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costa / we had a laugh at his expense
 
costa   1   -noun feminine
1. ·a costa de algo/somebody, someone: nos estuvimos riendo a costa suya
·we had a laugh at his expense
·lo ha conseguido a costa de muchos sacrificios
·he has achieved it by making many sacrifices
·quiere quedarse en el poder a costa de lo que sea
·he wants to remain in power at all costs o no matter what o whatever happens
·a toda costa
·at all costs
·hay que impedir a toda costa que esto se repita
·we must prevent this from happening again at all costs
2. costas
(law, legal)   costs
·condenar a somebody, someone en costas
·to order somebody to pay costs
 
costa / coast
 
costa
2
-noun feminine
1. (geography)
a. [del mar]   coast
·pasamos las vacaciones en la costa
·we spend our holidays on the coast
·la costa mediterránea
·the Mediterranean coast
·la costa del Pacífico
·the Pacific coast
·la costa del Atlántico es muy accidentada
·the Atlantic coastline is very rugged
·la Costa Azul   the Côte d'Azur
·la Costa Blanca   the Costa Blanca
·la Costa Brava   the Costa Brava
·la Costa del Sol   the Costa del Sol
·la Costa de Oro   the Gold Coast
2. (Náut)   shore
·fuimos bordeando la costa hasta el puerto
·we hugged the shore all the way to the port
·costa afuera   offshore
3. (Cono Sur)
a. [de un río]   bank,   riverbank
b. [de un lago]   shore
 
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