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it cost him dear

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1 cost him dear

עלה לו ביוקר

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◙ רקויב ול הלע◄

English-Hebrew dictionary > cost him dear
2 cost him dear

kostte hem duur

English-Dutch dictionary > cost him dear
3 cost him dear

kostade honom mycket

English-Swedish dictionary > cost him dear
4 cost

1. noun
1) Kosten Pl.

the cost of bread/gas/oil — der Brot-/Gas-/Ölpreis

the cost of heating a house — die Heizkosten für ein Haus

regardless of cost, whatever the cost — ganz gleich, was es kostet

2) (fig.) Preis, der

at all costs, at any cost — um jeden Preis

at the cost of something — auf Kosten einer Sache (Gen.)

whatever the cost — koste es, was es wolle

to my/his etc. cost — zu meinem/seinem usw. Nachteil

as I know to my cost — wie ich aus bitterer Erfahrung weiß; see also academic.ru/16576/count">count I 2. 1)

3) in pl. (Law) [Gerichts]kosten Pl.
2. transitive verb
1) p.t., p.p. cost (lit. or fig.) kosten

how much does it cost? — was kostet es?

whatever it may cost — koste es, was es wolle

cost somebody dear[ly] — jemandem od. jemanden teuer zu stehen kommen

2) p.t., p.p. costed (Commerc.): (fix price of)

cost something — den Preis für etwas kalkulieren

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past tense, past participle; see cost

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cost

[kɒst, AM kɑ:st]

I. vt

1.

<cost, cost>

(amount to)

to \cost £40/lots of money/nothing 40 Pfund/viel Geld/nichts kosten

how much does it \cost? wie viel kostet es?

it'll \cost you to have your roof mended das Ausbessern deines Daches wird dich ganz schön was kosten

it \cost him dear to apologize es fiel ihm schwer, sich zu entschuldigen

it doesn't \cost anything to ask fragen kostet nichts

to \cost a bundle viel kosten

to \cost a small fortune [or an arm and a leg] [or BRIT also a packet] ein kleines Vermögen [o fam eine Stange Geld] kosten

2.

<cost, cost>

(cause loss of)

drinking and driving \costs lives Trunkenheit am Steuer fordert Menschenleben

to \cost sb his/her patience jds Geduld kosten

to \cost [sb] time/energy [jdn] viel Zeit/Energie kosten

3.

<-ed, -ed>

(calculate price)

▪ to \cost sth [out] etw [durch]kalkulieren

II. n

1. (price) Preis m, Kosten pl (of für + akk)

this policy means that the \cost of goods will rise/fall again diese Politik bedeutet, dass die Kosten für Konsumgüter wieder steigen/fallen werden

\costs order LAW Kostenentscheidung f [durch das Gericht]

at no \cost to the state/consumers ohne Kosten für den Staat/Verbraucher

\cost of borrowing [or money] Kreditkosten pl

\cost, insurance and freight Kosten, Versicherung und Fracht

fixed/taxed \costs feststehende/festgesetzte Kosten

at no extra \cost ohne Aufpreis

at huge \cost für Unsummen

to cover [or ( form) defray] the \cost of sth die Kosten von etw dat decken

to cut the \cost of sth den Preis von etw dat heruntersetzen

to sell sth at \cost etw zum Selbstkostenpreis verkaufen

2. ( fig: sacrifice) Aufwand m kein pl

it may be less expensive but consider the \cost in time and effort es ist vielleicht günstiger, aber bedenke den Aufwand an Zeit und Bemühungen

at the \cost of one's health auf Kosten der Gesundheit

at no \cost to the environment/quality ohne Beeinträchtigung für die Umwelt/Qualität

at all \cost[s] [or at any \cost] [or whatever the \cost] um jeden Preis, koste es, was es wolle

at great personal \cost unter großen persönlichen Opfern

to learn sth to one's \cost etw am eigenen Leib erfahren

to sb's \cost zu jds Leidwesen

3.

▪ \costs pl Kosten pl (of für + akk); LAW Prozesskosten pl

to cut \costs die Kosten senken

the \costs incurred die entstandenen [o angefallenen] Kosten

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[kɒst] vb: pret, ptp cost
1. vt

1) (lit, fig) kosten

how much does it cost? — wie viel kostet es?

how much will it cost to have it repaired? —

it cost (him) a lot of money designer clothes cost money — das hat( ihn) viel Geld gekostet Designerkleidung kostet Geld

driving without a seat belt cost him dear — Fahren ohne Sicherheitsgurt kam ihn teuer zu stehen

it cost him a great effort/a lot of time — es kostete ihn viel Mühe/viel Zeit

that mistake could cost you your life — der Fehler könnte dich das Leben kosten

cost what it may — koste es, was es wolle

politeness doesn't cost (you) anything — es kostet (dich) nichts, höflich zu sein

it'll cost you (inf) — das kostet dich was (inf)

2) pret, ptp costed (= work out cost of) project etc veranschlagen

3) pret, ptp costed (COMM: put a price on) articles for sale auspreisen (at zu)

2. n

1) (lit) Kosten pl (of für)

to bear the cost of sth — die Kosten für etw tragen, für die Kosten von etw aufkommen

the cost of electricity/petrol these days — die Strom-/Benzinpreise heutzutage

to buy sth at great cost — etw zu einem hohen Preis kaufen

at little cost to oneself — ohne große eigene Kosten

to buy sth at cost — etw zum Selbstkostenpreis kaufen

cost containment — Kostendämpfung f

cost of manufacture — Produktions- or Herstellungskosten pl

cost of sales — Verkaufskosten pl

2) (fig) Preis m

at all costs, at any cost — um jeden Preis

whatever the cost — kostet es, was es wolle

at the cost of one's health/job/marriage etc — auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit/Stelle/Ehe etc

at great/little personal cost — unter großen/geringen eigenen Kosten

he found out to his cost that... — er machte die bittere Erfahrung, dass...

3) pl (JUR) Kosten pl

to be ordered to pay costs — zur Übernahme der Kosten verurteilt werden

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cost [kɒst; US kɔːst]

A s

1. Kosten pl, Aufwand m, Preis m:

at a cost of für;

cost of living Lebenshaltungskosten; → count¹ B 2

2. Kosten pl, Schaden m, Nachteil m:

I know to my cost ich weiß (es) aus eigener (bitterer) Erfahrung;

at sb’s cost auf jemandes Kosten;

at the cost of his health auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit

3. Opfer n, Preis m:

at all costs, at any cost um jeden Preis;

at a heavy cost unter schweren Opfern

4. WIRTSCH (Selbst-, Gestehungs)Kosten pl, Einkaufs-, Einstands-, Anschaffungspreis m:

cost abatement Kostendämpfung f;

cost accounting → costing;

cost accountant (Betriebs)Kalkulator(in);

cost book

a) Kalkulationsbuch n,

b) Br Kuxbuch n;

cost containment Kostendämpfung f;

cost control Kostenlenkung f;

cost estimate Kosten(vor)anschlag m;

cost increase Kostensteigerung f;

cost inflation Kosteninflation f;

cost price Selbstkostenpreis m;

at cost zum Selbstkostenpreis;

cost, insurance, freight → C.I.F.;

cost of construction Baukosten;

cost of manufacture ( oder production) Produktions-, Herstellungskosten

5. pl (Un)Kosten pl, Auslagen pl, Spesen pl

6. pl JUR (Gerichts-, Prozess)Kosten pl, Gebühren pl:

with costs

a) kostenpflichtig,

b) nebst Tragung der Kosten;

condemn sb in the costs jemanden zu den Kosten verurteilen; → dismiss A 8

B v/t prät und pperf cost

1. einen Preis kosten:

what does it cost? was kostet es?;

it cost me one pound es kostete mich ein Pfund; → arm¹ Bes Redew, earth A 1

2. kosten, bringen um:

it almost cost him his life es kostete ihn oder ihm fast das Leben

3. etwas Unangenehmes verursachen, kosten:

it cost me a lot of trouble es verursachte mir oder kostete mich große Mühe

4. prät und pperf costed WIRTSCH den Preis oder die Kosten kalkulieren von (oder gen):

costed at mit einem Kosten(vor)anschlag von

C v/i

1. it cost him dear(ly) bes fig es kam ihm oder ihn teuer zu stehen;

it’ll cost you bes Br umg das wird dich einiges kosten

2. nowadays everything costs heutzutage gibt es nichts mehr umsonst

c.f.i., C.F.I. abk WIRTSCH cost, freight, and insurance

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1. noun
1) Kosten Pl.

the cost of bread/gas/oil — der Brot-/Gas-/Ölpreis

the cost of heating a house — die Heizkosten für ein Haus

regardless of cost, whatever the cost — ganz gleich, was es kostet

2) (fig.) Preis, der

at all costs, at any cost — um jeden Preis

at the cost of something — auf Kosten einer Sache (Gen.)

whatever the cost — koste es, was es wolle

to my/his etc. cost — zu meinem/seinem usw. Nachteil

as I know to my cost — wie ich aus bitterer Erfahrung weiß; see also count I 2. 1)

3) in pl. (Law) [Gerichts]kosten Pl.
2. transitive verb
1) p.t., p.p. cost (lit. or fig.) kosten

how much does it cost? — was kostet es?

whatever it may cost — koste es, was es wolle

cost somebody dear[ly] — jemandem od. jemanden teuer zu stehen kommen

2) p.t., p.p. costed (Commerc.): (fix price of)

cost something — den Preis für etwas kalkulieren

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n.

Aufwand -¨e m.

Preis -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cost)

= kosten v.

English-german dictionary > cost
5 cost

1 ღირებულება, ფასი

what's the cost of this house? რა ღირს ეს სახლი?

he attained fame at the cost of his health სახელის მოხვეჭა ჯანმრთელობის ფასად დაუჯდა

at any cost რადაც არ უნდა დაჯდეს

at all costs რადაც არ უნდა დაჯდეს

2 ღირს (დაუჯდება)

it costs a lot ძვირია

the house cost him about $300.000 სახლი $300.000-მდე დაუჯდა

fast driving may cost you your life მანქანის სწრაფად ტარება შეიძლება სიცოცხლის ფასად დაგიჯდეს

3 შეფასება (შეაფასებს)

they cost the project at a million პროექტი მილიონად შეაფასეს

it costs $10 odd ათ დოლარზე ცოტა მეტი ღირს

the cost is something like ten pounds ათ გირვანქამდე ღირს

the trip cost more than they had planned მოგზაურობა გათვალისწინებულზე მეტი დაუჯდათ

it cost next to nothing თითქმის მუქთა იყო

it costs something in the neighbo(u)rhood of $500 დაახლოებით 500 დოლარამდე ღირს

it will cost us more in the end ბოლოს მეტი დაგვიჯდება

manufacturing costs საწარმოო ხარჯები

●●it must have cost a tidy penny ალბათ ბევრი დაჯდა

it will cost you $100 at the highest მაქსიმუმ 10 დოლარი დაგიჯდება

it cost us $10 a head ეს ათ-ათი დოლარი დაგვიჯდა

the car cost him a fortune მანქანა ძალიან ძვირი დაუჯდა

an estimate for building cost მშენებლობის ხარჯთაღრიცხვა

the mistake cost him dear შეცდომა ძვირად დაუჯდა

the cost / standard of living has gone down ცხოვრების დონე დაეცა

court costs სასამართლო ხარჯები

costs and attorney’s fees სასამართლო ხარჯები და ადვოკატის გასამრჯელო

English-Georgian dictionary > cost
6 dear

[diə] 1. adjective
1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) drag

2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) ljubek

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) ljubezniv

4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) spoštovani
2. noun
1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) srček, ljubica

2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) dragi, draga

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- dearly
- dear
- dear! / oh dear!
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I [diə]
adjective ( dearly adverb)

drag, dragocen; ljubljen; očarljiv, ljubek; visok (cena); spoštovan

Dear Sir — spoštovani gospod

there's a dear child — bodi priden

to run for dear life — na vso moč bežati

to love dearly — zelo ljubiti

to hate dearly — z dna srca sovražiti

dearest foe — najhujši sovražnik
II [diə]
adverb

drago; zelo

figuratively to pay dear for — drago plačati

it cost him dear — veliko ga je stalo
III [diə]
noun

ljubček, ljubica; očarljiva oseba

there's a dear — bodi tako ljubezniv in

what dears they are! — kako so ljubki!
IV [diə]
interjection

oh dear!, dear me!, dear heart alive! — jojmene, za božjo voljo!

