English-Spanish translations for at the expense of

• a costa de
  Opino que sí, pero, de nuevo, no a costa de los embriones humanos. I believe so, but again, not at the expense of human embryos.
  El trabajo no debería ser a costa de una alta calidad de vida. Working should not be at the expense of a high quality of life.
  ¿Ejercerán sus competencias a costa de los parlamentos nacionales? Will it be given competencies at the expense of national parliaments?
• a costo de
• a cuenta de
• a expensas de
  Esto no puede hacerse a expensas de los consumidores. This cannot be at the expense of consumers.
  Esto será a expensas de los grupos más débiles. This will be at the expense of the weakest groups.
  No se financiarán a expensas de otras regiones. They will not be funded at the expense of other regions.

Definition of at the expense of

• Paid for by an individual or group
• In a way as to harm somebody or something; to the detriment of
• Making somebody seem foolish following a joke aimed at them

Related words

• every flatterer lives at the expense of his listener
• at the taxpayer's expense
• theory of expectations
• expiration of the validity