costa

f.

1 coast (litoral).

pasan las vacaciones en la costa they spend their holidays on the coast

la costa Azul the Côte d'Azur

la costa Brava the Costa Brava

2 cost.

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costa

► nombre femenino

1 FINANZAS cost, price

► nombre femenino plural costas

1 DERECHO costs

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a costa de (aprovechándose) at the expense of 2 (a base de) by, by dint of, by means of

■ vive a costa de su padre he lives at his father's expense

■ lo consiguió a costa de muchos sacrificios he managed it by making a lot of sacrifices

a toda costa at all costs, at any price

condenar a costas to order to cover the costs

pagar las costas to pay costs

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costa

► nombre femenino

1 (litoral) coast, coastline; (playa) beach, seaside, US shore

■ tenemos una casa en la costa we have a house at the seaside, US we have a house on the shore

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noun f.

coast, shore

- a toda costa

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I

SF

1)

a costa de algo/algn: nos estuvimos riendo a costa suya — we had a laugh at his expense

lo ha conseguido a costa de muchos sacrificios — he has achieved it by making many sacrifices

quiere quedarse en el poder a costa de lo que sea — he wants to remain in power at all costs o no matter what o whatever happens

a toda costa — at all costs

hay que impedir a toda costa que esto se repita — we must prevent this from happening again at all costs

2) pl costas (Jur) costs

condenar a algn en costas — to order sb to pay costs

II

SF

1) (Geog) [del mar] coast

pasamos las vacaciones en la costa — we spend our holidays on the coast

la costa mediterránea — the Mediterranean coast

la costa del Pacífico — the Pacific coast

la costa del Atlántico es muy accidentada — the Atlantic coastline is very rugged

la Costa Azul — the Côte d'Azur

la Costa Blanca — the Costa Blanca

la Costa Brava — the Costa Brava

la Costa del Sol — the Costa del Sol

la Costa de Oro — the Gold Coast

2) (Náut) shore

fuimos bordeando la costa hasta el puerto — we hugged the shore all the way to the port

costa afuera — offshore

3) Cono Sur [de un río] bank, riverbank; [de un lago] shore

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femenino

1) (Geog)

a) (del mar - área) coast; (- perfil) coastline

una costa muy accidentada — a very rugged coastline

la costa atlántica — the Atlantic coast

veranean en la costa — they spend their summers on the coast

la Costa Azul — the Côte d'Azur

b) (RPl) (de río) bank; (de lago) shore

2) (en locs)

a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it; a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense; a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea — at all costs

3) costas femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)

condenar a alguien en costas — to order somebody to pay costs

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femenino

1) (Geog)

a) (del mar - área) coast; (- perfil) coastline

una costa muy accidentada — a very rugged coastline

la costa atlántica — the Atlantic coast

veranean en la costa — they spend their summers on the coast

la Costa Azul — the Côte d'Azur

b) (RPl) (de río) bank; (de lago) shore

2) (en locs)

a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it; a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense; a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea — at all costs

3) costas femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)

condenar a alguien en costas — to order somebody to pay costs

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costa¹

¹ = coast, shore, coastline, shoreline, seaboard, seafront, littoral, sea-coast.

Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.

Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.

Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.

Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.

Ex: This article reports on a workshop and subsequent visits to library schools on the eastern seaboard of the USA.

Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.

Ex: Abandonment of the region -- except for the littoral -- followed in the second half of the first millennium.

Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* bordear la costa = coast.

* Costa de Marfil = Ivory Coast, the.

* costa marítima = sea-coast.

* costa mediterránea, la = Mediterranean coast, the.

* Costa Rica = Costa Rica.

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* en la costa = at the seaside.

* navegar siguiendo la costa = coast.

* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

costa²

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a toda costa = absolutely, come what may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

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costa

feminine

A (Geog)

1

(del mar): una costa muy accidentada a very rugged coastline

a lo largo de la costa atlántica along the Atlantic coast

veranean en la costa they spend their summers on the coast

la Costa Azul the Côte d'Azur

2 (RPl) (de un río) bank; (de un lago) shore

B (en locs):

a costa de: lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it

a costa de los demás at other people's expense

¡ya está bien de reírse a costa mía! all right, you've had enough laughs at my expense!

triunfó a costa de su matrimonio she succeeded at the expense of her marriage

a toda costa or a costa de lo que sea: tengo que terminarlo hoy a toda costa I must finish it today at all costs o whatever happens o no matter what

C costas fpl (Der) costs (pl)

condenar a algn en costas to order sb to pay costs

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costa sustantivo femenino
1 (Geog) (del mar — área) coast;
(— perfil) coastline;

◊ una costa muy accidentada a very rugged coastline;

la costa atlántica the Atlantic coast
2 (en locs)

◊ a costa de : lo terminó a costa de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to finish it;

a costa mía/de los demás at my/other people's expense;
a toda costa at all costs
3

◊ costas sustantivo femenino plural (Der) costs (pl)

costa
I sustantivo femenino coast
(litoral) coastline
(playa) beach, seaside, US shore
II costas fpl Jur costs
♦ Locuciones: vive a nuestra costa, he lives off us
a costa de, at the expense of
a toda costa, at all costs, at any price
'costa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bañar
- colón
- Costa de Marfil
- Costa Rica
- costarricense
- costarriqueña
- costarriqueño
- destellar
- escollera
- faro
- flotante
- lengua
- notoria
- notorio
- accidentado
- bordear
- este
- mar
- muelle
- norte
- oeste
- orillar
- recorrer
- relieve
- sur
- tico
English:
chase down
- coast
- coastline
- cost
- Costa Rica
- Costa Rican
- expense
- flourishing
- from
- Ivory Coast
- joke
- offshore
- price
- process
- regardless
- scrounge
- sea
- seaboard
- seaside
- shore
- some
- sponge off
- sponge on
- yacht
- allow
- down
- inshore
- ivory
- lie
- live
- off
- right
- Riviera

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costa nf

1. [marina] coast;

pasan las vacaciones en la costa they spend their holidays on the coast

Comp

la Costa Azul the Côte d'Azur

2. [coste]

a costa de at the expense of;

lo hizo a costa de grandes esfuerzos he did it by dint of much effort;

aún vive a costa de sus padres he's still living off his parents;

a toda costa at all costs

Comp

Der costas (judiciales) (legal) costs

3. Costa de Marfil Ivory Coast;

Costa Rica Costa Rica

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costa

1 f

:

a costa de at the expense of;

a toda costa at all costs

costa

2 f GEOG coast

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costa nf

1) : coast, shore

2) : cost

a toda costa: at all costs

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costa n coast

fuimos a la costa we went to the coast

a costa de at the expense of