| Traduções complementares |
| cost n | (expense) | custo sm |
| | She paid for the whole wedding, at great cost to herself. |
| | Ela pagou o casamento todo, um grande custo para si. |
| cost n | (sacrifice) (dificuldade, sacrifício) | custo sm |
| | At great cost, we will keep our promise. |
| | A um grande custo, manteremos nossa promessa. |
| cost n | (law: legal expenses) (jurídico) | custas sf pl |
| | The defendant must bear the costs of the trial. |
| | O réu deve arcar com as custas do julgamento. |
| cost⇒ vi | (determine costs) (determinar o custo) | orçar vt |
| | I'll do the ordering and you can cost. |
| | Eu farei a encomenda e você pode orçar. |
| cost [sth]⇒ vtr | (calculate the cost of) (calcular o custo) | orçar vt |
| | The accountants need to cost the project plan. |
| | Os contadores precisam orçar o plano do projeto. |
| cost [sth] vtr | (entail a loss) (ter como resultado certa perda) | custar vt |
| | Drunk driving costs many lives. |
| | Dirigir bêbado custa muitas vidas. |
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| actual cost n | (total price) | custo real loc sm |
| | Maintenance fees must be taken into account to determine the actual cost. |
| at any cost adv | (however high the cost may be) | a qualquer preço loc adv |
| | We will win this war at any cost. |
| at great cost adv | (at great financial expense) | a um custo muito alto loc adv |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) (envolvendo sacrifício) | a um custo muito alto loc adv |
| bear the cost v expr | (pay) | suportar os custos loc v |
| | | custear vt |
| | Taxpayers will bear the cost of health care reform. |
| bear the cost of [sth] v expr | (pay) | arcar com os custos de expres v |
| cost a pretty penny v expr | informal, figurative (be expensive) | custar muito expres v |
| | (informal) | custar uma boa grana expres v |
| | I bet that dress cost a pretty penny. |
| cost accounting n | (costing: tracking business costs) | contabilidade de custos loc sf |
| cost an arm and a leg v expr | slang, figurative (be expensive) (figurado) | custar um rim expres v |
| | | custar os olhos da cara expres v |
| cost avoidance n | (measures to reduce expense) | custos de prevenção loc sm |
cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) n | (business) (finanças, negócios) | centro de custo loc sm |
| cost-cut⇒ vi | (reduce spending) | cortar custos loc v |
| cost cut n | (reduction in expenses) (redução de preço) | corte de custos loc sm |
| | The company's profits were boosted last year by cost cuts, including the thousands of redundancies made in January. |
| | O lucro da empresa aumentou no ano passado devido aos cortes de custos, incluindo as milhares de demissões feitas em Janeiro. |
| cost estimates npl | (expenses: projected) | estimativa de custo loc sf |
| cost little v expr | (be inexpensive) (ser barato) | custar pouco loc v |
| | A first aid kit costs little but can save lives. |
| cost little v expr | figurative (require little effort) (requerer pouco esforço) | custar pouco loc v |
| | It costs little to be polite. |
| cost money v expr | (be expensive) (ser caro) | custar dinheiro expres v |
| | If you want the product delivered tomorrow, it'll cost money. |
| cost nothing v expr | (be free of charge) (livre de cobrança) | custar nada expres v |
| | If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind. |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) (não requerer esforço) | custar nada expres v |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| cost of borrowing n | (banking: interest rates) | custo de empréstimo loc sm |
| | | custo de crédito loc sm |
| cost of living n | (cost of basic necessities) | custo de vida sm |
| | The cost of living is outrageous in this city. |
| cost savings npl | (measures to reduce expense) | economia de custos loc sf |
cost sharing,
cost-sharing n | (fee split between two parties) | participação nos custos sf + loc adj |
| | Health insurance plans have various cost-sharing structures. |
cost-benefit,
cost benefit n as adj | (weighing costs and benefits) | custo-benefício adj |
| cost-conscious adj | (frugal, thrifty) | frugal adj |
| | | parcimonioso adj |
| | | econômico adj |
| cost-cutting n | (business: reduce expenses) (figurado) | corte de custos sm |
| | | redução de custos, contenção de custos sf |
| cost-cutting adj | (to reduce expenses) | de corte de custos loc adj |
cost-effective,
cost effective adj | (providing value for money) | custo-eficiente adj |
| | | rentável adj |
| | | vantajoso adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It wouldn't be cost-effective to turn my hobby into my profession. |
| cost-effectiveness n | (good value for money) | custo da eficácia expres |
| | | relação custo e benefício expres |
| | | rentabilidade sf |
| cost-efficient adj | (providing value for money) | rentável adj |
| | | com bom custo benefício loc adj |
| cost-plus adj | (pricing: expenses plus profit) (preço: custo mais lucros) | custo-padrão mais margem de lucro loc sm |
| | | acrescido do custo loc adj |
| fixed cost n | often plural (set price or fee) | custo fixo loc sm |
| | My biggest fixed cost is the rent I pay for the premises. |
| fraction of the cost n | (small part of total price) | fração do custo loc sf |
| | The house painter is quoting $8,000 to paint the house, but we could do it ourselves for a fraction of the cost. |
| free of cost adj | (not requiring payment) (sem necessidade de pagar) | livre de custo loc adj |
| | Anti-pollution measures are never free of cost. |
| low cost n | (cheap price) | baixo custo sm |
| | | baixo preço sm |
| | The tablet's advantages are its low cost and user-friendly design. |
low cost,
low-cost adj | (cheap, budget) | de baixo custo loc adj |
| | | de baixo preço loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | You can save money by booking a low-cost flight. |
| operating costs npl | (expenses involved in running a business) | custos operacionais loc sm pl |
| | They forgot to include operating costs in their initial budget, so their profits were considerably lower than anticipated. |
| postage cost n | (amount paid to send mail) (quantidade paga para enviar correspondência) | custo de envio loc sm |
| | | custo de postagem loc sm |
| regardless of the cost adv | (however high the price) | sem se importar com o custo loc adv |
| | | independentemente do custo loc adv |
| | She wanted that fur coat regardless of the cost. |
| regardless of the cost adv | figurative (however bad the consequences) (não importam as consequências) | independentemente do custo loc adv |
| | They were determined to win the war regardless of the cost. |
| running cost n | (amount spent to maintain [sth]) (quantia gasta para manter algo) | custo operacional sm |
| | The new refrigerator uses far less electricity, so its running cost is half that of the old one. |
| running costs npl | (business overheads) | despesas operacionais sfpl |
| | | custos de manutenção smpl |
| | You need to keep your overheads and running costs down. |
service cost,
cost of service n | (charge for providing [sth]) | taxa de serviço loc sf |
| shipping cost n | (overseas delivery charge) | taxa de exportação sf |
| | | taxa de envio sf |
| shipping cost n | (charge for transporting goods) | custo de envio sm |
| | | valor de envio sm |
| | | taxa de envio sf |
| standard cost n | (usual or average price) (preço habitual ou médio) | preço médio sm |
| unit cost n | (price per item) (preço por item) | custo unitário loc sm |
| | | custo por unidade loc sm |
| whatever the cost adv | (no matter what is required) | custe o que custar expres |
| | | não importa o que custar, a qualquer preço expres |
| | We'll try to free the hostage whatever the cost. |