English-Slovenian dictionary > dear
7 dear

1 საყვარელი, ძვირფასი

he's a dear friend of mine ჩემი საყვარელი მეგობარია

my dear! ჩემიო ძვირფასო!

she is very dear to me ძალიან მიყვარს

her dearest dream მისი სანუკვარი ოცნება

oh dear!, dear me! ღმერთო!, ღმერთო ჩემო!

poor dear! საწყალი!

2 ძვირი

that's not at all dear სულაც არ არის ძვირი

that's too dear მეტისმეტად ძვირია

the mistake cost him dear შეცდომა ძვირად დაუჯდა

3 ძვირფასო, პატივცემულო (წერილებში და ოფიციალურ წერილობით მიმართვებში)

my dear friend! ძვირფასო მეგობარო!

dear Tom! ძვირფასო ტომ!

Dear sir! ჩემო ძვირფასო ბატონო!

Dear Mr. Green! ძვირფასო მისტერ გრინ!

it is by no means dear სულაც არ არის ძვირი

English-Georgian dictionary > dear
8 cost

[kɒst, Am kɑ:st] vt

1) <cost, cost> ( amount to)

to \cost £40/ lots of money/ nothing 40 Pfund/viel Geld/nichts kosten;

how much does it \cost? wie viel kostet es?;

it'll \cost you to have your roof mended das Ausbessern deines Daches wird dich ganz schön was kosten;

it \cost him dear to apologize es fiel ihm schwer, sich zu entschuldigen;

it doesn't \cost anything to ask fragen kostet nichts;

to \cost a bundle viel kosten;

to \cost a small fortune [or an arm and a leg] [or (Brit a.) a packet] ein kleines Vermögen [o ( fam) eine Stange Geld] kosten

2) <cost, cost> ( cause loss of)

drinking and driving \costs lives Trunkenheit am Steuer fordert Menschenleben;

to \cost sb his/ her patience jds Geduld f kosten;

to \cost [sb] time/ energy [jdn] viel Zeit/Energie kosten

3) -ed, -ed> ( calculate price)

to \cost sth [out] etw [durch]kalkulieren n

1) ( price) Preis m, Kosten pl (of für +akk);

this policy means that the \cost of goods will rise/ fall again diese Politik bedeutet, dass die Kosten für Konsumgüter wieder steigen/fallen werden;

at no \cost to the state/ consumers ohne Kosten für den Staat/Verbraucher;

at no extra \cost ohne Aufpreis;

at huge \cost für Unsummen;

to cover [or ( form) defray] the \cost of sth die Kosten von etw dat decken;

to cut the \cost of sth den Preis von etw dat heruntersetzen;

to sell sth at \cost etw zum Selbstkostenpreis verkaufen;

2) (fig: sacrifice) Aufwand m kein pl;

it may be less expensive but consider the \cost in time and effort es ist vielleicht günstiger, aber bedenke den Aufwand an Zeit und Bemühungen;

at the \cost of one's health auf Kosten der Gesundheit;

at no \cost to the environment/ quality ohne Beeinträchtigung für die Umwelt/Qualität;

at all \cost[s] [or at any \cost] [or whatever the \cost] um jeden Preis, koste es, was es wolle;

at great personal \cost unter großen persönlichen Opfern;

to learn sth to one's \cost etw am eigenen Leib erfahren;

to know sth at one's \cost etw akk zu jds Leidwesen erfahren haben

3) \costs pl Kosten pl (of für +akk) law Prozesskosten pl;

to cut \costs die Kosten senken;

the \costs incurred die entstandenen [o angefallenen] Kosten

English-German students dictionary > cost
9 dear

1.
[dɪə(r)]adjective

1) (beloved; also iron.) lieb; geliebt; (sweet; also iron.) entzückend

my dear sir/madam — [mein] lieber Herr/[meine] liebe Dame

my dear man/woman — guter Mann/gute Frau

my dear child/girl — [mein] liebes Kind/liebes Mädchen

somebody/something is [very] dear to somebody['s heart] — jmd. liebt jemanden/etwas [über alles]

somebody holds somebody/something dear — jmd./etwas liegt jemandem [sehr] am Herzen

run for dear life — um sein Leben rennen

2) (beginning letter)

Dear Sir/Madam — Sehr geehrter Herr/Sehr geehrte Dame

Dear Mr Jones/Mrs Jones — Sehr geehrter Herr Jones/Sehr verehrte Frau Jones

Dear Malcolm/Emily — Lieber Malcolm/Liebe Emily

3) (expensive) teuer
2. interjection
dear, dear!, dear me!, oh dear! — [ach] du liebe od. meine Güte!
3. noun
1)

she is a dear — sie ist ein Schatz

2)

[my] dear — (to wife, husband, younger relative) [mein] Liebling; [mein] Schatz; (to little girl/boy) [meine] Kleine/[mein] Kleiner

dearest — Liebling ( der)
4. adverb
teuer

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[diə] 1. adjective
1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) teuer

2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) lieb

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) teuer

4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) Liebe/r
2. noun
1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) der Schatz

2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) der Liebling

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- academic.ru/18703/dearly">dearly
- dear
- dear! / oh dear!
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dear

[dɪəʳ, AM dɪr]

I. adj

1. (much loved) lieb, teuer geh; (lovely) baby, kitten süß; thing also entzückend, reizend, herzig SCHWEIZ fam

to do sth for \dear life etw um des nackten Lebens willen tun

▪ to be \dear to sb jdm viel bedeuten

to be very \dear to sb jdm lieb und teuer sein

2. (in letters)

\dear Mr Jones,... Sehr geehrter Herr Jones,... form, Lieber Herr Jones,...

3. ( form: costly) teuer

\dear money teures Geld

II. adv sehr

to cost sb \dear jdn teuer zu stehen kommen

III. interj ( dated fam)

\dear, \dear! ach du liebe Güte! fam

\dear me! du liebe Zeit! fam

oh \dear! du meine Güte! fam

IV. n

1. (nice person) Schatz m, Engel m

to be [such] a \dear ein [echter] Schatz sein

be a \dear and go get grandma a blanket sei so lieb und hole [der] Oma eine Decke

there's a \dear sei so lieb

my \dear mein Schatz, mein Lieber/meine Liebe

2. (term of endearment) Liebste(r) f(m), Liebling m, Schatz m

yes, \dearest, anything you say ( iron hum) ja, mein Teuerster/meine Teuerste, alles, was du willst hum

my \dearest [mein] Liebling m

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[dɪə(r)]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= loved) lieb, teuer (liter)

I hold him/it dear — er/es ist mir lieb und teuer

she is a dear friend of mine — sie ist eine sehr gute Freundin von mir

it is dear to my heart — es liegt mir sehr am Herzen

that is my dearest wish —

my dear fellow — mein lieber Freund

you are very dear to me — du bist mir lieb und teuer

these memories are very dear to him — diese Erinnerungen sind ihm teuer

2) (= lovable, sweet) child lieb, süß, reizend; thing süß, entzückend, reizend

what a dear little dress/baby/kitten — was für ein süßes or entzückendes Kleidchen/Kind/Kätzchen!

3)

(in letter-writing etc) dear Daddy/John — lieber Vati/John!

dear Sir — sehr geehrter Herr X!

dear Madam — sehr geehrte Frau X!

dear Sir or Madam — sehr geehrte Damen und Herren!

dear Mr Kemp — sehr geehrter Herr Kemp!; (less formal) lieber Herr Kemp!

Dear John letter ( esp US inf ) — Abschiedsbrief m

4) (= expensive) goods, shop teuer; prices hoch

to get dearer (goods) — teuer werden

2. interj

dear dear!, dear me! — (ach) du liebe Zeit!, (du) meine Güte!

oh dear! — oje!, ach du meine Güte or du liebe Zeit!

3. n

hello/thank you dear — hallo/vielen Dank

Robert dear — (mein lieber) Robert

yes, dear (husband to wife etc) — ja, Schätzchen or Liebling

Edward, my dear —

my dearest — meine Teuerste (geh),, (meine) Liebste, (mein) Liebster

are you being served, dear? (inf) — werden Sie schon bedient?

give it to me, there's a dear ( Brit inf ) — gib es mir, sei (doch) so lieb or gut

be a dear (inf) — sei so lieb or gut

poor dear — die Arme, der Arme

your mother is a dear (inf) — deine Mutter ist ein Engel (inf)

her little boy is such a dear — ihr kleiner Junge ist so ein süßer Knopf (inf)

this old dear came up to me (Brit) — dieses Muttchen kam zu mir her (inf)

4. adv (lit, fig)
buy, pay, sell teuer
this will cost them dear — das wird sie teuer zu stehen kommen

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dear¹ [dıə(r)]

A adj (adv → dearly)

1. teuer, lieb ( beide:

to sb jemandem):

Dear Sir (in Briefen) Sehr geehrter Herr (Name);

Dear Mrs B. (in Briefen) Sehr geehrte Frau B.;

those near and dear to you die dir lieb und teuer sind;

run (work) for dear life um sein Leben rennen (arbeiten, als ob es ums Leben ginge)

2. teuer, kostspielig

3. hoch (Preis)

4. innig (Liebe etc):

my dearest wish mein sehnlichster Wunsch, mein Herzenswunsch

B s

1. Liebste(r) m/f(m), Schatz m. isn’t she a dear? ist sie nicht ein Engel?, there’s a dear sei (so) lieb

2. (Anrede) Liebling, Schatz:

my dears meine Lieben

C adv

1. teuer:

it will cost you dear das wird dir oder dich teuer zu stehen kommen

2. → dearly 1

D int (oh) dear!, dear me! du liebe Zeit!, du meine Güte!, ach je!

dear² [dıə(r)] adj obs schwer, hart

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1.
[dɪə(r)]adjective

1) (beloved; also iron.) lieb; geliebt; (sweet; also iron.) entzückend

my dear sir/madam — [mein] lieber Herr/[meine] liebe Dame

my dear man/woman — guter Mann/gute Frau

my dear child/girl — [mein] liebes Kind/liebes Mädchen

somebody/something is [very] dear to somebody['s heart] — jmd. liebt jemanden/etwas [über alles]

somebody holds somebody/something dear — jmd./etwas liegt jemandem [sehr] am Herzen

run for dear life — um sein Leben rennen

2) (beginning letter)

Dear Sir/Madam — Sehr geehrter Herr/Sehr geehrte Dame

Dear Mr Jones/Mrs Jones — Sehr geehrter Herr Jones/Sehr verehrte Frau Jones

Dear Malcolm/Emily — Lieber Malcolm/Liebe Emily

3) (expensive) teuer
2. interjection
dear, dear!, dear me!, oh dear! — [ach] du liebe od. meine Güte!
3. noun
1)

she is a dear — sie ist ein Schatz

2)

[my] dear — (to wife, husband, younger relative) [mein] Liebling; [mein] Schatz; (to little girl/boy) [meine] Kleine/[mein] Kleiner

dearest — Liebling ( der)
4. adverb
teuer

* * *

(correspondence) adj.

sehr geehrte adj. adj.

lieb adj.

lieber adj.

liebes adj.

teuer adj.

