- 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* * *expensas► nombre femenino plural1 expenses, charges, costs\FRASEOLOGÍAa expensas de at the expense of* * *SFPL
a expensas de — at the expense of
a mis expensas — at my expense
* * *femenino plural1) (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
* * *----* 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.* * *femenino plural1) (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
* * ** 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.* * *expensasfplA (Der) costs (pl), expenses (pl)Compuesto:expensas comunes(Arg) service chargeBa expensas de: triunfó a expensas de sus ideales she succeeded at the expense of her idealsvive a expensas de su familia his family supports him, he's economically dependent on his family* * *
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
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English:
expense
* * *expensas♦ nfpl1. Der [procesales] costs, expenses2. Arg [de vivienda] service charge♦ a expensas de loc prepat 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* * *expensasfpl:a expensas de at the expense of* * *expensas nfpl1) : expenses, costs2)a expensas de : at the expense of
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.