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costar

English translation of costar

A. vt

  • 2 (en perjuicios) el atentado que le costó la vida = the attack in which he lost his life le costó el puesto = it cost him his job
  • 3 (en esfuerzo) me costó mucho trabajo = it took me a lot of hard work cuesta abrirlo = it's hard to open me cuesta trabajo creerlo = I find it hard o difficult to believe

B. vi

  • 2 (resultar perjudicial) esto te va a costar caro = you're going to pay dearly for this
  • 3 (resultar difícil) cuesta un poco acostumbrarse = it's not easy to get used to no te cuesta nada intentarlo = it won't do you any harm to give it a try la física le cuesta = he finds physics difficult me costó dormirme = I had trouble getting to sleep
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