English-german dictionary > dear
10 dear

diə
1. adjective
1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) caro

2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) encantador

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) querido

4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) querido

2. noun
1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) encanto, amor

2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) querido

•

- dearly
- dear
- dear! / oh dear!

dear adj

1. querido

a dear friend un querido amigo

Dear John Querido John

2. caro

these books are very dear estos libros son muy caros

Dear Sir Muy señor mío

oh dear! ¡vaya!

dear

tr[dɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (loved - person) querido,-a; (- thing) preciado,-a

■ she's a dear friend es una amiga muy querida

■ what a dear little cat! ¡qué gatito más mono!

2 (as form of address) querido,-a

■ my dear Charles! ¡mi querido Charles!

■ Diana my dear Diana, querida

■ my dear Mrs Spencer mi buena señora Spencer

3 familiar (in letter) querido,-a; (more formally) apreciado,-a, estimado,-a

■ Dear John Querido John

■ Dear Sir Muy señor mío

■ Dear Mrs Smith Estimada Sra. Smith

4 (expensive) caro,-a

noun

1 (as form of address - to loved one) querido,-a, cariño, cielo; (- to anyone) chato,-a, guapo,-a

2 (nice person) cielo, sol nombre masculino

■ be a dear and put the kettle on sé bueno y pon el agua a hervir

■ she's such a dear es un cielo

interjection

1 ¡Dios mío!

■ oh dear! ¡ay!, ¡uy!

■ dear me! ¡vaya por Dios!

adverb

1 caro

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be dear to somebody significar mucho para alguien

to hold somebody dear tener mucha estima a alguien, apreciar mucho a alguien

dear ['dɪr] adj

1) esteemed, loved: querido, estimado

a dear friend: un amigo querido

Dear Sir: Estimado Señor

2) costly: caro, costoso

dear n

: querido m, -da f; amado m, -da f

dear

adj.

• amado, -a adj.

• carero, -a adj.

• caro, -a adj.

• costoso, -a adj.

• estimado, -a adj.

• querido, -a adj.

• rico, -a adj.

adv.

• caro adv.

n.

• negro s.m.

• persona simpática s.f.

• querido s.m.

• rico s.m.

I dɪr, ||dɪə(r)
adjective dearer, dearest

1) ( loved) querido

dear (old) Jane — la buena de Jane

his dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado

to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima

2) ( in direct address)

a) ( in speech)

my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...

b) ( in letter-writing)

Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones

Dear Jimmy — Querido Jimmy

Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía

3) ( lovable) adorable

he's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!

4) ( expensive) caro

was it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?

II

interjection

oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!

III

noun

1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño

2) ( nice person) (colloq)

he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo

(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!

IV

adverb caro

[dɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar dearer) (superl dearest)
1) (=loved) querido

she's a very dear friend of mine — es una amiga mía muy querida

my dearest friend — mi amigo más querido, mi amigo del alma

2) (=lovable)

he's a dear boy, but rather impetuous — es un chico muy majo, pero un poco impulsivo

what a dear little boy! — ¡este niño es un encanto!

what a dear little necklace that is! * — ¡qué bonita que es esa gargantilla!

3) (=precious)

• to hold sth dear — apreciar algo

the values and beliefs which our society holds dear — los valores y las creencias que nuestra sociedad aprecia

I had to leave everything I held most dear — tuve que dejar atrás todas las cosas que más quería

• his family life was very dear to him — su familia era muy importante para él

your country is very dear to me — tengo su país en mucha estima

it is a subject dear to her heart — es uno de sus temas preferidos
life 1., 2)
4) (in letter writing)

Dear Daddy — Querido papá

Dear Peter — Estimado Peter; (to closer friend) Querido Peter

Dear Mr/Mrs Smith — Estimado Sr./Estimada Sra. Smith; (more formally) Distinguido Sr./Distinguida Sra. Smith

Dear Mr and Mrs Smith — Estimados señores (de) Smith

• Dear Madam — Estimada Señora, Muy señora mía, De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)

• Dear Sir(s) — Estimado(s) Señor(es), Muy señor(es) mío(s), De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)

Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado Señor(a)

5) (form of address) querido

my dear fellow, I won't hear of it — † amigo mío or mi querido amigo, ni se le ocurra

my dear girl, nothing could be further from the truth — querida, estás muy equivocada

6) (=expensive) [product, shop, price] caro

dear money — (Econ) dinero m caro

2.

EXCL

dear, dear, have you hurt your knee? — ¡ay, mi niño! ¿te has hecho daño en la rodilla?

• dear me, it's nearly one o'clock! — ¡madre mía, es casi la una!

• oh dear, we're going to be late — vaya hombre or vaya por Dios, vamos a llegar tarde

dear, oh dear, look at the mess you're in! — ay, Dios mío or qué horror, ¡mira qué desastre vienes hecho!

3.

N * (as form of address) cariño m

come along, dear — ven, cariño

• would you be a dear and pass me my book? — anda, sé bueno y pásame el libro

• (you) poor dear! — ¡pobrecito!

• he's such a dear — es un cielo, es un encanto

4.

ADV [sell, buy, pay] caro

it cost me dear — (fig) me costó caro

* * *

I [dɪr], ||[dɪə(r)]
adjective dearer, dearest

1) ( loved) querido

dear (old) Jane — la buena de Jane

his dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado

to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima

2) ( in direct address)

a) ( in speech)

my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...

b) ( in letter-writing)

Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones

Dear Jimmy — Querido Jimmy

Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía

3) ( lovable) adorable

he's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!

4) ( expensive) caro

was it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?

II

interjection

oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!

III

noun

1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño

2) ( nice person) (colloq)

he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo

(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!

IV

adverb caro

English-spanish dictionary > dear
11 cost

1. II
cost somehow cost dear (ly) (cheaply) стоить /обходиться/ дорого (дешево); a method which costs dearly in time метод, который отнимает /требует/ много времени
2. III
cost smth. cost [very] much ([very] little, nearly nothing, a lot of money, $ 10, etc.) стоить [очень] много и т. д., обходиться [очень] дорого и т. д.; what /how much/ does it cost? сколько это стоит?; cost much labour (much energy, much self-restraint, much careful thought, a lot of care, etc.) стоить /требовать/ много труда и т. д.
3. IV
cost smb. in some manner this idea of his cost me dearly эта его идея дорого мне обошлась
4. V
cost smb. smth. cost him a hundred pounds at the very least (her a great deal of money, him much to run a car, etc.) стоить ему по меньшей мере сто фунтов и т. д.; обходиться ему по меньшей мере в сто фунтов и т. д.;, what will it cost me? сколько мне придется за это заплатить?; cost him a lot of time, etc, отнимать у него массу времени и т. д., this cost me very much time на это я потратил уйму времени; the answer to this question cost him much careful thought чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, ему пришлось тщательно все продумать; cost him his job (him his fortune, her her health, her her arm, me my peace of mind, him his life, her many sleepless nights, etc.) стоить ему работы /его места/ и т. д, the battle cost 2000 men their lives битва стоила жизни двум тысячам солдат; careless driving may cost you your life невнимательная езда может стоить вам жизни; it cost him his head он поплатился за это головой
5. VII
cost smth. to do smth. cost much to travel (ten roubles to enter, little to have this watch repaired, etc.) для путешествий требуется много [денег], чтобы путешествовать, нужно [иметь] много денег; how much does It cost [you] to keep a car? во сколько [вам] обходится содержание машины?; it will cost you to fly, why not go by train? coll. самолет вам недешево обойдется /будет стоить денег/, почему вам не поехать поездом?
6. XXV
cost what... - what it may чего бы это ни стоило

