Cost in spanish
pronunciation: koʊstoʊ part of speech: noun
cost1 = coste, costo, gasto, costas. [Frecuentemente usado en el plural]
Example: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.more:
» allow for + costs = cubrir gastos.
Example: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).» at additional cost = pagando un poco más.
Example: Extension cables longer than 3 meters can be ordered at additional cost.» at a high cost = a un alto precio, a un precio alto.
Example: The Government must realise that the current protection of the taxi industry comes at a high cost to the community through higher fares than otherwise.» at all costs = a toda costa, por encima de todo, sea como sea, contra viento y marea, a cualquier precio, cueste lo que cueste.
Example: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.» at a low cost = a bajo precio.
Example: Our experienced veterinary teams offer high-quality care for your pet at a low cost.» at (a) minimum cost = a un coste mínimo.
Example: These are techniques that a public library can use to control on-line services and deliver them at a minimum cost.» at an affordable cost = a un precio asequible, a un precio módico, a un precio razonable.
Example: We always provide quality service at an affordable cost.» at any cost = a cualquier precio, a toda costa, cueste lo que cueste, sea como sea, por encima de todo, contra viento y marea.
Example: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.» at a reasonable cost = a un precio razonable.
Example: The author attempts to ascertain whether cooperatives provide programmes and services that make them good value at a reasonable cost.» at a total cost = a un coste total.
Example: Millions of abstracts are produced annually at a total cost that runs into millions of dollars.» at a very reasonable cost = a un precio muy razonable.
Example: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.» at cost = a precio de costo, a precio de coste.
Example: That the only approved treatment for a fatal infection is apparently not being offered at cost seems to me morally wrong.» at cost of = a costa de.
Example: Militarization could come at cost of regional stability.» at cost price = a precio de costo, a precio de coste.
Example: The library of the Universiy of the Pacific, California, offers on-line searching facilities to faculty and students at cost price.» at costs which = a un coste que.
Example: A number of US states are implementing special voice and data networks to link state agencies and/or educational institutions at costs which are hoped to be less than the regular telephone service.» at little or no extra cost = por nada or casi nada, por poco o nada.
Example: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.» at no cost = sin coste alguno, gratis, sin ningún coste.
Example: Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.» at no extra cost = sin costo adicional alguno.
Example: Some options are included at no extra cost.» at no personal cost = sin coste alguno.
Example: In this way 15-20 persons can attend both the Pre-Session Seminar and the General Conference annually at no personal cost.» at + Posesivo + (own) cost = por + Posesivo + cuenta, por + Posesivo + propia cuenta, corriendo con los gastos, pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo, a cuenta propia, por cuenta propia.
Example: In order to help in the work, she appointed a catechist, Maria Savari, at her own cost.» at reasonable cost(s) = a precio razonable.
Example: Finding ways of communicating all available knowledge to potential users at reasonable cost is a major challenge today.» at reduced cost = a tarifa reducida, a precio especial.
Example: Public libraries can arrange expeditions at reduced cost to museum exhibits, concerts, etc.» at the cost of = a costa de.
Example: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.» at very reasonable cost = a un precio muy razonable.
Example: It is a widely used method which produces good quality copies at very reasonable cost.» bear + the cost(s) = correr con los gastos, pagar los gastos, gastos + correr a cuenta de.
Example: The employer bears the total cost of this program, though there are different methods from state to state of maintaining insurance programs to cover this cost.» be cost conscious = preocuparse del coste de.
Example: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.» bring down + costs = reducir costes, reducir gastos, disminuir costes, disminuir gastos.
Example: The UK government is providing £6m to help bring down the costs of solar power.» capital costs = inversión de capital, gastos de capital.
Example: There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs.» cash costs = costes en metálico. [Como opuesto a labour costs (costos en mano de obra)]
Example: The project was expected to produce guidelines on the cash and labour costs of using Prestel.» come at + a cost = salir caro, costar caro.
Example: Economic stability comes at a cost under Thailand's military junta.» come at + a high cost = ser muy caro, salir muy caro, costar muy caro, tener un alto precio.
Example: Falling oil price benefits consumers in the West but comes at a high cost to global stability.» come at + a low cost = ser económico, salir económico, ser barato, salir barato, costar barato.
Example: It is an ideal instrument for every shop and comes at a low cost!.» contain + costs = contener los gastos, controlar los gastos.
Example: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained.» control + costs = controlar los gastos.
