kosen - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Verbs

to fondle so.  | fondled, fondled |	jmdn. kosen  | koste, gekost |
to fond  | fonded, fonded | [poet.]   archaic	kosen  | koste, gekost |
sth. costs silly money   infinitive: cost stupid money [coll.][fig.]	etw.^nom. kostet ein Schweinegeld [coll.][fig.]
sth. costs stupid money   infinitive: cost stupid money [coll.][fig.]	etw.^nom. kostet ein Schweinegeld [coll.][fig.]
so. has to force himself to do sth.	es kostet jmdn. Selbstüberwindung, etw.^acc. zu tun
it takes willpower for so. to do sth.	es kostet jmdn. Selbstüberwindung, etw.^acc. zu tun
sth. costs silly money   infinitive: cost silly money [coll.][fig.]	etw.^nom. kostet irres Geld [coll.]

Phrases / Collocations

How much is ...?	Was kostet ...?
no matter what the cost	koste es, was es wolle
by hook or by crook	koste es, was es wolle
no matter the cost	koste es, was es wolle
whatever the cost	koste es, was es wolle
What's the damage? [coll.]	Was kostet der Spaß? [coll.]
How much is it?	Wie viel kostet es?
cost, insurance, freight [abbr.: cif] [COMM.]	Kosten, Versicherung, Fracht inbegriffen

Adjectives / Adverbs

cost-cutting  adj.	kostendämpfend   or: Kosten dämpfend
cost-saving  adj.	kostensparend   or: Kosten sparend
cost saving	kostensparend   or: Kosten sparend

Examples

What's the fare?	Was kostet die Fahrt?
It costs me quite an effort to do it.	Es kostet mich Überwindung, das zu tun.
What is the present price of this article?	Was kostet der Artikel jetzt?

Orthographically similar words

Olsen

Koben, Köln, koksen, Korse, Kosten, kosten, koten, Käsen, losen, Osten, tosen

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