Significado de expensive en inglés
expensiveexpensive /ɪkˈspensɪv/ adjective 
Ver todas las traducciones costing a lot of moneyque cuesta mucho dinero OPP cheap: 
the most expensive restaurant in townel restaurante más caro de la ciudad Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.La gasolina se está volviendo cada vez más cara. Photography is an expensive hobby.La fotografía es un pasatiempo caro.expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc The house was too big and expensive to run.La casa era demasiado grande y costosa de mantener. For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it).Para las familias de bajos ingresos, los equipos de seguridad infantil pueden resultar prohibitivamente caros (=tan caros que la mayoría de la gente no puede permitírselos). Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake.Contratar al constructor equivocado puede ser un error terriblemente caro. Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).Su marido tenía gustos caros (=le gustaban las cosas caras).—expensively adverb: She’s always expensively dressed.Siempre viste ropa cara.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbiosquite/fairly expensive· The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.· La comida es bastante cara, pero realmente buena.rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect)· I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.· Creo que 1000 £ por una cama es bastante caro.very/extremely expensive· We ate at a very expensive restaurant.· Comimos en un restaurante muy caro.astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is)· Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.· Algunos tratamientos médicos nuevos son increíblemente caros.hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive)· The building is hugely expensive to maintain.· El mantenimiento del edificio es enormemente costoso.ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking)· Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.· El servicio de habitaciones del hotel era ridículamente caro.extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable)· Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.· Las casas en algunas zonas de Londres son desproporcionadamente caras.prohibitively expensive formalformal (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something)· HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.· Los medicamentos contra el VIH siguen siendo prohibitivamente caros para los enfermos en África.verbsverboslook expensive· All of her clothes look very expensive.· Toda su ropa parece muy cara.prove expensive· Their decision could prove expensive.· Su decisión podría resultar costosa.nounssustantivosexpensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive)· His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.· Su esposa tiene gustos muy caros y sus hijos siempre quieren lo último.an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money)· Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.· Elegir al constructor equivocado resultó ser un error costoso.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSexpensive costing a lot of moneyque cuesta mucho dinero: · an expensive car· un coche caro· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· Los apartamentos en la ciudad son muy caros.· An underground train system is expensive to build.· Un sistema de metro es costoso de construir.high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these wordsque cuesta mucho dinero. Se usa high para hablar de alquileres, honorarios, precios y costos; no se usa expensive con estas palabras: · Rents are very high in this area.· Los alquileres son muy altos en esta zona.· Lawyers charge high fees.· Los abogados cobran honorarios elevados.· the high cost of living in Japan· el elevado costo de la vida en Japóndear [not before noun] British English spokenoral expensive compared to the usual pricecaro en comparación con el precio habitual: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.· 3,50 £ por una taza de café parece bastante caro.pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informalinformal expensivecaro: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.· La ropa es preciosa, pero cara.costly expensive in a way that wastes moneycaro de una manera que supone un derroche de dinero: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· Actualizar el sistema sería muy costoso.· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.· Estaban ansiosos por evitar una costosa batalla legal.cost a fortune informalinformal to be very expensiveser muy caro: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!· ¡El collar debe de haber costado una fortuna!exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensivemucho más caro de lo razonable: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.· Algunos contadores cobran honorarios exorbitantes.astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely highlos precios, costos y tarifas astronómicos son extremadamente altos: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· el costo astronómico de desarrollar una nueva nave espacial· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· los precios astronómicos que algunas personas habían pagado por sus asientos· The cost of living is astronomical.· El costo de vida es astronómico.overpriced too expensive and not worth the pricedemasiado caro y que no vale el precio: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.· Los DVD tenían un precio totalmente desproporcionado.somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do somethingalguien no tiene suficiente dinero para comprar o hacer algo: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.· La mayoría de la gente no puede permitirse mandar a sus hijos a colegios privados.
