gastaba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gastaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.gastar VB trans

1.1. gastar (consumir):

gastar dinero

to spend

gastar algo en algo

to spend sth on sth

ha gastado un dineral en arreglar la casa

she's spent a fortune on doing up the house

1.2. gastar (consumir):

gastar gasolina/electricidad

to use

estamos gastando demasiada agua

we're using too much water

¿ya has gastado toda la leche?

you haven't used up all the milk already!

no sé ya cuántas cajas he gastado esta semana

I don't know how many boxes I've got through o gone through this week

apágala, me vas a gastar las pilas

turn it off, you're going to run the batteries down

2. gastar (desperdiciar, malgastar):

gastar dinero

to waste

gastar dinero

to squander

gastar tiempo/energía

to waste

gastar gasolina/electricidad

to waste

3. gastar (desgastar):

gastar ropa/zapatos

to wear out

gastar tacones

to wear down

4.1. gastar inf (llevar, usar):

gastar ropa/gafas

to wear

gasta barba

he has a beard

gasto el 37

I'm a size 37

gasto el 37

I take a (size) 37

¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas?

what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

4.2. gastar inf genio/modales:

¡vaya unos modales que gasta con su padre!

what a way to behave toward(s) her father!

ten cuidado porque ese gasta un genio …

be careful, he has a terrible temper!

gastarlas Spain inf ya sabes cómo las gasta

you know how nasty he can get

5. gastar broma:

gastar

to play

siempre está gastando bromas

he's always playing practical jokes

le gastaron una broma

they played a joke o trick on him

II.gastarse VB vpr

1. gastarse (enfático):

gastarse dinero

to spend

¿ya te has gastado todo lo que te di?

you don't mean to say you've already spent all the money I gave you!

2. gastarse (consumirse):

gastarse

to run down

estas pilas se gastan enseguida

these batteries run down so quickly o last no time at all

está gastada la batería

the battery's flat

está gastada la batería

the battery's run down

se me ha gastado la tinta

I've run out of ink

3. gastarse ropa/zapatos (desgastarse):

gastarse

to wear out

se le gastaron los codos a la chaqueta

the elbows of his jacket wore thin/wore through

4. gastarse inf:

gastarse (enfático) (tener)

to have

¡vaya modales que se gasta!

that's a fine way to behave, isn't it?

se gasta un genio de mil demonios

he has a hell of a temper inf

¡qué pinta de hippy se gasta!

he looks like a real hippy!

con la puntería que se gasta, no puede fallar

she's such a good shot, she won't miss

5. gastarse RioPl inf (desperdiciar esfuerzos):

gastarse

to waste one's breath

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no tiene mesura a la hora de gastar dinero

she knows no restraint o she has no sense of moderation when it comes to spending money

a tutiplén adverb phrase gastar

freely

Translations for gastaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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underspend

gastar menos de lo calculado

underspend

gastar menos de lo presupuestado

wear down heel/tread/pencil

gastar

overspend

gastar más de la cuenta

to overspend one's income

gastar más de lo que uno ingresa

he's a practical joker

le gusta hacer or gastar bromas

wear out clothes/shoes/carpet/batteries

gastar

to expend sth on sth/sb money

gastar algo en algo/alguien

how much did you have to fork out for that?

¿cuánto te tuviste que gastar en eso?

gastaba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gastaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.gastar VB trans

1. gastar (dinero):

gastar

to spend

2. gastar:

gastar (vestido, zapato, neumático)

to wear out

gastar (talón, suelo)

to wear down

3. gastar (tiempo):

gastar

to spend

4. gastar (electricidad):

gastar

to use

5. gastar (consumir, usar):

gastar

use

¿qué talla/número gastas?

what size are you?

6. gastar (tener):

gastar mal/buen humor

to be bad/good-humoured Brit

gastar mal/buen humor

to be bad/good-humored Am

7. gastar (poseer):

gastar

to have

II.gastar VB refl gastarse

1. gastar (dinero):

gastarse

to spend

2. gastar (vestido):

gastarse

to wear out

3. gastar (consumirse):

gastarse

to run out

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gastar saliva en balde fig

to waste one's breath

Translations for gastaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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overspend

gastar demasiado

to overspend one's allowance

gastar más de la cuenta

to be wasteful with electricity

gastar mucha electricidad

wear out

gastar

spend

gastar

spend

gastar

expend (money)

gastar

to play a prank on sb

gastar una broma a alguien

go through

gastar

go through

gastar

wear down (reduce)

gastar

gastaba Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

gastar saliva en balde fig

to waste one's breath

gastar mal/buen humor

to be bad/good-humoured Brit

gastar mal/buen humor

to be bad/good-humored Am

hacer [o gastar] una jugada a alguien

to play a dirty trick on sb

gastar una inocentada a alguien

to play a practical joke on sb

gastar la novatada a alguien

to play a trick on sb

gastar salud

to be in good health

gastar bromas a alguien

to play jokes on sb

gastar el dinero como si creciera en los árboles

to spend money like water

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish