costoso

adj.

1 expensive, costly, dear.

2 difficult, hard.

3 costly.

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costoso

► adjetivo

1 (caro) costly, expensive

2 (difícil) hard, difficult

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(f. - costosa)

adj.

costly

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ADJ costly, expensive

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-sa adjetivo

1)

a) <casa/coche/joya> expensive

b) <error> costly

2) <trabajo/tarea> difficult

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= costly [costlier -comp., costliest -sup.], dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], expensively, cost-consuming.

Ex. Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.

Ex. The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.

Ex. In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.

Ex. It has to be noted that the obligation to up-date bibliographic records systematically is another cost-consuming element of maintaining a union catalogue.

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* demasiado costoso = non-affordable [nonaffordable].

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-sa adjetivo

1)

a) <casa/coche/joya> expensive

b) <error> costly

2) <trabajo/tarea> difficult

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= costly [costlier -comp., costliest -sup.], dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], expensively, cost-consuming.

Ex: Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.

Ex: The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.

Ex: In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.

Ex: It has to be noted that the obligation to up-date bibliographic records systematically is another cost-consuming element of maintaining a union catalogue.

* demasiado costoso = non-affordable [nonaffordable].

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costoso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹casa/coche/joya› expensive

2 ‹error› costly

B ‹trabajo/tarea› difficult

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costoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹casa/coche/joya› expensive

b) ‹error› costly

c) ‹trabajo/tarea› difficult

costoso,-a adjetivo costly,expensive
'costoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
costosa
- onerosa
- oneroso
- salada
- salado
English:
costly
- dear
- expensive

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costoso, -a adj

1. [caro] expensive

2. [trabajo] exhausting;

[triunfo] costly; [error] costly

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costoso

adj costly; fig

difficult

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costoso, -sa adj

: costly, expensive

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costoso adj

1. (caro) expensive / costly [comp. costlier; superl. costliest]

2. (difícil) hard / difficult