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me costó

it cost me, it took me

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phrase Common #4,584
it cost me, it took me Used for both money and effort/difficulty.
SP: Me costó mucho aprender a usar el metro.
EN: It took me a lot of effort to learn how to use the subway.

Me costó cerrar la puerta.

It was hard for me to close the door.

Pero me costó.

But it was hard for me.

— Intocable (2011)

Esto me costó un ojo de la cara.

This cost me an arm and a leg.

Me costó encontrar su casa.

It was hard to find his house.

Me costó mil yenes hacer reparar mi bicicleta.

It cost me a thousand yen to get my bicycle repaired.

Me costó muchísimo encontrar tu apartamento.

It was really hard to find your apartment.

Eso no me costó mucho.

That didn’t cost me much.

Me costó sobre una hora hacer una lectura previa de este libro.

It took me about an hour to do a preliminary reading of this book.

Me pareció raro porque no me costó encontrarle la vena.

It seemed strange to me because it wasn't hard to find the vein.

— Crudo (2017)

El viaje me costó mucho.

The trip cost me a lot.

Me costó dejarlo, se lo aseguro.

It was hard for me to quit, I assure you.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Me costó escribir esta carta en francés.

It was difficult for me to write this letter in French.

Este reloj me costó diez mil yenes.

This watch cost me ten thousand yen.

Me costó mucho encontrarte.

It took me a long time to find you.

— Dil se.. (1998)

Me costó ochocientos dólares arreglarla.

It cost me eight hundred dollars to fix it.

— Juno (2007)

Me costó un rato largo el asimilar lo que ella estaba diciendo.

It took me a long time to process what she was saying.

No me costó mucho.

It didn’t take much effort.

Me costó algo de trabajo encontrar su casa ayer.

It took me some effort to find his house yesterday.

Me costó duro aceptar la verdad, pero al final lo hice.

It was hard for me to accept the truth, but in the end I did.

Me costó lidiar con todo esto.

I found it hard to deal with all of this.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Me costó mucho trabajo llegar aquí, hermano.

It took me a lot of work to get here, brother.

— F1 la película (2025)

Me costó salir del metro.

It was hard for me to get out of the subway.

El hombre que me costó mi brazo.

The man who cost me my arm.

— El maquinista (2004)

Me costó varias horas doblar toda la ropa.

It took me several hours to fold all the clothes.

Me costó dar con su casa.

It was hard to find his house.

Esto me costó un riñón.

This cost me an arm and a leg.

Me costó encontrar un taxi.

It was hard to find a taxi.

Me costó mucho encontrar tu piso.

It was really hard to find your apartment.

Me costó más de un mes recuperarme de mi resfriado.

It took me more than a month to recover from my cold.

No sé por qué me costó tanto recuperarme del resfriado esta vez.

I don't know why it took me so long to recover from this cold this time.

Si supiera cuánto tiempo me costó encontrarlo.

If you only knew how long it took me to find it.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Me costó trescientos mil dólares.

It cost me three hundred thousand dollars.

No me costó encontrar su oficina.

It wasn't hard to find his office.

Esta computadora es excelente, pero me costó una fortuna.

This computer is excellent, but it cost me a fortune.

No sabes el trabajo que me costó.

You have no idea how much work it took me.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Eso me costó mucho.

That cost me a lot.

Me costó diez mil yenes para reparar mi televisión.

It cost me ten thousand yen to repair my television.

Me costó hacerme entender.

It was hard for me to make myself understood.

Me costó mucho trabajo encontrarlos.

It took me a lot of effort to find them.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Me costó ponerle las manos encima, pero usé la cabeza.

It was hard to get my hands on him, but I used my head.

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)

Me costó una fortuna.

It cost me a fortune.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Tampoco me costó descubrir que su mujer trabajaba en el hotel.

It also didn't take me long to discover that his wife worked at the hotel.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Una fortuna me costó.

It cost me a fortune.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Nadie sabe lo que me costó esto.

Nobody knows what this cost me.