Spanish-English translations for costear

• afford
  They cannot afford childcare or care for elderly parents. Tampoco pueden costear el cuidado de los niños o de los padres ancianos.
  This means he only required a third as much time in order to be able to afford this food. Esto significa que sólo necesitaba trabajar un tercio del tiempo para poder costear dichos alimentos.
  The increase in expenditure will, however, result in a significant increase in food safety for the consumer, provided that the demands on businesses are bearable and affordable. Pero ese coste adicional se traducirá en un aumento considerable de la seguridad del consumidor siempre que las empresas puedan soportar y costear esas exigencias.
• coast
  The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.
  When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.
• fray
  The ribbon frayed at the cut end.
  The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings
  Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.

Related words

• coste
• costero
• Pentecostés
• costeño
• costera
• corticosteroide
• costes
• sobrecoste
• Pentecoste