expensas

f.pl.

expenses, charges, costs.

Estar a expensas de otro to live by favor, at the cost of another, or to depend upon him

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expensas

► nombre femenino plural

1 expenses, charges, costs

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a expensas de at the expense of

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SFPL

a expensas de — at the expense of

a mis expensas — at my expense

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femenino plural

1) (Der) costs (pl), expenses (pl)

2)

a expensas de: triunfó a expensas de sus ideales she succeeded at the expense of her ideals; vive a expensas de su familia — he lives off his family

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* a expensas de = at + Nombre's + expense.

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

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

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

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femenino plural

1) (Der) costs (pl), expenses (pl)

2)

a expensas de: triunfó a expensas de sus ideales she succeeded at the expense of her ideals; vive a expensas de su familia — he lives off his family

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* a expensas de = at + Nombre's + expense.

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

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

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

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expensas

fpl

A (Der) costs (pl), expenses (pl)

Compuesto:

expensas comunes

(Arg) service charge

B

a expensas de: triunfó a expensas de sus ideales she succeeded at the expense of her ideals

vive a expensas de su familia his family supports him, he's economically dependent on his family

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expensas:

◊ a expensas de algo ‹de ideales/salud› at the expense of;

vive a expensas de su familia he lives off his family
expensas
♦ Locuciones: a expensas de, at the expense of

'expensas' also found in these entries:
English:
expense

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expensas

♦ nfpl

1. Der [procesales] costs, expenses

2. Arg [de vivienda] service charge

♦ a expensas de loc prep

at the expense of;

vive a expensas de sus abuelos his grandparents support him financially;

no le gusta vivir a expensas de nadie he doesn't want to live at anybody else's expense

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expensas

fpl

:

a expensas de at the expense of

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expensas nfpl

1) : expenses, costs

2)

a expensas de : at the expense of