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1 downward gradient
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2 downward
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3 cuesta
Del verbo costar: ( conjugate costar) \ \
cuesta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: costar cuesta
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo◊ ¿cuánto me cuestaá arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open; me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe verbo intransitivob) ( resultar perjudicial):c) ( resultar difícil):no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try; la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult; me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
cuesta sustantivo femenino iba corriendo cuesta abajo I was running downhillb)◊ a cuestas: llevar algo a cuestas to carry sth on one's shoulders/back;echarse algo a cuestas ‹carga/bulto› to put sth on one's back; ‹ problema› to burden oneself with sth
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
cuesta sustantivo femenino slope
cuesta abajo, downhill
cuesta arriba, uphill Locuciones: adverbio a cuestas, on one's back o shoulders ' cuesta' also found in these entries: Spanish: aterrizar - baja - bajar - bajo - cala - costar - difícil - disparate - escarpada - escarpado - estercolar - flete - idea - reaccionar - su - subida - cuánto - ida - jadeante - suave - subir - trabajo - tranquilo - zancada English: be - come to - come up - descend - down - downhill - downward - easy - grade - gradient - gripping - incline - job - labour - mount - much - slog - slope - steep - struggle - subscription - trouble - uphill - what - work - a - about - do - find - free - hard - hill - labor - mix - pelt - plow - price - race - rise - roll - up
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