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > cost
12 cost

kɔst
1. сущ.
1) цена, стоимость (тж. перен.) cost, insurance and freight( сокр. с. i. f.) коммерч. ≈ стоимость, страхование, фрахт prime cost ≈ себестоимость Syn: price
2) а) расход (времени) ;
расходование sunk costs ≈ невозвратимые издержки (расходы, которые не могут быть восполнены) б) затраты, издержки ( по доставке, транспортировке товаров)
3) а) мн., юр. судебные издержки б) сумма штрафа, которым облагается физическое или юридическое лицо ∙ to know (to learn) to one's own cost ≈ знать (узнать) по горькому опыту at any cost ≈ любой ценой;
во что бы то ни стало at the cost of ≈ ценою чего-л. at one's cost ≈ за чей-л. счет to count the cost ≈ взвесить все обстоятельства
2. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - cost
1) а) стоить (о цене, выраженной в денежном эквиваленте) б) требовать( усилий, страданий и т.д.) ;
обходиться the city whose conquest had cost him so dear ≈ город, завоевание которого обошлось ему так дорого
2) назначать цену, определять цену;
расценивать( товар) цена;
стоимость - prime * себестоимость - book * балансовая стоимость - * estimation сметная калькуляция - at * по себестоимости - free of * бесплатно - the * of living прожиточный минимум - * of living index индекс прожиточного минимума - *, insurance, freight (коммерческое) стоимость, страхование, фрахт;
сиф обыкн. pl расходы, издержки - *s of production издержки производства - capital *s капитальные затраты - * account учет издержек - * control управление затратами - * overrun перерасход, выход за пределы сметы (юридическое) судебные издержки;
судебные расходы - with *s с возложением судебных издержек на сторону, проигравшую дело расплата;
тяжелая цена - to work at the * of one's health работать в ущерб здоровью - the * in lives потери в живой силе - at great * of life ценой больших потерь в живой силе - at a heavy * тяжелой ценой - at all *s, at any * любой ценой, во что бы то ни стало - to one's * на свое горе, на свою беду - to know to one's own * знать по горькому опыту > to count the * взвесить все обстоятельства;
учесть все возможные последствия стоить, обходиться - to * much стоить дорого - to * a pretty penny стоить уйму денег - it * me a lot of money это обошлось мне очень дорого - * what it may чего бы это ни стоило, любой ценой требовать, стоить - making a dictionary *s much time and care составление словаря требует много времени и внимания - to * a man his life стоить человеку жизни - it * him many sleepless nights это стоило ему многих бессонных ночей (коммерческое) назначать цену, оценивать acquisition ~ первоначальная стоимость acquisition ~ стоимость приобретения acquistion ~ стоимость приобретения actual ~ реальная стоимость actual ~ фактическая себестоимость all-in ~ высокий процент для дебитора alternative ~ эк.произ. альтернативные издержки производства alternative ~ эк.произ. оптимальные издержки applied ~ понесенные расходы appraisal ~ стоимость оценки ~ price себестоимость;
cost accounting ведение отчетности;
калькуляция стоимости;
at any cost, at all costs любой ценой;
во что бы то ни стало ~ price себестоимость;
cost accounting ведение отчетности;
калькуляция стоимости;
at any cost, at all costs любой ценой;
во что бы то ни стало at the ~ (of smth.) ценою (чего-л.) ;
at one's cost за (чей-л.) счет at the ~ (of smth.) ценою (чего-л.) ;
at one's cost за (чей-л.) счет breakeven ~ издержки при критическом объеме производства breaking-in ~ стоимость освоения изделия burial ~ стоимость похорон business ~ расходы по торгово-промышленной деятельности capitalized ~ стоимость реального основного капитала construction ~ стоимость строительства cost назначать цену, расценивать (товар) ~ назначать цену ~ оценивать товар ~ расплата ~ расход (времени) ;
расходование ~ расходы ~ стоимость ~ стоить, обходиться;
it cost him infinite labour это стоило ему огромного труда;
it may cost you your life это может стоить вам жизни ~ стоить ~ pl судебные издержки ~ судебные издержки ~ цена, стоимость (тж. перен.) ;
prime cost фабричная себестоимость;
costs of production издержки производства;
cost of living прожиточный минимум ~ цена ~ and freight ком. стоимость и фрахт;
cost, insurance and freight (сокр. с. i. f.) ком. стоимость, страхование, фрахт ~ and freight ком. стоимость и фрахт;
cost, insurance and freight (сокр. с. i. f.) ком. стоимость, страхование, фрахт freight: cost and ~ (C and F) стоимость и фрахт ~ of acquisition стоимость покупки ~ of acquisition стоимость приобретения ~ of capital стоимость капитала ~ of clearance of debris стоимость очистки от строительного мусора ~ of demolition стоимость разборки ~ of dismantling стоимость демонтажа ~ of goods sold стоимость проданных товаров ~ of heating стоимость отопления ~ of issue бирж. стоимость эмиссии ~ of labour стоимость рабочей силы ~ of legal proceedings стоимость судебного разбирательства ~ цена, стоимость (тж. перен.) ;
prime cost фабричная себестоимость;
costs of production издержки производства;
cost of living прожиточный минимум ~ of living прожиточный минимум ~ of living стоимость жизни ~ of materials стоимость материалов ~ of office and workshop space стоимость конторских и производственных помещений ~ of production издержки производства ~ of production себестоимость ~ of repairs стоимость ремонта ~ of replacement стоимость замены ~ of sales себестоимость реализованной продукции ~ of transportation транспортные расходы ~ of treatment insurance страхование стоимости лечения ~ of upkeep стоимость содержания в исправности ~ per bit вчт. стоимость за бит ~ per thousand цена за тысячу единиц продукции ~ price себестоимость;
cost accounting ведение отчетности;
калькуляция стоимости;
at any cost, at all costs любой ценой;
во что бы то ни стало price: cost ~ цена, принимаемая при калькуляции издержек производства cost ~ цена cost ~ цена производства ~ to borrower стоимость кредита ~ цена, стоимость (тж. перен.) ;
prime cost фабричная себестоимость;
costs of production издержки производства;
cost of living прожиточный минимум to count the ~ взвесить все обстоятельства current ~ стоимость в текущих ценах delivery ~ стоимость доставки delivery ~ стоимость поставки development ~ стоимость опытно-конструкторских работ development ~ стоимость разработки estimated ~ ориентировочная стоимость estimated ~ сметная стоимость estimated prime ~ оценка себестоимости extra ~ дополнительная стоимость factor ~ прямые затраты factor ~ прямые издержки factor ~ факторные издержки factory ~ заводская себестоимость funeral ~ стоимость похорон harvesting ~ стоимость уборки урожая historical ~ эк.произ. первоначальная стоимость historical ~ эк.произ. стоимость приобретения housing ~ стоимость жилищного стороительства idle capacity ~ стоимость резерва производственной мощности idle facilities ~ стоимость бездействующих производственных мощностей imputed ~ вмененная стоимость промежуточного продукта imputed ~ вмененные издержки indemnity ~ стоимость компенсации initial ~ первоначальная стоимость initial ~ стоимость приобретения ~ and freight ком. стоимость и фрахт;
cost, insurance and freight (сокр. с. i. f.) ком. стоимость, страхование, фрахт inventoriable ~ инвентаризируемая стоимость ~ стоить, обходиться;
it cost him infinite labour это стоило ему огромного труда;
it may cost you your life это может стоить вам жизни ~ стоить, обходиться;
it cost him infinite labour это стоило ему огромного труда;
it may cost you your life это может стоить вам жизни job ~ вчт. учет себестомости работ to know (to learn) to one's own ~ знать (узнать) по горькому опыту labour ~ стоимость рабочей силы loading ~ стоимость погрузки loading ~ стоимость погрузочных работ maintenance ~ стоимость технического обслуживания manufacturing ~ заводская себестоимость manufacturing: ~ производственный;
manufacturing cost стоимость производства marginal ~ предельно высокая себестоимость opeerating ~ производственные издержки opportunity ~ вмененные издержки фирмы в результате принятого альтернативного курса opportunity ~ вмененные потери в результате неиспользования альтернативного курса opportunity ~ дополнительные издержки в виде переплаты за определенный фактор производства при сложившейся конъюнктуре opportunity ~ издержки выбора инвестиций с меньшим доходом и большим риском в надежде на повышенную прибыль opportunity ~ самый высокий доход по альтернативному виду инвестиций original ~ первоначальная стоимость original ~ первоначальные расходы original ~ стоимость приобретения overhead ~s накладные расходы costs: overhead ~ накладные расходы partition ~ стоимость раздела( имущества, территории) predicted ~ нормативные издержки predicted ~ стоимостные нормы ~ цена, стоимость (тж. перен.) ;
prime cost фабричная себестоимость;
costs of production издержки производства;
cost of living прожиточный минимум prime ~ прямые издержки prime ~ себестоимость prime ~ фабричная цена prime: ~ первоначальный, первичный;
prime cause первопричина;
prime cost полит.-эк. себестоимость production ~ заводская себестоимость production ~ производственные расходы proportional ~ пропорциональная расценка repair ~ стоимость ремонта replacement ~ восстановительная стоимость replacement ~ издержки замещения выбывающего основного капитала residual ~ остаточная стоимость restoration ~ стоимость реставрации running ~ стоимость эксплуатации salvage ~ стоимость спасательных работ sell below ~ продавать ниже себестоимости sell below ~ продавать ниже стоимости single ~ себестоимость на единицу товара stabilization ~ стоимость стабилизации standard ~ типовая стоимость step ~ скачкообразное изменение стоимости step ~ скачок затрат storage ~ стоимость хранения surplus ~ чрезмерные затраты target ~ запланированная величина издержек target ~ плановые издержки total ~ общая стоимость total delay ~ вчт. общая стоимость ожидания total production ~ общая заводская себестоимость unit ~ себестоимость единицы продукции unit labour ~ затраты на рабочую силу в расчете на единицу продукции unit labour ~ удельные затраты на рабочую силу upkeep ~ стоимость содержания variable ~ переменные затраты variable ~ переменные издержки variable ~ переменные расходы weighted average ~ средневзвешенная стоимость

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cost
13 cost

past tense, past participle; see cost

cost¹ n coste / gasto

the cost of a telephone call el coste de una llamada telefónica

at all costs a toda costa

cost² vb costar

how much do those shoes cost? ¿cuánto cuestan esos zapatos?

they cost fifty pounds cuestan cincuenta libras

to cost an arm and a leg costar un ojo de la cara

to cost a bomb costar un dineral

El pasado y participio pasado de cost es cost

cost

tr[kɒst]

transitive verb (pt & pp cost tr[kɒst])

1 (have as a price) costar, valer

■ how much does this book cost? ¿cuánto cuesta este libro?

■ it cost me ten pounds to send a telegram me costó diez libras enviar un telegrama

■ but it'll cost you pero te va a salir caro

2 (result in the loss of) costar

■ it cost him his job le costó el trabajo

■ reckless driving costs lives conducir con imprudencia cuesta muchas vidas

■ her decision cost her dear pagó cara su decisión

3 (calculate cost of) calcular el coste de

intransitive verb

1 costar, valer

noun

1 (price) coste nombre masculino, costo, precio; (expense) gasto

■ the cost of running a car los gastos de mantenimiento de un coche

plural noun costs

1 SMALLLAW/SMALL costas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at all costs a toda costa, a cualquier precio

at cost price a precio de coste

at no extra cost sin cargo adicional

at the cost of something a costa de algo

■ at the cost of his own life a costa de su propia vida

to cost an arm and a leg / cost the earth / cost a packet costar un ojo de la cara, costar un riñón, costar una fortuna

to cover one's costs cubrir los gastos

to cut costs reducir (los) gastos

to learn something to one's cost aprender algo por experiencia propia

to pay costs SMALLLAW/SMALL pagar las costas

whatever the cost cueste lo que cueste

cost of living coste nombre masculino de la vida

cost ['kɔst] v, cost ; costing vt

: costar

how much does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?

cost vi

: costar

these cost more: éstos cuestan más

cost n

: costo m, precio m, coste m

cost of living: costo de vida

victory at all costs: victoria a toda costa

cost

n.

• costa s.f.

• coste s.m.

• costo s.m.

• costo primario s.m.

• gasto s.m.

• precio s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cost")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cost) = costar v.

