What does costado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word costado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use costado in Spanish.

The word costado in Spanish means side, side, cost, cost, find it hard, find it difficult, by the side of, to the side of, side-on, on one side. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word costado

side

nombre masculino (parte que limita algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Por el costado norte de la ciudad pasa un río.
The river runs along the northern side of the city.

side

nombre masculino (parte lateral del cuerpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me duele el costado, creo que esa ola me afectó.
My side hurts, I think that wave affected me.

cost

verbo intransitivo (tener valor)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Esta chaqueta cuesta 500 euros.
This jacket costs 500 Euros.

cost

verbo intransitivo (ocasionar un gasto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La reparación de la televisión ha costado 50 euros.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The legal fees set me back 500 Euros.

find it hard, find it difficult

(resultarle difícil)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A Marcos le cuesta trabajar en equipo. Juan es muy dormilón y le cuesta mucho levantarse por las mañanas.
Marcos finds it hard to work in a team.

by the side of, to the side of

locución preposicional (a un lado de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Hay un hermoso jardín a un costado de la iglesia.
There's a lovely garden by the side of the church.

side-on

locución adverbial (de lado)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
En esa foto salgo de costado.
I'm side-on in this photo.

on one side

locución adverbial (en un lado) (of the body)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ana sentía dolor en un costado del pecho.
Ana felt pain on one side of her chest.

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