{"id":8484,"date":"2020-08-24T17:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=8484"},"modified":"2020-08-24T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T17:00:16","slug":"what-does-custar-mean-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/what-does-custar-mean-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"What does ‘custar’ mean in Portuguese?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1, amigos leitores! <\/span>Hello to my dear readers! <\/span>N\u00e3o <\/span><\/i>custa<\/i><\/b> nada<\/span><\/i> (<\/span>it never hurts) to remember that learning a new language has its tricky moments, since some words might have different meanings that vary according to their use and context. And this is no different when it comes to Portuguese! And with that in mind, our text today will be dedicated to a term that is quite typical for us speakers, but whose meaning can change significantly: the verb <\/span>custar<\/b>. Let\u2019s learn a bit more about it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Before moving on to some practical examples, it is worth mentioning that one of its meanings is that of <\/span>cost<\/i><\/b>, which is used to express the price of something. But custar<\/strong> goes beyond that and it covers at least two other main ideas: the first is related to time, more specifically to the idea of delay or something that is time-consuming; and the other for a sense of difficulty and struggle, of something being a hassle. So let’s go over some sample sentences for extra clarification:<\/span><\/p>\n

Custar<\/b> no sentido de <\/b>ter um pre\u00e7o | as in cost<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n