costas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for costas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

costa N f

1.1. costa GEOG (del mar):

una costa muy accidentada

a very rugged coastline

a lo largo de la costa atlántica

along the Atlantic coast

veranean en la costa

they spend their summers on the coast

la Costa Azul

the Côte d'Azur

1.2. costa GEOG RioPl:

costa (de un río)

bank

costa (de un lago)

shore

2. costa en locs:

(a costa de) lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios

he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it

a costa de los demás

at other people's expense

¡ya está bien de reírse a costa mía!

all right, you've had enough laughs at my expense!

triunfó a costa de su matrimonio

she succeeded at the expense of her marriage

(a toda costa o a costa de lo que sea) tengo que terminarlo hoy a toda costa

I must finish it today at all costs o whatever happens o no matter what

3. costa <costas fpl > LAW:

costas

costs pl

condenar a alg. en costas

to order sb to pay costs

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

Costa Rica N f

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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costar chirolas

to be dirt cheap inf

Translations for costas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

coastline

costa f

shoreline

costa f

seacoast

costa f

flyover states GEOG, POL

estados del interior de EEUU, esencialmente republicanos conservadores y que los aviones sobrevuelan para llegar a otros de las costas

shoreward

hacia la costa

inshore

hacia la costa

costas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for costas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

costa N f

1. costa GEO:

costa

coast

la costa atlántica

the Atlantic coast

la Costa Azul

Côte d'Azur

la costa mediterránea

the Mediterranean coast

2. costa FIN:

costa

cost

a toda costa

at any price

3. costa pl LAW:

costas

costs pl

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

Costa

Costa

Costa del Sol is the name of a coast in southern Spain, running from Tarifa (in the west) to Almería (in the east). It incorporates the following four provincias: Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almería. The coast of Málaga is probably the most well known (especially Marbella and Fuengirola) and is where Spanish celebrities particularly like taking their holidays.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica lies in Central America and borders the countries Nicaragua and Panama as well as the Pacific and the Caribbean. The capital of Costa Rica is San José. Spanish is the official language of the country and the monetary unit is the colón.

Costa Rica N f

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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costar un dineral inf

to cost a fortune

Translations for costas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

coast-to-coast

de costa a costa

seashore

costa f

set back

costar

sponge on

vivir a costa de

costas 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

costas

costs pl

costar un disparate

to cost a fortune

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