I kɔːst, kɒst
noun

1)

a) ( expense) (often pl) costo m (esp AmL), coste m (Esp)

at no additional o extra cost — sin cargo adicional

he has no idea of the cost of running a car — no tiene idea de cuánto cuesta mantener un coche

to cover/cut costs — cubrir*/reducir* los gastos; (before n)

cost accounting — contabilidad f analítica de costos or (Esp) costes

b) costs pl ( Law) costas fpl

to pay costs — pagar* las costas

c) u ( price) costo m, coste m (Esp)

at cost — ( Busn) a precio de costo or (Esp) coste, al costo (AmL)

2) u (loss, sacrifice)

at the cost of something — a costa or a expensas de algo

she helped me out, at great cost to herself — sacrificó mucho al ayudarme

he did it without stopping to count the cost — lo hizo sin detenerse a pensar en sí mismo

at all costs — a toda costa, a cualquier precio

II

transitive verb

1) (past & past p cost)

a) \<\<article/service\>\> costar*

how much did it cost you? — ¿cuánto te costó?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?

it'll cost you! — (colloq) mira que te va a salir caro!

b) ( cause to lose) costar*

one slip cost him the title — un error le costó el título

2) (past & past p costed)

a) ( calculate cost of) calcular el costo or (Esp) coste de

she costed the project — hizo un presupuesto para el proyecto

b) ( find out price of) averiguar* el precio de

[kɒst]
1. N

1) (=expense) (often pl) coste m, costo m (esp LAm); (=amount paid, price) precio m

• at cost — (Comm) a (precio de) coste

at all costs, at any cost, whatever the cost — (fig) cueste lo que cueste, a toda costa

she cared for her elderly mother at great cost to her own freedom — cuidó de su madre anciana pagando un precio muy alto a costa de su propia libertad

these are solutions that can be implemented at little cost — estas son soluciones que pueden ponerse en práctica y que son poco costosas

at the cost of his life/health — a costa de su vida/salud

• to bear the cost of — (lit) pagar or correr con los gastos de; (fig) sufrir las consecuencias de

• to count the cost of sth/of doing sth — pensar en los riesgos de algo/de hacer algo

without counting the cost — sin pensar en los riesgos

• to my cost — a mis expensas

2) costs

a) (Jur) costas fpl

he was ordered to pay costs — se le condenó a pagar las costas

b) (=expenses) gastos mpl

2. VT

1) (pt, pp cost) costar, valer

it cost £2 — costó 2 libras

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?, ¿a cuánto está?

what will it cost to have it repaired? — ¿cuánto va a costar repararlo?

it cost him a lot of money — le costó mucho dinero

it'll cost you * — te va a salir caro

it cost him his life/job — le costó la vida/el trabajo

it cost me a great deal of time/effort — me robó mucho tiempo/me costó mucho esfuerzo

it costs nothing to be polite — no cuesta nada ser educado

whatever it costs, cost what it may — (also fig) cueste lo que cueste

to cost the earth —

it costs the earth * — cuesta un riñón, cuesta un ojo de la cara

2) (pt, pp costed) (Comm) [+ articles for sale] calcular el coste de; [+ job] calcular el presupuesto de

the job was costed at £5000 — se calculó que el coste del trabajo ascendería a 5.000 libras

it has not been properly costed — no se ha calculado detalladamente el coste

3.

CPD

cost accountant N — contable mf de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost accounting N — contabilidad f de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost analysis N — análisis m inv de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost centre N — centro m (de determinación) de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost control N — control m de costes or (esp LAm) costos

cost of living N — coste m or (esp LAm) costo m de la vida

cost-of-living adjustment — ajuste m del coste de la vida

cost-of-living allowance — subsidio m por coste

cost-of-living bonus — plus m de carestía de vida, prima f por coste de la vida

cost-of-living increase — incremento m según el coste de la vida

cost-of-living index — índice m del coste or (LAm) de (la) vida

cost price N — (Brit) precio m de coste or (LAm) costo

at cost price — a precio de coste

- cost out

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I [kɔːst, kɒst]
noun

1)

a) ( expense) (often pl) costo m (esp AmL), coste m (Esp)

at no additional o extra cost — sin cargo adicional

he has no idea of the cost of running a car — no tiene idea de cuánto cuesta mantener un coche

to cover/cut costs — cubrir*/reducir* los gastos; (before n)

cost accounting — contabilidad f analítica de costos or (Esp) costes

b) costs pl ( Law) costas fpl

to pay costs — pagar* las costas

c) u ( price) costo m, coste m (Esp)

at cost — ( Busn) a precio de costo or (Esp) coste, al costo (AmL)

2) u (loss, sacrifice)

at the cost of something — a costa or a expensas de algo

she helped me out, at great cost to herself — sacrificó mucho al ayudarme

he did it without stopping to count the cost — lo hizo sin detenerse a pensar en sí mismo

at all costs — a toda costa, a cualquier precio

II

transitive verb

1) (past & past p cost)

a) \<\<article/service\>\> costar*

how much did it cost you? — ¿cuánto te costó?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?, ¿cuánto vale?

it'll cost you! — (colloq) mira que te va a salir caro!

b) ( cause to lose) costar*

one slip cost him the title — un error le costó el título

2) (past & past p costed)

a) ( calculate cost of) calcular el costo or (Esp) coste de

she costed the project — hizo un presupuesto para el proyecto

b) ( find out price of) averiguar* el precio de

English-spanish dictionary > cost
14 cost

1. сущ.
1) эк. стоимость, затраты, издержки редк. цена (величина затрат, которые необходимо совершить, чтобы получить что-л.; характеристика предмета или действия; как правило, выражается в денежном выражении, но в некоторых случаях может быть в натуральном выражении; как правило, во всех случаях можно использовать перевод "цена", но это изменяет риторику текста, подчеркивая важность этих затрат)

cost of [smth\] — стоимость чего-л., цена чего-л.

the cost of the Iraq War — стоимость войны в Ираке

the cost of the research and development of a new drug — стоимость разработки нового лекарства

at a high cost — по высокой цене, с высокими затратами

His need for self-expression can be satisfied, but at a high cost.

As it now stands, nursing homes deliver a low perceived value at a high cost.

to charge costs — начислять затраты

It is good practice to charge costs as direct where possible. — Хорошим правилом является начисление максимально большого числа затрат как прямых затрат.

A mortgage helps you buy your home, but there are many additional costs that you need to consider. — Ипотека помогает вам купить дом, но вы должны понимать, что в этом случае имеют место некоторые дополнительные расходы.

See:

CHILD [object\]: abandonment cost, above-the-line cost, administrative cost, advertising cost, agency cost, amortized cost, bankruptcy cost, bond issue cost, borrowing cost, budgeted cost, collection cost, cost of insurance charge, credit subsidy cost, debt service cost, acquisition cost, cost of production, cost of capital, cost of living, cost of sales, flotation cost, interest cost, imputed cost, inventory carrying cost, inventory ordering cost, opportunity cost, out-of-pocket costs, past service cost, pension cost, replacement cost, reproduction cost, salary cost CHILD [type\]: absolute cost, accounting cost, alternative cost, annual equivalent cost, depreciated cost, economic cost, explicit cost, fixed cost, hidden cost, implicit cost, mixed cost, normal cost, overhead cost, true interest cost, variable cost CHILD [agent\]: cost appraiser, cost estimator, cost to consumer, cost function, cost price, below cost, cost and freight, cost and insurance, cost, insurance, freight, cost, insurance, freight, cost, insurance, freight

2)

а) мн., эк. издержки, затраты (величина затрат, которые несет какое-л. лицо в своей деятельности; как правило, идет речь о компании; может употребляться без уточнения типа затрат)

company's costs — затраты компании

If the company's costs increase 4 percent, it can raise prices 6 percent. — Если затраты компании увеличатся на 4 процента, это может привести к повышению цен на 6 процентов.

However, company's costs also rose and, in the early 1980s, the company was forced to downsize and concentrate its stores on paint and wallpaper.

to cut [reduce\] costs — снижать затраты

how to cut costs and improve profits — как снизить затраты и увеличить прибыль

The company reduces its costs by eliminating some of its obligations to its employees. — Компания снижает свои затраты, отказываясь от части обязательств перед своими работниками.

These measures taken together are expected to cut costs by 30–50%. — Можно ожидать, что все эти меры вместе приведут к снижению затрат на 30–50%

Syn:

expenditure, expense, charge, outgoing, outlay

See:

cost accountant, costs accountant, cost advantage, cost analyst, cost budgeting, cost centre, cost sharing, benefit-cost ratio, cost-benefit analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, factors of production

б) мн., юр. судебные издержки [расходы\]

with costs — с возложением судебных издержек на сторону, проигравшую дело
2. гл.
1) эк. стоить (о цене, выраженной в денежном эквиваленте); обходиться

This car costs only $24 000. — Эта машина стоит всего лишь 24 тыс. долл.

2) общ. требовать (усилий, страданий и т. д.); обходиться

cost what it may — чего бы это ни стоило

The city whose conquest had cost him so dear. — Город, завоевание которого обошлось ему так дорого.

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затраты, стоимость, цена: первоначальные или долгосрочные затраты (прямые, косвенные, денежные и неденежные), которые имеют место при приобретении, производстве, предоставлении товаров или услуг; см. acquisition cost;
expense;

fixed cost;

incremental cost.

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издержки; затраты; расходы; себестоимость; стоимость;, себестоимость
. . Словарь экономических терминов .
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Бухгалтерия и аудит

издержки, расходы

затрата, как правило, денег на покупку товаров и услуг; расходы, обычно денежные, понесенные для достижения цели (расходы на производство определенных товаров, возведение фабрики или закрытие отделения)см. opportunity cost

Англо-русский экономический словарь > cost
15 costare

cost

costare caro be expensive, cost a lot

fig cost dearly

quanto costa? how much is it?

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costare v. intr. e tr. to cost* (anche fig.): quanto costa?, how much is it? (o how much does it cost?); dimmi quanto ti costa tenere l'automobile, tell me how much it costs you to run the car; mi costò molta fatica, it cost me a great deal of trouble; mi è costato cinque euro, it cost me five euros; le tue pazzie ti potrebbero costare la vita, your crazy behaviour might cost you your life; i viaggi costano, travelling is expensive; costare caro, to be expensive (o to cost dear); gli costerà caro, amaro, ( in senso morale) it will cost him dear // costa un occhio della testa, it costs a fortune (o a bomb o an arm and a leg) // quella giacca mi è costata un sacco, the jacket cost me a bomb // costi quel che costi!, hang the expense! (o cost what it may!) // mi costa doverlo dire, it pains me (o whatever the cost) to have to say this; mi costerà lasciarlo, it will be a wrench to leave him; niente gli costa, nothing is an effort to him // costare salato, to have a very high price (o to cost the earth) // oggi la vita costa, life today is very expensive // cosa ti costa dirmi dove hai messo i libri?, why can't you tell me (o what would it cost you to tell me) where you put the books?; mi è costato sudore raccogliere la documentazione necessaria, I really had to sweat to get all the necessary documents; se vuoi ti aiuto, non mi costa grande fatica, if you like I'll give you a hand, it's no trouble.

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[kos'tare]
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) to cost*

mi costa 3 euro — it costs me 3 euros

quanto costa? — how much does it cost o is it?

costare caro — to be expensive

non costare caro — to be cheap, not to be expensive

2) fig. to cost*

costare caro — [errore, azione] to cost dear(ly), to be dear

costare a qcn. la vita — to cost sb. one's life

non costa nulla essere gentili — politeness costs nothing

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costi quel che costi — whatever the cost, come hell or high water

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costare

/kos'tare/ [1]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 to cost*; mi costa 3 euro it costs me 3 euros; quanto costa? how much does it cost o is it? costare caro to be expensive; non costare caro to be cheap, not to be expensive

2 fig. to cost*; costare caro [errore, azione] to cost dear(ly), to be dear; costare a qcn. la vita to cost sb. one's life; non costa nulla essere gentili politeness costs nothing

IDIOMS

costi quel che costi whatever the cost, come hell or high water.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > costare
16 caro

adj.

1 expensive, costly, dear, high-priced.

2 dear, cherished, beloved.

