es cara

is expensive

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is expensive Used for something that costs a lot.

SP: La comida en ese restaurante es cara.

EN: The food at that restaurant is expensive.

The wooden chair is expensive.

Justice is expensive.

Is what you have expensive?

— Masacre (Ven y mira) (1985)

The consultation is expensive, but the specialist is worth every penny.

She's a two-faced woman.

Meat is expensive.

Gasoline is expensive.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

I think food in Japan is expensive.

That area of the city is expensive to live in, but it has everything nearby.

Don't buy that brand, it's expensive and no better than the others.

That motorcycle isn't expensive.

Meat is expensive these days.

The operation is expensive but necessary so that he can walk again.

That university is expensive but it has the best professors in the country.

Dog food is expensive.

Life is expensive.