costar
Meanings
Verb
1. to cost
2. to be difficult (for someone), to have a hard time with something
Examples401
Le cuesta mucho pronunciar esa palabra.
He has a really hard time pronouncing that word. (Literally, “It costs him a lot to pronounce that word.”)
Cuesta catorce pesos.
It costs fourteen pesos.
Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar.
When I'm standing, it's hard for me to breathe. (Literally, “It costs me to breathe.”)
Eso va a costar 30 €.
This will cost €30.
Hablar no cuesta nada.
Talking doesn't cost anything.
Quien algo quiere, algo le cuesta.
No pain, no gain.