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caro

► adjetivo

1 (costoso) expensive, dear

2 (difícil) difficult

■ los aprobados están caros en esta escuela it's difficult to pass in this school

► adverbio caro

1 at a high price

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FRASEOLOGÍA

costar caro,-a / salir caro,-a (ser costoso) to cost a lot 2 (causar daño) to cost dear

■ la cena nos salió muy cara the dinner turned out very expensive

■ conducir borracho puede costar caro there's a high price to pay for drinking and driving

pagar caro,-a to pay a high price (for)

vender caro,-a to sell at a high price

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caro

► adverbio

1 at a high price

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(f. - cara)

adj.

1) expensive

2) dear

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1. ADJ

1) (=costoso) expensive, dear

un coche carísimo — a very expensive car

• costar caro — to be expensive, cost a lot

el abrigo me costó muy caro — my coat was very expensive, my coat cost a lot

le costó caro tal atrevimiento — his daring cost him dear

• pagar caro algo — to pay dearly for sth

pagó cara su insolencia — he paid dearly for his insolence

• salir caro, un piso amueblado sale más caro — a furnished flat is more expensive

en total el viaje nos salió muy caro — altogether the trip was o proved very expensive

2) (=querido) liter dear, beloved

las cosas que nos son tan caras — the things which are so dear to us

¡mi caro amigo! — my dear o beloved friend!

2.

ADV

vender caro: esa tienda vende caro — that shop is expensive

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) <coche/entrada/ciudad> expensive

nos salió carísimo — it cost us a small fortune

la vida está muy cara — everything costs so much o things are so expensive nowadays

b) (como adv)

pagarás caro tu error — you'll pay dearly for your mistake

esa actitud le costó caro — his attitude cost him dear

venden sus tapices carísimos — they sell their tapestries at very high prices

me costó muy caro — I had to pay a lot of money for it

2) (liter) ( querido) dear
II
adverbio <comprar/vender>

en esa tienda venden muy caro — they charge a lot in that store; ver tb caro I 1) b)

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= costly [costlier -comp., costliest -sup.], expensive, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], expensively, pricey [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.], pricy [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.].

Nota: También escrito pricey.

Ex. Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.

Ex. However, since most hosts are in South East England, access can be expensive from other parts of the UK.

Ex. The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.

Ex. In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.

Ex. My understanding is that this is fairly pricey, too.

Ex. These could be the next hot thing but they are still very pricy, almost too pricy for most golfers.

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* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face].

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].

* de tres caras = three-sided.

* de una sola cara = single sided.

* extremadamente caro = prohibitively expensive.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* mantenimiento caro = high maintenance.

* muy caro = high priced [high-priced].

* otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.

* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.

* resultar caro = prove + expensive, prove + costly.

* ser caro = be steep.

* venderse caro = play + hard to get, play it + cool.

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) <coche/entrada/ciudad> expensive

nos salió carísimo — it cost us a small fortune

la vida está muy cara — everything costs so much o things are so expensive nowadays

b) (como adv)

pagarás caro tu error — you'll pay dearly for your mistake

esa actitud le costó caro — his attitude cost him dear

venden sus tapices carísimos — they sell their tapestries at very high prices

me costó muy caro — I had to pay a lot of money for it

2) (liter) ( querido) dear
II
adverbio <comprar/vender>

en esa tienda venden muy caro — they charge a lot in that store; ver tb caro I 1) b)

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= costly [costlier -comp., costliest -sup.], expensive, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], expensively, pricey [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.], pricy [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.].

Nota: También escrito pricey.

Ex: Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.

Ex: However, since most hosts are in South East England, access can be expensive from other parts of the UK.

Ex: The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.

Ex: In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.

Ex: My understanding is that this is fairly pricey, too.

Ex: These could be the next hot thing but they are still very pricy, almost too pricy for most golfers.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face].

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].

* de tres caras = three-sided.

* de una sola cara = single sided.

* extremadamente caro = prohibitively expensive.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* mantenimiento caro = high maintenance.

* muy caro = high priced [high-priced].

* otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.

* pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.

* resultar caro = prove + expensive, prove + costly.

* ser caro = be steep.

* venderse caro = play + hard to get, play it + cool.

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caro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 ‹coche/entrada› expensive

es demasiado caro it's too expensive o dear

la fiesta nos salió carísima the party cost us a small fortune

2 ‹ciudad/restaurante› expensive

la vida está muy cara hoy en día everything costs so much o things are so expensive nowadays

tú tienes gustos muy caros you have very expensive tastes

3 ( como adv):

pagarás caro tu error you'll pay dearly for your mistake

esa actitud negativa le costó caro his negative attitude cost him dear

venden sus tapices carísimos they sell their tapestries at very high prices, they charge a lot for their tapestries

las entradas les costaron muy caras they had to pay a lot of money for the tickets, their tickets were very expensive

B ( liter) (querido) dear

recuerdos que me son muy caros memories which are very dear to me

caros hermanos dearly beloved

caro²

adverb

‹comprar/vender›

en esa tienda venden muy caro they charge a lot in that store

ver tb caro¹ adj A 3. (↑ caro (1))

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caro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

a) ‹coche/entrada/ciudad› expensive;

◊ la vida está muy cara everything costs so much nowadays

b) ( como adv):

◊ me costó muy caro I had to pay a lot of money for it;

pagarás caro tu error you'll pay dearly for your mistake
caro 2 adverbio:
◊ vender caro to charge a lot;

ver tb caro 1 b
caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn

' caro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortizar
- cara
- costar
- de
- demasiada
- demasiado
- inasequible
- llenado
- mantenimiento
- pagadera
- pagadero
- peaje
- realmente
- salada
- salado
- clavar
- encarecer
- encima
- estar
- hablar
- poco
- salir
- sí
English:
as
- competition
- deal
- dear
- expensive
- hog
- matter
- mention
- side
- twice
- which
- white elephant
- dearly
- go
- grant
- most
- over
- price

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caro, -a

♦ adj

1. [costoso] expensive;

ser muy caro to be very expensive o dear;

la vida está muy cara everything is so expensive

2. Formal [querido] cherished

♦ adv

costar caro to be expensive;

este televisor nos salió muy caro this television cost us a lot;

Comp

pagar caro algo to pay dearly for sth;

Comp

salir caro: un día te va a salir cara tu conducta you'll pay dearly for this behaviour one day;

Comp

vender caro algo not to give sth up easily;

vendieron cara su derrota their enemy paid a high price for their victory

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caro

adj expensive, dear;

costar caro fig cost dear

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caro adv

: dearly, a lot

pagué caro: I paid a high price

caro, -ra adj

1) : expensive, dear

2) querido: dear, beloved

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caro adj expensive / dear

los pisos son muy caros flats are very expensive

Spanish-English dictionary > caro
17 teuer

I Adj.

1. (kostspielig) expensive, bes. Brit. auch dear; etw. für teures Geld kaufen pay a lot of (vorwurfsvoll: auch pay good) money for s.th.; wie teuer ist es? how much is it?, what does it cost?; Fleisch ist teurer geworden meat prices have ( oder meat has) gone up, meat has got(ten) more expensive; es ist ganz schön teuer umg. it’s not exactly cheap, it’s a lot of money; das Ganze ist überhaupt nicht teuer all in all it’s very reasonable, all in all it’s quite a bargain; Pflaster 2, Spaß 3

2. fig., altm. oder iro. (lieb) dear ( jemandem to s.o.); jemandem lieb und teuer sein be (very) dear to s.o.; wertvoller Besitz etc.: be s.o.’s pride and joy; Kleinkind etc.: be the apple of s.o.’s eye; teurer Freund good friend; Anrede: my good fellow ( oder man); meine Teuerste my beloved

II Adv. dear(ly); etw. zu teuer kaufen pay too much ( oder over the odds) for s.th.; das kam ihn teuer zu stehen it cost him a fortune; fig. he had to pay dearly for it; sein Leben so teuer wie möglich verkaufen sell one’s life as dearly as possible, fight to the death; bezahlen I 3, erkaufen

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(kostspielig) expensive; costly; pricey;

(lieb) dear

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teu|er ['tɔyɐ]
1. adj
expensive, dear usu pred; (fig) dear
etw für teures Geld kaufen — to pay good money for sth

teurer werden — to go up (in price)

Brot wieder teurer! — bread up again

in Tokio ist das Leben téúer — life is expensive in Tokyo, Tokyo is expensive

téúer aber gut —

das ist mir (lieb und) téúer (liter) — that's very dear or precious to me

mein Teurer or Teuerster, meine Teure or Teuerste (old, hum) (von Mann zu Mann) — my dearest my dearest friend

See:

→ Vergnügen, Spaß, Pflaster

2. adv
anbieten, speisen expensively
etw téúer kaufen/verkaufen — to buy/sell sth for or at a high price

etw zu téúer kaufen — to pay too much for sth

in Tokio lebt man téúer — life is expensive in Tokyo

das wird ihn téúer zu stehen kommen (fig) — that will cost him dear

einen Sieg téúer erkaufen — to pay dearly for victory

téúer erkauft — dearly bought

etw téúer bezahlen (fig) — to pay a high price for sth

etw téúer bezahlen lassen — to charge a high price for sth

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1) (costing a great deal: expensive clothes.) expensive

2) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) dear

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) dear

4) (expensive.) pricey

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teu·er

[ˈtɔyɐ]

I. adj

<teurer, teuerste>

1. (viel kostend) expensive

▪ jdm zu \teuer sein to be too expensive [or dear] for sb

ein teures Vergnügen an expensive bit of fun

2. (hohe Preise verlangend) expensive

3. (geh: geschätzt) dear

▪ jdm [lieb und] \teuer sein to be dear to sb

mein Teurer/meine Teure, mein T\teuerster/meine T \teuerste (poet o hum) my dearest; (unter Männern) my dear friend

II. adv (zu einem hohen Preis) expensively

das hast du aber zu \teuer eingekauft you paid too much for that

sich dat etw \teuer bezahlen lassen to demand a high price for sth

▶ etw \teuer bezahlen müssen to pay a high price for sth

▶ \teuer erkauft dearly bought

▶ jdn \teuer zu stehen kommen to cost sb dear, sb will pay dearly

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1.
Adjektiv

1) expensive; dear usu. pred.

wie teuer war das? — how much did that cost?

Kaffee soll wieder teurer werden — coffee is supposed to be going up again; s. auch Rat 1)

2) (veralt.): (geschätzt) dear

teurer Freund! — [my] dear friend!

[mein] Teuerster! — [my] dearest; (von Mann zu Mann) [my] dearest friend
2.
adverbial expensively; dearly

etwas teuer kaufen/verkaufen — pay a great deal for something/sell something at a high price

sie haben ihren Sieg teuer erkauft — they paid a high price for their victory

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teuer

A. adj

1. (kostspielig) expensive, besonders Br auch dear;

etwas für teures Geld kaufen pay a lot of (vorwurfsvoll: auch pay good) money for sth;

wie teuer ist es? how much is it?, what does it cost?;

Fleisch ist teurer geworden meat prices have ( oder meat has) gone up, meat has got(ten) more expensive;

es ist ganz schön teuer umg it’s not exactly cheap, it’s a lot of money;

das Ganze ist überhaupt nicht teuer all in all it’s very reasonable, all in all it’s quite a bargain; → Pflaster 2, Spaß 3

2. fig, obs oder iron (lieb) dear (

jemandem to sb);

jemandem lieb und teuer sein be (very) dear to sb; wertvoller Besitz etc: be sb’s pride and joy; Kleinkind etc: be the apple of sb’s eye;

teurer Freund good friend; Anrede: my good fellow ( oder man);

meine Teuerste my beloved

B. adv dear(ly);

etwas zu teuer kaufen pay too much ( oder over the odds) for sth;

das kam ihn teuer zu stehen it cost him a fortune; fig he had to pay dearly for it;

sein Leben so teuer wie möglich verkaufen sell one’s life as dearly as possible, fight to the death; → bezahlen A 3, erkaufen

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1.
Adjektiv

1) expensive; dear usu. pred.

wie teuer war das? — how much did that cost?

