le cuesta

No le cuesta nada, es cosa mía.

It doesn’t cost him anything; that’s my business.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Le cuesta acordarse de los nombres.

He has trouble remembering names.

Mi padre es tan viejo que le cuesta oír.

My father is so old that he has trouble hearing.

A Tom le cuesta leer.

Tom has trouble reading.

En primer lugar, entienda que le cuesta trabajo quedarse quieto.

First, understand that it's difficult for him to stay still.

— Parásitos (2019)

Parece que le cuesta trabajo dejar el juego.

It seems he has a hard time quitting the game.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

No le cuesta dejar su vida de ahora, sino la de antes.

It’s not hard for him to leave his current life behind, but rather the one he had before.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

A Tom le cuesta menos dormir cuando Mary está con él.

Tom finds it easier to sleep when Mary is with him.

Casi le cuesta la vida.

It almost cost him his life.

Le cuesta trabajo vivir en Londres.

He finds it difficult to live in London.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)