wage costs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wage costs in the Spanish»English Dictionary

costo salarial

wage cost

Translations for wage costs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cost [Am kɔst, Brit kɒst] N

1.1. cost (expense):

cost often pl

costo m esp LatAm

cost often pl

coste m Spain

notional/operating costs

costos probables/de explotación

notional/operating costs

costes probables/de explotación Spain

transportation/maintenance costs

costos de transporte/mantenimiento

transportation/maintenance costs

costes de transporte/mantenimiento Spain

at no additional or extra cost

sin cargo adicional

to cover (one's) costs

cubrir los gastos

he has no idea of the cost of running a car

no tiene idea de cuánto cuesta mantener un coche

to cut costs

reducir (los) gastos

to meet the cost(s) of sth

correr con los gastos de algo

1.2. cost <costs, pl > LAW:

cost

costas fpl

to pay costs

pagar las costas

costs were awarded against the plaintiff

las costas se impusieron al demandante

costs were awarded to the plaintiff

las costas se impusieron al demandado

1.3. cost U (price):

cost

costo m

cost

coste m Spain

at cost COMM

a precio de costo

at cost COMM

a precio de coste Spain

at cost COMM

al costo LatAm

2. cost U (loss, sacrifice):

at the cost of sth

a costa or a expensas de algo

he became president, but at a cost

llegó a ser presidente, pero a qué precio

she helped me out, at great cost to herself

sacrificó mucho al ayudarme

at little cost to yourself, you could help one of these orphans

haciendo un pequeño sacrificio podrías ayudar a uno de estos huérfanos

she devoted herself to the cause without stopping to count the cost

se entregó a la causa sin detenerse a pensar en sí misma

at all costs

a toda costa

at all costs

a cualquier precio

it must be avoided at all costs

hay que evitarlo a toda costa or a cualquier precio or cueste lo que cueste

he's very convincing, as I know to my cost

es muy persuasivo, como sé por experiencia propia

II.cost <pt & pp cost> [Am kɔst, Brit kɒst] VB trans

1.1. cost article/service:

cost

costar

how much did it cost you?

¿cuánto te costó?

how much does it cost?

¿cuánto cuesta?

how much does it cost?

¿cuánto vale?

it'll cost you! inf

¡mira que te va a salir caro!

that costs money

eso cuesta dinero

keeping fit costs both time and effort

mantenerse en forma cuesta tiempo y esfuerzo

1.2. cost (cause to lose):

cost

costar

one slip cost him the title

un error le costó el título

his frankness cost him dear

pagó cara su franqueza

2.1. cost < pt & pp costed> (calculate cost of):

cost

calcular el costo de

cost

calcular el coste de Spain

she costed the project

hizo un presupuesto para el proyecto

2.2. cost < pt & pp costed> (find out price of):

cost

averiguar el precio de

he costed the different types of engines

averiguó los precios de los distintos tipos de motores

I.wage [Am weɪdʒ, Brit weɪdʒ] N (rate of pay)

wage

sueldo m

wage

salario m form

wages (actual money paid or received)

sueldo m

wages (actual money paid or received)

paga f

a decent wage

un sueldo decente

he's on a low wage

gana poco

he's on a low wage

tiene un salario bajo form

she earns a good wage

gana bien

she earns a good wage

gana un buen sueldo

at the moment she's earning good wages

actualmente está sacando bastante dinero

a day's wages

un jornal

he gambled his week's wages

se jugó el sueldo or la paga de una semana

I'll pay you when I get my wages

te pagaré cuando cobre

the wages of sin is death

el pecado se paga con la muerte

attr wage agreement

acuerdo m salarial

wage bargaining or negotiations

negociaciones fpl salariales

wage claim

reivindicación f salarial

wage demand

demanda f salarial

wage demand

reivindicación f salarial

wage increase

aumento m salarial or de sueldo

wage increase

incremento m salarial or de sueldo

wage increase

mejora f salarial or de sueldo

wage labor or Brit labour

mano f de obra asalariada

wage restraint

moderación f salarial

wage rise Brit

aumento m salarial or de sueldo

wage round

serie f de negociaciones salariales

wage scale

escala f salarial

wages clerk

empleado encargado m del pago de nóminas / empleada encargada f del pago de nóminas

wage slip

recibo m de sueldo

wage slip

nómina f

wages snatch

robo m de nómina

wage talks

negociaciones fpl salariales

II.wage [Am weɪdʒ, Brit weɪdʒ] VB trans

to wage war on or against sb

hacerle la guerra a alguien

to wage a campaign against sth

hacer (una) campaña contra algo

to wage war on inflation/crime

luchar contra or hacerle la guerra a la inflación/la delincuencia

the struggle is being waged on many fronts

la batalla se está librando en varios frentes

wage costs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wage costs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wage costs N pl

wage costs

costes m pl salariales

Translations for wage costs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] cost, cost cost, cost costed, costed VB trans

1. cost (amount to):

cost

valer

to cost a packet inf

costar un ojo de la cara

2. cost (cause the loss of):

cost

costar

to cost sb dear

salir caro a alguien

3. cost (calculate price):

cost

calcular el precio de

II.cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] cost, cost cost, cost costed, costed N

1. cost (price):

cost

coste m

at no extra cost

sin costes adicionales

to cut the cost

recortar costes

to defray the cost of sth form

costear algo

2. cost pl (expense):

cost

costes m pl

cost LAW

costas f pl

to cut costs

recortar costes

3. cost fig (sacrifice):

to count the cost(s) (of sth) (consider effects)

valorar el riesgo (de algo)

to count the cost(s) (of sth) (suffer)

padecer las consecuencias (de algo)

(only) at the cost of doing sth

(solo) a costa de hacer algo

to one's cost

a expensas de uno

at all cost(s)

a toda costa

I.wage [weɪdʒ] VB trans

wage war:

wage

hacer

to wage war against sth/sb

librar una batalla contra algo/alguien

to wage a campaign for/against sth

emprender una campaña por/contra algo

II.wage [weɪdʒ] N

wage

sueldo m

living wage

salario mínimo vital

minimum wage

salario mínimo

real wages

salario real

to earn a wage

percibir un salario

to get a good wage

tener un buen sueldo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As we have seen with the impacts of public holiday legislation, increased wage costs can not be readily absorbed by business.

www.odt.co.nz

It has been calculated the city is saving about $1 million a week in wage costs during the strike.

www.lfpress.com

Wage costs as a percentage of revenues hit a new high of 71%.

www.bbc.co.uk

Energy costs, not surprisingly, also a major factor, and wage costs as well, and seeing increases in things like minimum wage, naturally, factor into that.

www.theglobeandmail.com

This increase took total staff salary and wage costs to $28.17m.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Rising wage costs and a strong currency are fuelling this trend.

www.britishplastics.co.uk

At this stage, wage costs is the clear leader, but the poll doesn't close until next week, so please have your say!

www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au

At the moment 40% of all academic wage costs are supposed to go towards research.

theconversation.com

Wage costs cover all employees - including players and technical and administrative employees.

www.mirror.co.uk

That in turn would allow lower wage costs, lower manufacturing prices and brisk consumption.

en.wikipedia.org