Kaffee soll wieder teurer werden — coffee is supposed to be going up again; s. auch Rat 1)

2) (veralt.): (geschätzt) dear

teurer Freund! — [my] dear friend!

[mein] Teuerster! — [my] dearest; (von Mann zu Mann) [my] dearest friend
2.
adverbial expensively; dearly

etwas teuer kaufen/verkaufen — pay a great deal for something/sell something at a high price

sie haben ihren Sieg teuer erkauft — they paid a high price for their victory

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adj.

dear adj.

expensive adj.

pricey adj. adv.

dearly adv.

expensively adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > teuer
18 cher

cher, chère¹ [∫εʀ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = coûteux) expensive

• c'est vraiment pas cher ! it's really cheap!

• la vie est chère à Paris Paris is an expensive place to live

• c'est trop cher pour ce que c'est it's overpriced

   b. ( = aimé) [personne, souvenir, vœu] dear (à to)

• c'est mon vœu le plus cher it's my dearest wish

• selon une formule chère au président as a favourite saying of the president goes

   c. (avant le nom) dear

• (mes) chers auditeurs dear listeners

• ses chères habitudes the old habits she holds so dear

• chers tous (sur lettre) dear all

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

(formal or humorous) mon cher

• ma chère my dear

3. adverb

[valoir, coûter, payer] a lot

• le caviar vaut or coûte cher caviar costs a lot

• il prend cher he charges a lot

• ça s'est vendu cher it fetched a high price

• je l'ai eu pour pas cher (inf) I got it cheap (inf)

• je donnerais cher pour savoir ce qu'il fait (inf) I'd give anything to know what he's doing

• je ne donne pas cher de sa vie/de sa réussite I wouldn't rate his chances of survival/succeeding very highly

• son imprudence lui a coûté cher his rashness cost him dear (Brit) or a great deal (US)

• il a payé cher son imprudence he paid dearly for his rashness

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1.

chère ʃɛʀ adjectif

1) ( aimé) [personne] dear; [objet, visage] beloved

la mort d'un être cher — the death of a loved one

2) ( précieux)

cher à quelqu'un — [thème, principe, idée] dear to somebody (épith, après n)

selon une formule qui lui est chère — as his/her favourite [BrE] saying goes

un site cher au poète — a place the poet was fond of

3) ( pour interpeller) dear

cher ami, vous avez tout à fait raison! — my dear friend, you're absolutely right!

ah, mais c'est ce cher Dupont! — well, if it isn't our dear old Dupont!

4) ( dans la correspondance) dear

chers tous — dear all

5) ( onéreux) expensive, dear

pas cher — cheap, inexpensive

pas cher du tout — reasonably-priced

la vie est plus chère — the cost of living is higher

2.

nom masculin, féminin

mon cher — gén dear; (condescendant, à homme plus jeune) my dear boy; ( à homme plus âgé) my dear sir

ma chère — gén dear; (condescendant, à femme plus jeune) my dear girl; ( à femme plus âgée) my dear lady

3.

adverbe

1) lit ( en argent) a lot (of money)

les vêtements en cuir coûtent cher à nettoyer — having leather clothes cleaned is expensive ou costly

coûter plus/moins cher — to cost more/less

acheter cher — to buy at a high price

se vendre cher — [objet] to fetch a lot

je l'ai eu pour moins cher — I got it cheaper

ils font payer très cher leur services — they charge an awful lot for their services

2) fig ( en importance) [payer] dearly

le blocus a coûté cher à notre économie — our economy paid a high price for the blockade

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ne pas donner cher de quelqu'un or de la peau de quelqu'un — (colloq) not to rate somebody's chances (highly)

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ʃɛʀ (-ère)
1. adj

1) (= aimé) dear

"Chère Mélusine..." — "Dear Mélusine..."

mon cher; ma chère — my dear

2) (= très apprécié) dear

être cher à qn — to be dear to sb

3) (= coûteux) expensive, dear

C'est trop cher. — It's too expensive.

2. adv

coûter cher — to cost a lot, to be expensive

payer qch cher — to pay a lot for sth, figto pay dearly for sth

il me le payera cher! — he'll pay for this!

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cher, chère

A adj

1 ( aimé) [personne] dear; [objet, visage] beloved; ses amis les plus chers his/her dearest friends; la mort d'un être cher the death of a loved one;

2 ( précieux) cher à qn [thème, principe, idée] dear to sb ( épith, après n); selon un principe qui lui est cher according to a principle that he/she holds dear; selon une formule qui lui est chère as his/her favourite^GB saying goes; une image chère à l'artiste a favourite^GB image of the artist; un site cher au poète/à Byron a place the poet/Byron was fond of;

3 ( pour interpeller) dear; cher ami/monsieur, vous avez tout à fait raison! my dear friend/sir, you're absolutely right!; ah, mais c'est ce cher Dupont! well, if it isn't our dear old Dupont!;

4 ( dans la correspondance) dear; chers tous dear all; cher monsieur Martin dear Mr Martin;

5 ( onéreux) expensive, dear; c'est cher pour ce que c'est it's expensive ou dear for what it is; pas cher [restaurant, robe] cheap, inexpensive; ils ont des robes pas chères du tout they've got some very cheap ou reasonably-priced dresses; 15 euros le menu, ce n'est vraiment pas cher 15 euros for the set menu, that's pretty reasonable; la vie est plus chère the cost of living is higher; manifestations contre la vie chère demonstrations against the high cost of living.

B nm,f mon cher gén dear; (condescendant, à homme plus jeune) my dear boy; ( à homme plus âgé) my dear sir; ma chère gén dear; (condescendant, à femme plus jeune) my dear girl; ( à femme plus âgée) my dear lady; que désirez-vous, très chère? fml what would you like, my dear?

C adv

1 lit ( en argent) a lot (of money); coûter/valoir cher to cost/be worth a lot; les vêtements en cuir coûtent cher à nettoyer having leather clothes cleaned is expensive ou costly; coûter plus/moins cher to cost more/less; coûter cher en qch lit, fig to cost a lost in sth; acheter/vendre cher to buy/to sell at a high price; se vendre cher [objet] to fetch a lot; ses tableaux ne se vendent pas cher his/her paintings don't fetch much; je l'ai payé très cher I paid a lot for it; je l'ai eu pour pas cher/moins cher I got it cheap/cheaper; il y a mieux ailleurs pour moins cher there's better and cheaper elsewhere; certains médecins prennent plus cher some doctors charge more; ils font payer cher/très cher leur services they charge a lot/an awful lot for their services; c'est/ce n'est pas cher payé it's/it's not expensive; le procédé revient cher/trop cher the process is expensive/too expensive; on y mange pour pas cher you can eat there at a reasonable price ou quite cheaply;

2 fig ( en importance) [coûter, payer] dearly; ça nous a coûté cher it cost us dearly; ils lui ont fait payer cher sa négligence they made him/her pay dearly for his/her negligence; le blocus a coûté cher à notre économie/la collectivité our economy/the community paid a high price for the blockade.

D chère nf fml food, fare; faire bonne chère to eat well; aimer la bonne chère to appreciate good food ou fare.

Idiome

ne pas donner cher de qn or des chances de qn or de la peau de qn○ not to rate sb's chances (highly).

( féminin chère) [ʃɛr] adjectif

1. [aimé] dear

ceux qui vous sont chers your loved ones, the ones you love

un être cher a loved one

2. [dans des formules de politesse] dear

mes bien ou très chers amis dearest friends

le cher homme n'a pas compris (humoristique & ironique) the dear man didn't understand

mes bien ou très chers frères RELIGION beloved brethren

3. [précieux] dear, beloved

il est retourné à ses chères études (humoristique) he's gone back to his ivory tower ou to his beloved books

la formule si chère aux hommes politiques the phrase beloved of politicians, that favourite phrase of politicians

mon souhait le plus cher my dearest ou most devout wish

4. [onéreux] expensive, dear (UK)

c'est plus cher it's dearer (UK) ou more expensive

c'est moins cher it's cheaper ou less expensive

voilà un dîner pas cher! now this is a cheap dinner!

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adverbe

1. COMMERCE

coûter cher to cost a lot, to be expensive

est-ce que ça te revient cher? does it cost you a lot?

prendre cher (familier) to charge a lot

il vaut cher

a. [bijou de famille] it's worth a lot ou valuable

b. [article en magasin] it's expensive

je l'ai eu pour pas cher (familier) I didn't pay much for it

2. (locution)

donner cher: je donnerais cher pour le savoir I'd give anything to know

je ne donne pas cher de sa vie I wouldn't give much for his chances of survival

il ne vaut pas cher he's a good-for-nothing

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cher
19 costar

v.

1 to cost (money).

¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?

me costó 3.000 pesos it cost me 3,000 pesos

costó muy barato it was very cheap

costar un ojo de la cara o un riñón (figurative) to cost an arm and a leg

Eso cuesta mil dólares That costs a thousand dollars.

2 to take (time).

nos costó seis horas llegar it took us six hours to get there

3 to be difficult to.

Cuesta concentrar la atención It is difficult to focus your attention.

4 to be expensive, to turn out to be expensive.

El mármol cuesta Marble is expensive.

5 to find it difficult to, to find it hard to.

Me cuesta ser profesor I find it difficult to be a teacher.

6 to be hard to do, to be difficult to do, to be hard to accomplish, to cost.

La perfección cuesta Perfection is hard to accomplish.

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costar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (valer) to cost

■ ¿cuánto costó? how much was it?

2 (ser difícil) to be hard, be difficult; (resultar difícil) to be difficult for

■ cuesta encontrar trabajo it's hard to find a job

■ me cuesta el italiano I find Italian difficult

3 (tiempo) to take

■ me costó cuatro horas it took me four hours

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FRASEOLOGÍA

costar barato,-a to be cheap

■ me costaron baratas las cortinas I got the curtains cheap

costar caro,-a to be expensive, cost a lot 2 to pay dearly for something

■ esa afirmación le costará cara he'll pay dearly for saying that

costar mucho / costar trabajo to be difficult, be hard work

costar un ojo de la cara familiar to cost an arm and a leg

cueste lo que cueste at any cost, whatever it costs

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verb

to cost

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1. VT

1) [en dinero] to cost

la lámpara cuesta 45 euros — the lamp is o costs 45 euros

¿cuánto te ha costado el libro? — how much did you pay for the book?, how much did the book cost (you)?

