No. 417 in Catalan
costa
"Coast" or "slope."
In a sentence
La costa catalana és molt maca.
The Catalan coast is very beautiful.
In this sentence, 'costa' refers to the coastline or seashore, meaning the geographical area.
Costa una mica entendre aquest concepte.
It takes a bit of effort to understand this concept.
Here, 'costa' expresses difficulty or effort required to achieve something, specifying it metaphorically.
La reparació de l'ordinador em va costar cent euros.
Repairing the computer cost me one hundred euros.
In this context, 'costa' refers to the monetary expense required to pay for something.
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