costes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for costes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.costar VB trans

1. costar (en dinero):

costar

to cost

¿cuánto te costó la maleta?

how much did the suitcase cost you?

¿cuánto te costó la maleta?

how much did you pay for the suitcase?

¿cuánto o controvers qué costaron las entradas?

how much were the tickets?

¿cuánto o controvers qué costaron las entradas?

how much did the tickets cost?

¿cuánto me costará arreglar el reloj?

how much will it be o cost to fix my watch?

2. costar (en perjuicios) (+ me/te/le etc):

el atentado que le costó la vida

the attack in which he was killed

el atentado que le costó la vida

the attack which cost him his life

el accidente le costó una pierna

he lost a leg in the accident

le costó el puesto

it cost him his job

el robo le costó 10 años de cárcel

he got 10 years for the robbery

¿qué te cuesta invitarla?

go on, why don't you invite her?

3. costar (en esfuerzo):

me ha costado mucho trabajo llegar hasta aquí

it has taken me a lot of hard work to get this far

me cuesta trabajo creerlo

I find it hard o difficult to believe

me costó varias noches sin dormir

I lost several nights' sleep over it

al fin lo logró — sí, pero le costó lo suyo

he managed it in the end — yes, but not without a struggle

me costó sangre, sudor y lágrimas terminarlo a tiempo

I sweated blood to get it finished on time

¿tanto te cuesta pedir perdón?

is it really so hard for you to say sorry?

cueste lo que cueste

at all costs

cueste lo que cueste

no matter what

4. costar esp. Spain tiempo:

costar

to take

me cuesta 45 minutos llegar a la oficina

it takes me 45 minutes to get to the office

II.costar VB intr

1. costar (en dinero):

costar

to cost

el bolso me costó barato/caro

the bag was cheap/expensive

el bolso me costó barato/caro

the bag didn't cost much/cost a lot

2. costar (resultar perjudicial):

esto te va a costar caro

you're going to pay dearly for this

3. costar (resultar difícil):

me cuesta creerlo

I find it hard o difficult to believe

nos costó convencerla

it wasn't easy to persuade her

nos costó convencerla

we had trouble o difficulty persuading her

cuesta, pero uno se va acostumbrando

it's not easy, but you get used to it

¿te ha costado mucho encontrar la casa?

did you have much trouble o problem finding the house?

le cuesta mucho la física

he finds physics very difficult o hard

coste N m Spain

coste → costo

See also costo

costo N m

1. costo:

costo COMM, ECON, FIN

cost

ordenadores de bajo costo

low-cost computers

ordenadores de bajo costo

budget computers

precio de costo

cost price

están vendiendo todo al costo

they're selling everything at cost price

el costo social de las reformas

the cost in social terms o the social cost of the reforms

2. costo Spain sl (hachís):

costo

hash sl

centro de costos, centro de costes Spain N m

centro de costos

cost center Am

centro de costos

cost centre Brit

coste-eficacia N m Spain

coste-eficacia → costo-eficacia

See also costo-eficacia

costo-eficacia N m

costo-eficacia

cost-efficiency

costo-eficacia

cost-effectiveness

coste de oportunidad N m Spain

coste de oportunidad ECON → costo de oportunidad

See also costo de oportunidad

costo de oportunidad N m

costo de oportunidad

opportunity cost

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fixed costs

costes mpl fijos Spain

cost center

centro m de costes Spain

costing

cálculo m de costes Spain

absorption costing

absorción f de costes Spain

running costs

costes mpl corrientes Spain

running costs

costes mpl de operación Spain

costes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for costes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

costar <o → ue> [kos·ˈtar] VB intr, trans

1. costar (valer):

costar

to cost

costar caro

to be expensive

esto te va a costar caro

this is going to cost you dear

cueste lo que cueste

cost what it may

2. costar (ser difícil):

me cuesta convencerlo

I find it difficult to persuade him

coste [ˈkos·te] N m

1. coste (costo):

coste

cost

coste de la vida

cost of living

2. coste (precio):

coste

price

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abaratar costes

to cut costs

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retrench

reducir costes

production costs

costes m pl de producción

to cost a fortune inf

costar un ojo de la cara [o un riñón]

cost

costar

cost

coste m

at cost

a precio de coste

at no extra cost

sin costes adicionales

to cut the cost

recortar costes

costs (expense)

costes m pl

to cut costs

recortar costes

to purchase sth at cost

comprar a precio de coste

labor costs

costes m pl de la mano de obra

unit cost

coste m unitario

low-cost

de bajo coste

prime cost

coste m de producción