expensive

• Descreve algo que custa muito dinheiro ou que exige um gasto elevado. Pode também indicar algo que tem um preço alto em relação ao seu valor ou ao que seria razoável.

Describes something that costs a lot of money.

1. High costA1formal

   Costing a lot of money; having a high price.

   Caro

   • That restaurant is too expensive for a casual dinner.
   • She bought an expensive designer handbag.
   • The repairs turned out to be very expensive.

   Sinônimoscostlydearexorbitanthigh-pricedoverpricedpriceysteep

   Antônimosaffordablecheapinexpensivelow-cost

2. Costly in terms of resourcesB2formal

   Requiring a large amount of time, effort, or other resources.

   Custoso em recursos

   • The legal battle was expensive in both time and money.
   • Maintaining this old car is becoming too expensive.
   • The project was expensive in terms of manpower.

   Sinônimosburdensomecostlydemandingheavytaxing

   Antônimosaffordablecheapinexpensive