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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesa toda costa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a to-da kos-ta
"Debemos proteger el medio ambiente a toda costa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
With utmost determination and by whatever means necessary, regardless of the difficulty or price.
"She was determined to succeed at all costs, working day and night to achieve her dream." - 2
Indicating that an outcome must be avoided or achieved completely without exception.
"Failure had to be prevented at all costs to save the company's reputation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prepositional phrase 'at all costs', originating in Middle English from the combination of 'at', 'all', and 'cost' (from Old French couster, Latin constare). It evolved to describe an absolute determination to achieve a goal regardless of the expenditure, effort, or consequences required.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Atallallcosts" is said worldwide
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à tout prix
Transliteration: a too pree
"Il faut réussir à tout prix."
um jeden Preis
Transliteration: um ye-den prais
"Wir müssen dieses Ziel um jeden Preis erreichen."
a tutti i costi
Transliteration: a too-tee ee kos-tee
"Voleva vincere a tutti i costi."
a toda costa
Transliteration: a to-da kos-ta
"Debemos proteger el medio ambiente a toda costa."
a todo o custo
Transliteration: a too-doo o koos-too
"Ele tentou vencer a todo o custo."
हर कीमत पर
Transliteration: har keemat par
"हमें यह लक्ष्य हर कीमत पर हासिल करना चाहिए।"
不惜一切代价
Transliteration: bù xī yí qiè dài jià
"我们必须不惜一切代价完成任务。"
어떤 수단을 써서라도
Transliteration: eotteon sudaneul sseoseorado
"그는 어떤 수단을 써서라도 그 목표를 달성하려 했다."
何がなんでも
Transliteration: nani ga nan demo
"彼女は何がなんでも試験に合格したかった。"
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