Costar in english

costar = 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.

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» costar barato = come at + a low price ; come at + a low cost .

Example: And just because they come at a low price doesn't mean that we compromise on quality.

Example: It is an ideal instrument for every shop and comes at a low cost!.

» costar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad .

Example: Millions of abstracts are produced annually at a total cost that runs into millions of dollars.

» costar caro = cost + dearly ; not come without + a cost ; come at + a cost ; come at + a price .

Example: Poor education policies have cost us dearly.

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.

Example: Economic stability comes at a cost under Thailand's military junta.

Example: Investors need to be aware that such reforms often come at a price.

» costar casi nada = cost + next to nothing ; pay + Nombre + peanuts ; pay + Nombre + next to nothing .

Example: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.

Example: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.

Example: Workers are paid next to nothing with wages as low as $39 dollars a month.

» costar dinero = cost + money ; take + money .

Example: Donations cost money in terms of the staff time required to evaluate and process them.

Example: That's what takes money and so title entry is not going to save money for the administration.

» costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune ; pay + a pretty penny .

Example: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Example: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Example: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

Example: No matter where you're driving over the limit, you could pay a pretty penny in fines, but it really depends on the city.

» costar esfuerzo = take + effort ; take (up) + a lot of energy .

Example: Personal indexes maintained by manual methods can take more effort than many scientists and engineers are able or willing to devote to them.

Example: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.

» costar la vida = cost + Posesivo + life .

Example: These views are not only irrational but also dangerous because they influence policies and cost lives.

» costarle a Alguien la vida = cost + Nombre + Posesivo + life .

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.

» costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank .

Example: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.

» costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time ; have + a hard time ; have + a rough time ; have + a rough ride .

Example: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Example: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.

Example: I've been having a rough time these past two months getting over a breakup.

Example: They have had a rough ride, but Austrian sweet wines are back with a vengeance.

» costar muy caro = come at + a high cost ; come at + a high price .

Example: Falling oil price benefits consumers in the West but comes at a high cost to global stability.

Example: Scottish independence would come at a high price.

» costar nada = cost + nothing .

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.

» costar poquísimo = pay + Nombre + peanuts ; pay + Nombre + next to nothing .

Example: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.

Example: Workers are paid next to nothing with wages as low as $39 dollars a month.

» costar porquísimo = cost + next to nothing .

Example: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.

» costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre ; have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre ; have + trouble + Gerundio ; take (up) + a lot of energy ; take + effort .

Example: 'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face.

Example: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.

Example: The cat is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.

Example: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.

Example: Personal indexes maintained by manual methods can take more effort than many scientists and engineers are able or willing to devote to them.

» costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune .

Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

» costar una millonada = cost + a bundle (of money) .

Example: The book is entitled 'Water Pollution Controls to Cost a Bundle'.

» costar un dineral = break + the bank ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a fortune ; cost + a packet (of money) ; cost + a bundle (of money) ; cost + a heap of money ; cost + a pretty penny .

Example: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.

Example: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

Example: If you are serious I could send you one but postage from South Africa will cost a packet!.

Example: The book is entitled 'Water Pollution Controls to Cost a Bundle'.

Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.

Example: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

» costar un montón = cost + a bundle (of money) ; pay + a pretty penny ; cost + a packet (of money) .

Example: The book is entitled 'Water Pollution Controls to Cost a Bundle'.

Example: No matter where you're driving over the limit, you could pay a pretty penny in fines, but it really depends on the city.

Example: If you are serious I could send you one but postage from South Africa will cost a packet!.

» costar un montonazo de dinero = cost + a heap of money .

Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.

» costar un montón de dinero = cost + a heap of money .

Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.

» costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune ; burn + a hole in + Posesivo + pocket ; make + a hole in + Posesivo + pocket ; pay + a pretty penny .

Example: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Example: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Example: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

Example: Over a period of time, the electricity consumed by your aquarium can burn a hole in your pocket.

Example: This new mobile phone packs in every common feature that a common man would like in his phone without making a hole in his pocket.

Example: No matter where you're driving over the limit, you could pay a pretty penny in fines, but it really depends on the city.

» costar unos cuantos + Nombre = set + Nombre + back a few + Nombre .

Example: He says he has a special surprise lined up that has set him back a few thousand dollars.

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

Example: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Example: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Example: But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?.

Example: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

» cueste lo que cueste = at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible) ; no matter what ; no matter what it takes ; come what may .

Example: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.

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.

Example: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.

Example: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.

Example: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.

Example: Angelus has had it with her insolence and is determined to 'bring her to heel' no matter what it takes.

Example: He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes.

» quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain ; no pain without gain .

Example: 'The old adage 'no pain, no gain' should be less relevant as we age than when we're younger,' Lonner said = "El viejo dicho popular "quien algo quiere algo le cuesta" debería ser menos importante a medida que envejecemos que cuando somos más jóvenes", dijo Lonner .

Example: Some people would call this madness, but David believes there is no gain without pain.

» respirar cuesta dinero = breathing costs money .

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.

» todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost .

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.