Example: Optical storage can help firm administrators control costs and bill clients more promptly which boost income.» cooling costs = gastos de refrigeración.
Example: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.» cost accounting = contabilidad de costos, contabilidad de costes.
Example: Cost accounting helps your business thrive and grow by understanding the true cost of a product or service = La contabilidad de costes ayuda a que su negocio prospere y crezca al hacerle ver el verdadero coste de un producto o servicio.» cost allocation = distribución de gastos.
Example: Both cooperation and competition are defined as the leading principles to fair solutions and efficient cost allocation.» cost analysis = análisis de costes.
Example: Cost analysis should include this preparatory work as well as actual on-line time.» cost-based [cost based] = basado en los costes.
Example: The pricing mechanism cited by most respondents was 'what the market will bear' rather than a direct adherence to cost-based prices.» cost-benefit = relativo a la relación costes-beneficios, relativo a la relación costos-beneficios.
Example: Cost-benefit validation of library services can only be achieved by identification of a control group so that what happens to those without library access can be ascertained.» cost-benefit analysis = análisis de costes-beneficios, análisis de costos-beneficios.
Example: Cost-benefit analysis is often confused with cost-effectiveness but, as Lancaster points out, there is a subtle difference.» cost-benefit ratio = relación costes-beneficios, relación costos-beneficios.
Example: Linked to this is the study of cost-benefit ratios, though problems arise in both kinds of study through the inherent difficulty of evaluating the benefits of information provision.» cost + be prohibitive = ser carísimo.
Example: In addition, some developers would prefer to avoid conformance testing because the cost can be prohibitive.» cost billing system = sistema de facturación por uso.
Example: To achieve adequate cost control and supply clients with accurate information, a cost billing system has been set up.» cost ceiling = cantidad máxima.
Example: For while the institutions publish through the Publications Office their output is always limited by an annual cost ceiling set by the budget.» cost-conscious [cost conscious] = preocupado por los costes.
Example: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.» cost considerations = consideración económica.
Example: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.» cost-consuming = costoso.
Example: It has to be noted that the obligation to up-date bibliographic records systematically is another cost-consuming element of maintaining a union catalogue.» cost containment = contención de gastos, control de gastos.
Example: Cost containment is one reason, since primary care doctors are often less expensive than specialists = La contención de costes es una de las razones, ya que los médicos de cabecera son con frecuencia más baratos que los especialistas.» cost-cutter = persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos.
Example: NGOs play an important role in civil society; they are its legislative assistants, innovators, cost-cutters and watchdogs.» cost cutting = reducción de gastos.
Example: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.» cost-effective [cost effective] = económico, rentable.
Example: OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.» cost-effectively = de forma rentable, de forma económica.
Example: Libraries are under pressure to improve productivity and to do this cost-effectively.» cost-effectiveness = costes-eficacia, rentabilidad. [En evaluación de servicios, coste de alcanzar unos determinados resultados. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con este sufijo]
Example: Cost-benefit analysis is often confused with cost-effectiveness but, as Lancaster points out, there is a subtle difference.» cost-efficiency = rentabilidad, costes-eficacia.
Example: This study intended to determine the cost-efficiency of using the CD-ROM Bibliofile system to convert a shelf list file into a machine-readable data base in MARC format.» cost-efficient [cost efficient] = económico, rentable.
Example: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.» cost estimate = estimación de costes.
Example: Cost estimates often did not include overheads, and quite often did not include staff costs.» cost factor = coste.
Example: Many of the factors affecting information retrieval systems are cost factors.» cost free = gratis, sin ningún coste, sin coste alguno.
Example: In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.» cost implication = implicación económica, consecuencia económica.
Example: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.» cost increase = aumento de costes.
Example: Further cost increases may also arise if publishers gain control over electronic resources through licensing agreements.» costless = sin coste alguno, sin ningún coste, gratis, gratuito.
Example: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.» cost model = modelo de análisis de costes.
Example: The study also aimed to draw up a cost model for comparing the costs of the preferred methods of preservation for each category of digital resource.» cost of living = coste de la vida.
Example: Additional considerations such as funding sources to cover air fares, differences in salaries and cost of living, and visa applications are discussed.» cost of living index = índice del coste de (la) vida; índice del costo de (la) vida; cesta de la compra, la; índice de precios al consumo.
Example: A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.» cost overrun = exceso de gastos, exceso en el presupuesto.
