Significado
coast, coastline
- rib
- cut of meat, chop
- slope, hillside
Em uma frase
Ho comprato una costa di manzo dal macellaio.
I bought a beef rib from the butcher.
Ti fa male una costa dopo la partita?
Does one of your ribs hurt after the game?
Abbiamo fatto una passeggiata lungo la costa.
We took a walk along the coast.
Formas da palavra (2)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| costa | feminine · singular |
| coste | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Do not confuse noun costa with the verb costa (“it costs”), from costare.
- For anatomy, costola is much more common; costa is technical, literary, or used in specific fields.
- For geography, costa often means “coast”; this meat/blade sense is uncommon in everyday speech.