WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
a cuestas loc adv (sobre la espalda) (literal)on [sb]'s back adv
  (colloquial)piggyback adv
 Me torcí el tobillo y mi marido me llevó a cuestas hasta el coche.
 I sprained my ankle and my husband carried me on his back to the car.
a cuestas loc adv figurado (sobre uno) (figurative)on your back adv
  overwhelmed adj
 Esa mujer lleva a cuestas el dolor de haber perdido a su hijo; por eso nunca sonríe.
 That woman carries on her back the pain of having lost her child; that's why she never smiles.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
llevar a cuestas loc verb figurado (cargar) (figuraitve)carry the weight v expr
  bear the responsibility of v expr
 Desde que mi marido está en el paro soy yo la que lleva la casa a cuestas.
 Since my husband is unemployed, I am the one who is carrying the weight of the home.
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'a cuestas' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
cargar con alguien
English:
piggyback - a millstone around your neck - pickaback


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