Example: Following cost overruns of 330 million pounds on the British Library, the government's record of building procurement is being examined.» cost-plus pricing = precio de coste más margen de beneficios.
Example: Cost-plus pricing is the technique whereby a bookseller or vendor prices each book sold on the formula of delivered cost from the publisher plus a percentage of that cost.» cost price = coste, costo.
Example: However, it was still not possible to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the service or to calculate the cost prices and to compare these with the average national cost price.» cost price structure = costes.
Example: Details are given as to the cost price structure of both techniques.» cost recovery = recuperación de costes.
Example: The aim was to identify and document current trends and practices in costing and pricing, and cost recovery and performance measurement in order to provide assistance to colleagues attempting to resolve financial management issues.» cost reduction = reducción de gastos.
Example: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.» cost + rise = aumentar los costes.
Example: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.» costs and benefits = costes y beneficios, costos y beneficios.
Example: The final decision will need to be taken on the basis of perceived costs and benefits.» cost saving [cost-saving] = ahorro, reducción de gastos, reducción de costes.
Example: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.» cost sharing [cost-sharing] = reparto de gastos, partición de gastos.
Example: This large industrial research park is a working model for resource and cost sharing.» costs + spiral = costes + dispararse, costes + ponerse por las nubes.
Example: Costs are spiralling.» cost structure = costes.
Example: The major influence forcing up prices of books is the change in the number of titles produced, with consequent effects on average print runs and industry's cost structure.» cover + costs = cubrir (los) gastos.
Example: All such loans are granted at rates intended only to cover costs.» cut + costs = reducir gastos, economizar.
Example: This information would be an extremely useful service to the traveller seeking to cut his travel costs.» cut down + costs = reducir gastos, reducir costes.
Example: Another way to cut down costs is by travelling off-season.» defray + the costs = correr con los gastos, hacer frente a los gastos, sufragar los gastos, costear los gastos, pagar los gastos.
Example: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.» direct costs = costes directos, gastos directos.
Example: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.» energy costs = costes de mantenimiento energético.
Example: There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs.» escalating cost = coste disparado.
Example: Increasingly worrying to all however were the escalating cost of insurance, servicing and maintenance.» everything comes with a cost (in life) = todo tiene un costo (en la vida), todo tiene un precio (en la vida).
Example: There's the catch: everything comes with a cost.» foot + the costs = pagar los gastos, correr con los gastos.
Example: They have agreed to foot the costs for maintenance, repairs, insurance and installation.» free of cost = gratis, gratuito, sin ningún coste, sin coste alguno.
Example: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.» heating costs = gastos de calefacción.
Example: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.» high cost(s) of living = carestía de la vida, encarecimiento de la vida.
Example: The high cost of living in London is threatening its place as a world leader in creativity and the arts.» human cost = coste de vidas humanas.
Example: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.» increased costs = aumento de costes.
Example: The author concludes that, increased costs notwithstanding, US library-produced 35mm microfilm continues to be a 'good buy'.» increase in costs = subida de los costes.
Example: The increase in costs of production will have many effects on the producer.» incur + costs = incurrir en gastos, tener gastos.
Example: The feasibility study will look at the costs that might be incurred in relation to the benefit accrued (cost-benefit analysis).» indirect costs = costes indirectos, gastos indirectos.
Example: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.» investment cost = coste de la inversión.
Example: First, the investment cost is spread over many users.» keep + costs down = abaratar costes.
Example: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down.» labour costs = costes de mano de obra. [Como opuesto a cash costs (costos en metálico)]
Example: The project was expected to produce guidelines on the cash and labour costs of using Prestel.» legal costs = costas judiciales, costes judiciales, costas legales, costos legales.
Example: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.» lodging costs = gastos de alojamiento.
Example: These workshops give library paraprofessionals the opportunity for professional development without extensive travel or lodging costs, and only one day away from the worksite.» low-cost = barato, a bajo costo, a bajo coste, de bajo coste.
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.» low cost = bajo precio, bajo coste.
Example: The ubiquitousness and relatively low cost of comic books, combined with their proven socio-historical, recreational, and educational value, render them a highly desirable commodity in libraries.» lower-cost = a bajo precio, barato.
Example: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.» lower + costs = abaratar costes, reducir costes, disminuir costes.
Example: It both saves the reader's time and lowers the cost of disseminating the abstract.» maintenance costs = costes de mantenimiento.
