Abbreviations / Symbols | |||||||
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| Swiss Office of Coordination and Assistance for Residential Drug Therapy Facilities [abbr.: COSTE, KOSTE] | Schweizerische Koordinationsstelle für stationäre Therapieangebote im Drogenbereich [abbr.: KOSTE] (Switzerland) | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| koste | |||||||
| kosten (nur 3.P.Sg./Pl.) (Verb) | |||||||
| kosten (Verb) | |||||||
| kosen (Verb) | |||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to cost (so. sth.) | cost, cost | | (jmdn. etw.acc.) kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to taste sth. | tasted, tasted | | etw.acc. kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to degustate | degustated, degustated | | kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to sample sth. | sampled, sampled | | etw.acc. kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to savorAE / savourBE sth. | savored, savored / savoured, savoured | | etw.acc. kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to set so. back - cost so. | jmdn. kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to fondle so. | fondled, fondled | | jmdn. kosen | koste, gekost | | ||||||
| to degust | degusted, degusted | rare | kosten | kostete, gekostet | | ||||||
| to fond | fonded, fonded | [poet.] archaic | kosen | koste, gekost | | ||||||
| to knock so. back £20/a few thousand (Brit.) [coll.] | jmdn. £20/ein paar Tausend kosten | ||||||
| to reduce costs | Kosten senken | ||||||
| to axAE / axeAE costs to axeBE costs | Kosten senken | ||||||
| to cut costs | Kosten senken | ||||||
| to reduce costs | Kosten abbauen | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| How much are ...? | Was kosten ...? | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| to cost a packet [coll.] | ein Heidengeld kosten [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| cost, insurance, freight [abbr.: cif] [COMM.] | Kosten, Versicherung, Fracht inbegriffen | ||||||
| to cost a bundle [coll.] | ein Haufen Geld kosten [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to cost a bundle [coll.] | eine Stange Geld kosten [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to cost a pretty penny | eine Stange Geld kosten [fig.] | ||||||
| What's the damage? [coll.] | Was kostet der Spaß? [coll.] | ||||||
| How much is it? | Wie viel kostet es? | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| cost-cutting adj. | kostendämpfend or: Kosten dämpfend | ||||||
| cost-saving adj. | kostensparend or: Kosten sparend | ||||||
| cost saving | kostensparend or: Kosten sparend | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| This will lose you your position. | Das wird dich deine Stellung kosten. | ||||||
| What's the fare? | Was kostet die Fahrt? | ||||||
| It set him back $10. | Es kostete ihn 10 $. | ||||||
| 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? | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| poste | Kaste, Kiste, Köte, Kopte, Korse, kosen, Kost, Kosten, kosten, Koster, Kote, koten, Kotze, Küste, Osten |
Grammar |
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| w-Satz bei Ergänzungsfrage, Unsicherheit, Zweifel Ein w-Satz steht nach Ausdrücken der Frage, der Unsicherheit oder des Zweifels. Er ist im weitesten Sinne der Ausdruck einer indirekten → Ergänzungsfrage (Frage mit einem Fragewort). |
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