¿cuánto cuesta este libro? — how much is this book?, how much does this book cost?

el porte no me ha costado nada — it didn't cost me anything to have it delivered, the delivery didn't cost me anything

reparar el tejado me ha costado un dineral — it cost me a fortune to have the roof mended

- costar un ojo de la cara

2) [en esfuerzo, tiempo]

me ha costado lo mío llegar adonde he llegado — it's taken a lot to get where I am

cada traducción nos cuesta muchas horas de trabajo — each translation takes us many hours of work

• costar trabajo, cuesta poco trabajo ser amable — it doesn't take much to be pleasant, it's not so hard to be pleasant

¿te ha costado trabajo encontrar la casa? — did you have trouble finding the house?

- cueste lo que cueste

costar Dios y ayuda —

me costó Dios y ayuda convencerla — I had a hard job o time persuading her
sangre 2)
3) [en consecuencias] to cost

ese error te costará el puesto — that mistake will cost you your job o will lose you your job

el accidente por poco le cuesta la vida — the accident nearly cost him his life

la violación le costó doce años de cárcel — the rape earned him twelve years in prison, he got twelve years in prison for the rape

2. VI

1) [en dinero]

este abrigo me ha costado muy barato — this coat was very cheap

2) [en dificultad] to be hard, be difficult

al principio cuesta, pero luego se hace más fácil — it's hard o difficult at first but then it gets easier

cuesta reconocerlo, pero es verdad — it's hard o difficult to admit it, but it's true

• costar a algn, lo que más me cuesta es el inglés — the thing I find hardest o most difficult is English

me cuesta creer que seas hermano suyo — I find it hard o difficult to believe that you are his brother

¿por qué no me llamas? ¡si no te cuesta nada! — why don't you give me a call? it's not so hard o difficult!

no me cuesta nada llevarte — it's no trouble to give you a lift

3) [en consecuencias]

• costar caro a algn — to cost sb dear

un error que le costó caro — a mistake that cost him dear

eso que acabas de decir te va a costar caro — you'll pay dearly for what you've just said

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( en dinero) to cost

¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo? — how much will it be o cost to fix it?

2) ( en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc)

el atentado que le costó la vida — the attack in which he lost his life

le costó el puesto — it cost him his job

el robo le costó 10 años de cárcel — he got 10 years for the robbery

3) ( en esfuerzo)

me ha costado mucho trabajo llegar hasta aquí — it has taken me a lot of hard work to get this far

¿qué te cuesta hacerlo? — go on, why don't you do it?

me cuesta trabajo creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe

lo logró, pero le costó lo suyo — he managed it in the end, but not without a struggle

cueste lo que cueste — at all costs
2.
costar vi

1) ( en dinero) to cost

el reloj me costó caro/barato — the watch cost a lot/didn't cost much

2) ( resultar perjudicial)

esto te va a costar caro — you're going to pay dearly for this

3) ( resultar difícil)

me cuesta creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe

nos costó convencerla/dormirnos — we had trouble persuading her/getting to sleep

cuesta un poco/mucho acostumbrarse — it's not easy/it's very hard to get used to

no te cuesta nada intentarlo — it won't do you any harm to give it a try

¿te costó mucho encontrarlo? — did you have much trouble finding it?

la física le cuesta — he finds physics difficult

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= cost.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio cost.

Ex. The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.

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* costar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* costar dinero = cost + money, take + money.

* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* costar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.

* costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.

* costar un dineral = break + the bank, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.

* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.

* cueste lo que cueste = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( en dinero) to cost

¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo? — how much will it be o cost to fix it?

2) ( en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc)

el atentado que le costó la vida — the attack in which he lost his life

le costó el puesto — it cost him his job

el robo le costó 10 años de cárcel — he got 10 years for the robbery

3) ( en esfuerzo)

me ha costado mucho trabajo llegar hasta aquí — it has taken me a lot of hard work to get this far

¿qué te cuesta hacerlo? — go on, why don't you do it?

me cuesta trabajo creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe

lo logró, pero le costó lo suyo — he managed it in the end, but not without a struggle

cueste lo que cueste — at all costs
2.
costar vi

1) ( en dinero) to cost

el reloj me costó caro/barato — the watch cost a lot/didn't cost much

2) ( resultar perjudicial)

esto te va a costar caro — you're going to pay dearly for this

3) ( resultar difícil)

me cuesta creerlo — I find it hard o difficult to believe

nos costó convencerla/dormirnos — we had trouble persuading her/getting to sleep

cuesta un poco/mucho acostumbrarse — it's not easy/it's very hard to get used to

no te cuesta nada intentarlo — it won't do you any harm to give it a try

¿te costó mucho encontrarlo? — did you have much trouble finding it?

la física le cuesta — he finds physics difficult

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= cost.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio cost.

Ex: The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.

* costar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* costar dinero = cost + money, take + money.

* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* costar poquísimo = pay + peanuts.

* costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.

* costar un dineral = break + the bank, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.

* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.

* cueste lo que cueste = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.

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costar [ A10 ]

vt

A (en dinero) to cost

¿cuánto te costó la maleta? how much did the suitcase cost you?, how much did you pay for the suitcase?

¿cuánto or ( crit) qué costaron las entradas? how much were the tickets?, how much did the tickets cost?

¿cuánto me costará arreglar el reloj? how much will it be o cost to fix my watch?

B (en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc):

el atentado que le costó la vida the attack in which he was killed, 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?

C

(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, no matter what

D ( esp Esp) ‹tiempo› to take

me cuesta 45 minutos llegar a la oficina it takes me 45 minutes to get to the office

■ costar

vi

A (en dinero) to cost

el bolso me costó barato/caro the bag was cheap/expensive, the bag didn't cost much/cost a lot

B

(resultar perjudicial): esto te va a costar caro you're going to pay dearly for this

C

(resultar difícil): me cuesta creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe

nos costó convencerla it wasn't easy to persuade her, 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 ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en dinero) to cost;

◊ ¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?

b) ( en perjuicios):

◊ el atentado que le costó la vida the attack in which he lost his life;

le costó el puesto it cost him his job
c) ( en esfuerzo):

◊ me costó mucho trabajo it took me a lot of hard work;

cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
a) ( en dinero) to cost;

◊ el reloj me costó caro the watch cost a lot

b) ( resultar perjudicial):

◊ esto te va a costar caro you're going to pay dearly for this

c) ( resultar difícil):

◊ cuesta un poco acostumbrarse it's not easy to get used to;

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
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
' costar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ojo
- riñón
- salir
- valer
- barato
- barbaridad
- cuánto
English:
be
- bomb
- come to
- cost
- set back
- lose

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costar vi

1. [dinero] to cost;

¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;

me costó 300 pesos it cost me 300 pesos;

costó muy barato it was very cheap;

Comp

costar un ojo de la cara o [m5] un riñón to cost an arm and a leg;

Comp

costar caro: esa broma le va a costar caro he's going to pay dearly for that joke

2. [tiempo] to take;

nos costó seis horas llegar it took us six hours to get there;

nos costó tres horas de cola we had to Br queue o US stand in line for three hours;

rellenar ese impreso no te costará ni cinco minutos it won't take you five minutes to fill in that form

3. [resultar difícil, penoso]
me costó decírselo I found it difficult to tell him;

a este niño le cuesta dormirse this child has difficulty getting to sleep;

no le habría costado nada ayudarme it wouldn't have cost him anything to help me;

costar trabajo to be difficult, to take a lot of work;

me costó (trabajo) acostumbrarme it took me a while to get used to it;

cuesta (trabajo) abrir esa puerta this door is difficult to open;

le costó mucho tiempo olvidarse de ella it took him a long time to forget her;

cueste lo que cueste whatever the cost;

le costó la vida/el trabajo it cost him his life/his job;

me costó lo mío convencerles I had a real job persuading them, they took a lot of persuading;

Comp

me costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas terminarlo I sweated blood to get it finished;

Comp

nos costó Dios y ayuda it took a huge effort

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costar

I v/t

1 en dinero cost;

¿cuánto cuesta? how much does it cost?

2 trabajo, esfuerzo etc take

II v/i

1 en dinero cost;

cueste lo que cueste at all costs;

costar caro fig cost dear

2

:

me costó it was hard work

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costar {19} v

: to cost

¿cuánto cuesta?: how much does it cost?

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costar vb

1. (valer) to cost [pt. & pp. cost]

¿cuánto te ha costado el billete? how much did your ticket cost?

cuesta demasiado dinero it's too expensive

2. (resultar difícil) to be hard

me cuesta conciliar el sueño I find it hard to get to sleep

le costó mucho dejar de fumar he found it very difficult to give up smoking

3. (tiempo) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

me ha costado dos horas it took me two hours

Spanish-English dictionary > costar
20 dro|gi

adj. grad. 1. (kosztowny) [towar, usługa] expensive, costly; [fryzjer, architekt, miasto, kraj, restauracja] expensive; [kredyt] high-cost, high-interest
- ten hotel jest dla mnie za drogi this hotel is too expensive a. pricey pot. for me

- to drogi sklep this shop is expensive

- jak drogi będzie ten wyjazd? how much will the trip cost?

- pożyczki w bankach są drogie bank loans carry high interest

- kosztować drogi grosz a. drogie pieniądze to cost a pretty penny pot.

- kupić coś za drogi grosz a. drogie pieniądze to pay a fortune a. the earth for sth
2. (cenny) [kamienie] precious
- mój czas jest dla mnie drogi my time is precious

- każda chwila jest droga every moment is precious
3. (bliski) [osoba, pamiątka, miejsce] dear
- drogi/najdroższy przyjaciel a close/closest a. dear/dearest friend

- ludzie, którzy są nam drodzy those dear to us, those we love

- rzeczy, które są mu drogie things he holds dear a. he prizes

- ten człowiek/ten drobiazg jest drogi mojemu sercu this man/this trinket is close a. dear to my heart

- jesteś mi bardzo drogą osobą you are very dear a. precious to me

- drodzy państwo ladies and gentlemen!

- drodzy rodzice/przyjaciele (my) dear parents/friends

- droga pani/drogi panie/drodzy państwo Dear Madam/Dear Sir/Ladies and Gentlemen

- mylisz się, mój drogi/pan się myli, drogi panie iron. you’re mistaken, my dear boy/sir

- Drogi Adamie! Dear Adam

- najdroższa! Dearest!

- najdroższy! Dearest!

- jak się masz, moja droga/mój drogi? how are you, my dear?

- moja najdroższa/mój najdroższy my darling

- przepraszam, moi drodzy, za spóźnienie sorry, folks a. guys US, for being late pot.

- drogo zapłacić to pay dear a. a high price

- drogo kosztować to cost a lot of money

- drogo brać a. liczyć sobie to charge a lot of money

- zapłacić za coś (o wiele) drożej to pay (a lot) more for sth

- to dla mnie za drogo it’s too expensive a. pricey pot. for me
2. przen. dearly
- ambicje drogo go kosztują a. drogo płaci za swoje ambicje his ambitions cost him dear a. dearly

- drogo zapłacił za ten błąd a. ten błąd go drogo kosztował he paid dearly a. a high price for his mistake

■ drogo sprzedać (swoje) życie to sell one’s life dearly

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dro|gi

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