a costa de

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Spanish

Preposition

a costa de

  1. at the expense of
    Synonym: a expensas de
    • 2015 October 7, ““La lucha política sin alegría es un aburrimiento infernal””, in El País:
      A la hora de hablar de los dos dirigentes más renombrados en los últimos tiempos dice: “Creo que Mariano Rajoy y Artur Mas tienen un pacto y actúan coordinadamente con una única finalidad: evitar pagar con cárcel su enorme contribución al saqueo de los presupuestos públicos en beneficio del Ibex 35 y a costa de una miseria social que no deja de crecer.
      When talking about the two most renowned leaders in recent times, he says: "I believe that Mariano Rajoy and Artur Mas have a pact and act in coordination with a single purpose: to avoid paying jail time for their enormous contribution to the looting of public budgets in benefit of the Ibex 35 and at the expense of a social misery that continues to grow.

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