Costing in spanish
pronunciation: koʊsteoʊ part of speech: noun
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.costing = estimación 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.