Ver todas las traducciones costing a lot of moneyque cuesta mucho dinero OPP cheap: the most expensive restaurant in townel restaurante más caro de la ciudad Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.La gasolina se está volviendo cada vez más cara. Photography is an expensive hobby.La fotografía es un pasatiempo caro.expensive to buy/run/produce/maintain etc The house was too big and expensive to run.La casa era demasiado grande y costosa de mantener. For low-income families, children’s safety equipment can be prohibitively expensive (=so expensive that most people cannot afford it).Para las familias de bajos ingresos, los equipos de seguridad infantil pueden resultar prohibitivamente caros (=tan caros que la mayoría de la gente no puede permitírselos). Employing the wrong builder can be a horribly expensive mistake.Contratar al constructor equivocado puede ser un error terriblemente caro. Her husband had expensive tastes (=liked expensive things).Su marido tenía gustos caros (=le gustaban las cosas caras).—expensively adverb: She’s always expensively dressed.Siempre viste ropa cara.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadverbsadverbiosquite/fairly expensive· The food’s quite expensive, but it’s really nice.· La comida es bastante cara, pero realmente buena.rather/pretty expensive (=more expensive than you expect)· I think £1000 for a bed is rather expensive.· Creo que 1000 £ por una cama es bastante caro.very/extremely expensive· We ate at a very expensive restaurant.· Comimos en un restaurante muy caro.astronomically/phenomenally expensive (=used to emphasize how expensive something is)· Some new medical treatments are phenomenally expensive.· Algunos tratamientos médicos nuevos son increíblemente caros.hugely expensive (=extremely expensive, especially when you think something is too expensive)· The building is hugely expensive to maintain.· El mantenimiento del edificio es enormemente costoso.ridiculously/outrageously/horrendously expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that seems shocking)· Room service in the hotel was ridiculously expensive.· El servicio de habitaciones del hotel era ridículamente caro.extortionately expensive (=extremely expensive, in a way that is not fair or reasonable)· Houses in some parts of London are extortionately expensive.· Las casas en algunas zonas de Londres son desproporcionadamente caras.prohibitively expensive formalformal (=too expensive, with the result that most people cannot afford to buy something)· HIV medicines are still prohibitively expensive for sufferers in Africa.· Los medicamentos contra el VIH siguen siendo prohibitivamente caros para los enfermos en África.verbsverboslook expensive· All of her clothes look very expensive.· Toda su ropa parece muy cara.prove expensive· Their decision could prove expensive.· Su decisión podría resultar costosa.nounssustantivosexpensive tastes (=a desire to have things that are very expensive)· His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.· Su esposa tiene gustos muy caros y sus hijos siempre quieren lo último.an expensive mistake (=a mistake which results in someone having to spend a lot of money)· Choosing the wrong builder turned out to be an expensive mistake.· Elegir al constructor equivocado resultó ser un error costoso.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOSexpensive costing a lot of moneyque cuesta mucho dinero: · an expensive car· un coche caro· Apartments in the city are very expensive.· Los apartamentos en la ciudad son muy caros.· An underground train system is expensive to build.· Un sistema de metro es costoso de construir.high costing a lot of money. You use high about rents/fees/prices/costs. Don’t use expensive with these wordsque cuesta mucho dinero. Se usa high para hablar de alquileres, honorarios, precios y costos; no se usa expensive con estas palabras: · Rents are very high in this area.· Los alquileres son muy altos en esta zona.· Lawyers charge high fees.· Los abogados cobran honorarios elevados.· the high cost of living in Japan· el elevado costo de la vida en Japóndear [not before noun] British English spokenoral expensive compared to the usual pricecaro en comparación con el precio habitual: · £3.50 seems rather dear for a cup of coffee.· 3,50 £ por una taza de café parece bastante caro.pricey /ˈpraɪsi/ informalinformal expensivecaro: · The clothes are beautiful but pricey.· La ropa es preciosa, pero cara.costly expensive in a way that wastes moneycaro de una manera que supone un derroche de dinero: · Upgrading the system would be very costly.· Actualizar el sistema sería muy costoso.· They were anxious to avoid a costly legal battle.· Estaban ansiosos por evitar una costosa batalla legal.cost a fortune informalinformal to be very expensiveser muy caro: · The necklace must have cost a fortune!· ¡El collar debe de haber costado una fortuna!exorbitant /ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt $ -ɔːr-/ much too expensivemucho más caro de lo razonable: · Some accountants charge exorbitant fees.· Algunos contadores cobran honorarios exorbitantes.astronomical astronomical prices, costs, and fees are extremely highlos precios, costos y tarifas astronómicos son extremadamente altos: · the astronomical cost of developing a new spacecraft· el costo astronómico de desarrollar una nueva nave espacial· the astronomical prices which some people had paid for their seats· los precios astronómicos que algunas personas habían pagado por sus asientos· The cost of living is astronomical.· El costo de vida es astronómico.overpriced too expensive and not worth the pricedemasiado caro y que no vale el precio: · The DVDs were vastly overpriced.· Los DVD tenían un precio totalmente desproporcionado.somebody can’t afford something someone does not have enough money to buy or do somethingalguien no tiene suficiente dinero para comprar o hacer algo: · Most people can’t afford to send their children to private schools.· La mayoría de la gente no puede permitirse mandar a sus hijos a colegios privados.