Example: In estimating the cost of setting up an automated library information system a wide range of factors must be considered, including cost of purchase and need to renew hardware every 3 to 5 years, rental charges, maintenance costs, and staff salaries.» manufacturing cost = coste de fabricación.
Example: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.» marginal costs = coste marginal, costo marginal.
Example: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.» maximum cost = coste máximo.
Example: The author presents detailed information about 37 on-line data bases specifically concerned with patents information including content, period of coverage, frequency of updating and maximum costs.» meet + the costs = hacer frente a los gastos, sufragar los gastos, correr con los gastos, costear los gastos, pagar los gastos.
Example: Unesco has launched an international appeal to meet the cost of the library building.» minimal cost = coste mínimo.
Example: Communication will be possible at any time and at minimal cost.» minimum cost = coste mínimo.
Example: Careful planning is essential between all concerned, including the children, to ensure maximum interest and minimum cost.» no cost(s) = sin gastos, gratis, gratuito.
Example: Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.» not come without + a cost = no salir barato, costar caro, salir caro.
Example: My freedom and new life did not come without a cost, I lost something I loved dearly and will always hold her close to my heart.» nothing comes without a cost = nada es gratis, todo cuesta algo.
Example: Whilst Indigenous peoples might welcome the elevation of status that comes with increased recognition of their Knowledge systems after centuries of dismissal and disintegration, nothing comes without a cost.» on a cost-recovery basis = para cubrir gastos.
Example: Australian libraries often charge for on-line services on a cost-recovery basis.» operating costs = gastos de funcionamiento, costes de funcionamiento, costos de funcionamiento.
Example: Unfortunately, continuing the assignment of Library of Congress subject headings -a sine qua non, according to the views of the American librarian community- would have meant an increase in operating costs of approximately $1,000,000 per annum.» operational costs = gastos de funcionamiento.
Example: A number of unstructured telephone and face-to-face interviews with record producers and users were carried out, revealing a reluctance to talk about the operational costs of record creation.» opportunity cost = coste de oportunidad, coste alternativo, coste de sustitución. [Coste real de un recurso si se tiene en cuenta el beneficio que se ha dejado de obtener por haber decidido utilizarlo de un modo y no de otro]
Example: Opportunity cost is the idea that the real cost of a chosen item is the value that would have been derived from an alternative use of the resources, which value was forgone because A was chosen over B.» out-of-pocket costs = gastos varios. [Gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero]
Example: Too many decisions are made primarily on terms of immediate out-of-pocket costs.» overhead costs = gastos generales, gastos adicionales, gastos indirectos, gastos de estructura.
Example: If you are self-employed or own a small business, you know all too well that out-of-control overhead costs can be crippling.» pay + cost = pagar precio.
Example: This cost was paid in the standard currency of higher education -student hours.» production costs = costes de producción, costos de producción.
Example: Production costs, and therefore ultimate copy purchase prices, are very high for printed library catalogues becauses sales are rarely very large in number.» push + cost + up = subir el precio.
Example: For example, a micro computer with a facility for access via multiple terminals would obviously push the cost up considerably.» recoup against + costs = recuperar gastos.
Example: The largest revenue earners were those museums where money was assigned directly back to the service department to offset or recouped against costs.» recoup + costs = recuperar gastos.
Example: It is likely that charges will continue to be levied at a level which will recoup the full economic costs of the service provided.» reduce + costs = reducir costes, reducir gastos, disminuir costes, disminuir gastos.
Example: The use of new printing technologies has helped to reduce costs.» repay + costs = pagar los gastos, pagar los costos, pagar los costes, pagar las costas.
Example: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.» replacement costs = gastos en sustitución de material.
Example: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.» rise in costs = subida de los costes.
Example: If current trends persist, aging will cause a major acceleration in the rise in costs of medical care = Si las tendencias actuales continúan, el envejecimiento de la población disparará la subida de los costes de la asistencia sanitaria.» rising costs = precios en alza, subida de precios, encarecimiento de los precios.
Example: The base of higher education is shrinking because of the drop in the birthrate and rising costs.» rising cost(s) of living = carestía de la vida, encarecimiento de la vida.
Example: In short, the average household income in the U.S. cannot keep pace with the rising costs of living.» runaway costs = costes descontrolados, costes disparados, precios en alza.
Example: Runaway periodicals costs have forced many academic libraries to initiate periodicals review and cancellation projects.» running costs = costes de funcionamiento, costes de mantenimiento.
