costear

v.

1 to pay for.

2 to hug, to keep close to (Nautical) (la costa).

3 to pay the cost of, to finance, to defray the expenses of, to pay for.

4 to sail along.

5 to sail along the coast, to coast, to follow the coast.

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costear

► verbo transitivo

1 MARÍTIMO to coast, sail along

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costear

► verbo transitivo

1 (pagar) to pay for, afford

■ su padre le costeó el viaje his father paid for his journey

► verbo pronominal costearse

1 to pay one's way

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1.

VT (=financiar) to pay for, finance más frm; (Com, Econ) to finance; (Radio, TV) to back, sponsor

costea los estudios a su sobrino — he is paying for his nephew's education, he is financing his nephew's studies

no lo podemos costear — we can't afford it

2.

See:

costearse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (financiar) to finance

le costeó los estudios — she financed his studies

2) (Náut) to coast, sail along the coast of

2.

costear vi to sail along the coast

3.

costearse v pron (refl) (pagarse)

se costeó él mismo los estudios — he paid his own way through college

yo me costeé el viaje — I paid for the trip myself

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= cover, finance, defray + costs.

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.

Ex. The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.

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* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.

* costearse = afford.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (financiar) to finance

le costeó los estudios — she financed his studies

2) (Náut) to coast, sail along the coast of

2.

costear vi to sail along the coast

3.

costearse v pron (refl) (pagarse)

se costeó él mismo los estudios — he paid his own way through college

yo me costeé el viaje — I paid for the trip myself

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= cover, finance, defray + costs.

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.

Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.

* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.

* costearse = afford.

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costear [A1 ]

vt

A (financiar) to finance

le costeó los estudios she financed o paid for his studies

B (Náut) to coast, sail along the coast of

■ costear

vi

to sail along the coast

■ costearse

v pron

A (refl)

(pagarse): se costeó él mismo los estudios he paid his own way through college, he financed his own studies

B

(Arg) (desplazarse): me costeé hasta la capital para que me dijeran eso I went all the way to the capital just to be told that

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costear (conjugate costear) verbo transitivo (financiar) to finance
costearse verbo pronominal (refl) (financiarse):

◊ yo me costeé el viaje I paid for the trip myself

costear verbo transitivo to afford, pay for

'costear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sufragar
English:
work

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costear

♦ vt

1. [pagar] to pay for

2. Náut [la costa] to hug, to sail close to

♦ vi

Náut to hug o sail close to the coast

♦ See also the pronominal verb costearse

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costear

1 v/t pay for

costear

2 v/i MAR sail along the coast

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costear vt

: to pay for, to finance