A1 Idiom Informal

Costar un dineral.

To cost a fortune.

Significado

To be very expensive.

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Contexto cultural

In Spain, people often use this phrase when complaining about the high cost of electricity or fuel. Mexicans might also use 'cuesta un ojo de la cara' interchangeably with 'cuesta un dineral'.

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Use it for emphasis

Don't use this for small prices. Only use it when the price is truly shocking.

Significado

To be very expensive.

💡

Use it for emphasis

Don't use this for small prices. Only use it when the price is truly shocking.

Teste-se

Complete the sentence.

Ese coche es increíble, pero ____ un dineral.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: cuesta

The subject is singular (coche), so we use the third-person singular 'cuesta'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Recursos visuais

Banco de exercicios

1 exercicios
Complete the sentence. Fill Blank A1

Ese coche es increíble, pero ____ un dineral.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: cuesta

The subject is singular (coche), so we use the third-person singular 'cuesta'.

🎉 Pontuação: /1

Perguntas frequentes

1 perguntas

No, it only refers to the price of things.

Frases relacionadas

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Costar un ojo de la cara

similar

To be very expensive

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Valer una fortuna

synonym

To be worth a fortune

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