Example: This article presents running costs and linear footage of different offices.» save + costs = ahorrar gastos.
Example: With the end of the year coming to a close, more companies are thinking about closing down the week between Christmas and New Years to save energy and costs.» savings in costs = ahorro de gastos, ahorro en los costes.
Example: The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.» sell at + cost = vender a precio de costo.
Example: Part of its work had included the preparation of a directory of city organizations and services which the library agreed to publish and sell at cost.» shipping costs = gastos de envío.
Example: The effects of inflation, shipping costs, differential pricing by discipline and by publisher were considered = Se analizaron los efectos de la inflación, los gastos de envío y las diferencias de precio según la disciplina y la editorial.» soaring cost = costes disparados, costes por las nubes.
Example: The soaring cost of US health care in the 1980s have affected the size and stature of Michigan hospital libraries.» spiralling costs = costes disparados, costes por las nubes.
Example: Listed below are a number of alternatives which could be implemented to maintain our vitality under the conditions of declining enrollment, spiraling costs, and different outlooks.» staff costs = gastos en personal, costes de personal.
Example: Cost estimates often did not include overheads, and quite often did not include staff costs.» subscription costs = cuota de suscripción.
Example: This article discusses the pressure on library budgets caused by hyperinflation in subscriptions costs.» travel costs = gastos de desplazamiento, dietas de desplazamiento.
Example: Assistance under this programme may comprise the provision of travel costs.» underwrite + the costs = financiar los gastos, financiar los costes, hacer frente a los gastos, sufragar los costes, sufragar los gastos, correr con los gastos, pagar los gastos, costear los gastos.
Example: The publishing industry could influence the use of CD-ROM data bases in the private sector by helping to underwrite the costs of training users in the academic sector.» unit cost = coste de la unidad.
Example: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.» with minimum costs = con unos costes mínimos.
Example: Automation of library catalogues should be done with minimum costs.» without cost = sin coste alguno, sin ningún coste, gratis.
Example: The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.» work out + the total cost = calcular el coste total.
Example: A mortgage expert can help you work out the total costs involved in buying a property.» zero-cost = de coste cero.
Example: By contrast, the 80s and 90s will offer virtually zero-cost, highly reliable hardware but expensive software, unless a different approach to information processing is found.cost2 = costar, valer. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio cost]
Example: 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.more:
» breathing costs money = respirar cuesta dinero.
Example: While London is expensive (to the point where you feel even breathing costs money), it is most definitely possible to do London on the cheap.» cost + a bundle (of money) = costar un dineral, valer un dineral, costar un montón, valer un montón, costar una millonada.
Example: The book is entitled 'Water Pollution Controls to Cost a Bundle'.» cost + a fortune = costar una fortuna, valer una fortuna, costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un riñón, valer un riñón, valer un dineral, costar un dineral.
Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.» cost + a heap of money = costar un montón de dinero, costar un montonazo de dinero, costar un dineral, valer un dineral.
Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.» cost + an arm and a leg = costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un riñón, valer un riñón, valer un dineral, costar un dineral.
Example: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.» cost + a packet (of money) = costar un dineral, valer un dineral, costar un montón, valer un montón.
Example: If you are serious I could send you one but postage from South Africa will cost a packet!.» cost + a pretty penny = costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un dineral, valer un dineral.
Example: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.» cost + dearly = costar caro, salir caro.
Example: Poor education policies have cost us dearly.» cost + money = costar dinero.
Example: Donations cost money in terms of the staff time required to evaluate and process them.» cost + next to nothing = costar porquísimo, costar casi nada.
Example: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.» cost + Nombre + Posesivo + life = costarle a Alguien la vida.
Example: At the time he was conscious of but one thing -- that he had stumbled into a predicament which might easily cost him his life.» cost + nothing = costar nada, salir gratis, salir de balde.
Example: This muff took me less than 2 hours to make and cost me nothing, because I used an old coat too ugly and stained to donate, and a scrap of fabric I had lying around.» cost + Posesivo + life = costar la vida.
Example: These views are not only irrational but also dangerous because they influence policies and cost lives.» cost + the earth = costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un riñón, valer un riñón.
Example: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.cost3 = hacer un presupuesto, calcular el costo, averiguar el precio.
Example: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.more:
» cost out = estimar los costes, calcular los costes, presupuestar.
Example: Using such a method, a reference librarian would have to evaluate and cost out every activity.