta, pero uno se va acostumbrando

it's not easy, but you get used to it

¿te ha costado mucho encontrar la casa?

did you have much trouble o problem finding the house?

le cuesta mucho la física

he finds physics very difficult o hard

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costar chirolas

to be dirt cheap inf

costar una riñonada inf

to cost an arm and a leg inf

costar un riñón Spain inf

to cost an arm and a leg inf

nos/les está costando la torta un pan

it's costing us/them more than we're/they're saving o it's a false economy

Translations for costando in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I bet that cost a few bob!

¡eso ha tenido que costar un platal inf

I bet that cost a few bob!

¡eso ha tenido que costar un pastón Spain inf

I bet that cost a few bob!

¡eso ha tenido que costar un lanón! Mex inf

he's finding it difficult to give up smoking

le está costando dejar de fumar

to cost/earn a packet

costar/ganar un dineral

to cost/earn a packet

costar/ganar un fortunón inf

to make/cost/be worth a mint (of money)

hacer/costar/valer un dineral or una fortuna

we'll be hard pressed to replace him

nos va a resultar difícil or nos va a costar mucho reemplazarlo

costando in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for costando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

costar <o → ue> VB intr, trans

1. costar (valer):

costar

to cost

costar caro

to be expensive

esto te va a costar caro

this is going to cost you dear

cueste lo que cueste

cost what it may

2. costar (resultar difícil):

me cuesta convencerlo

I find it difficult to persuade him

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costar un dineral inf

to cost a fortune

costar un disparate

to cost a fortune

costar un triunfo

to be no easy task

costar un riñón

to cost an arm and a leg

Translations for costando in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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set back

costar

knock back

costar

to cost/be worth a bomb

costar/valer un dineral

to cost a packet inf

costar un ojo de la cara

cost

costar

to cost an arm and a leg inf

costar un ojo de la cara

costando Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

costar otro tanto

to cost as much again

costar un ojo de la cara

to cost an arm and a leg

costar un dineral inf

to cost a fortune

costar un disparate

to cost a fortune

costar Dios y ayuda

to take a lot of work

esto te va a costar caro

this is going to cost you dear

costar un ojo de la cara

to cost a packet inf

costar Dios y ayuda hacer algo

to have the devil of a job doing sth

costar un ojo de la cara

to cost the earth Brit

costar un ojo de la cara

to cost an arm and a leg inf