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costar

/kosˈtaɾ/, [kosˈt̪aɾ]

cost

Verb costar (first-person singular present cuesto, first-person singular preterite costé, past participle costado)

  1. to cost
  2. to find something very difficult, to have a hard time with something (the subject and object roles are inverted relative to the English phrasing, like with gustar)
    Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar.
    When I'm standing, I find it hard to breathe.
    Le cuesta mucho pronunciar esa palabra.
    He has a really hard time pronouncing that word.

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Examples

  • ¿Cuánto me va a costar?

    How much will it cost me?

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  • Te va a costar más caro arreglarla que comprar una nueva.

    It will cost you more fixing it than buying a new one.

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  • Formatear una computadora es un proceso simple, sin embargo es caro. En Brasil, llega a costar $50.

    Formatting a hard disk is a simple process, though expensive. It can cost up to $50 in Brazil.

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  • ¿Cuánto nos va a costar esto?

    How much is this going to cost us?

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  • Si encuentras una mala mujer y te casa con ella, entonces definitivamente te va a costar después ser feliz.

    If you find a bad wife and get married to her, then it will certainly be difficult to be happy later.

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  • A la gente le suele costar saber cuándo escribir un punto y coma.

    People tend to have troubles figuring out when to write a semicolon.

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  • ¿Cuánto crees que va a costar eso?

    How much money do you think that'll cost?

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  • ¿Cuánto va a costar?

    How much is it going to cost?

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  • Eso va a costar 30 €.

    This will cost €30.

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  • ¿Cuánto van a costar todos los tratamientos?

    How much will all the treatments cost?

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