expensive

[US]/ɪk'spensɪv/
[UK]/ɪk'spɛnsɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. costing a lot of money, requiring a large amount of money to purchase or maintain
adj. meget dyre, kræver et stort pengebeløb at købe eller vedligeholde.

Phrases & Collocations

less expensive

billigere

expensive thing

dyr ting

a bit expensive

en smule dyr

Example Sentences

an expensive bottle of wine.

en dyr flaske vin.

a hugely expensive house.

et enormt dyrt hus.

an expensive repair job.

et dyrt reparationsarbejde.

an expensive mode of living

en dyr livsstil

an expensive French scent.

en dyr fransk parfume.

Accommodation is expensive in this city.

Indkvartering er dyrt i denne by.

It is expensive to travel by plane.

Det er dyrt at rejse med fly.

The trip was expensive and uncomfortable.

Turen var dyr og ubehagelig.

a very expensive diamond ring

en meget dyr diamantring

only the least expensive lot sold.

kun den billigste grund blev solgt.

Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.

Sportsvogne er en dyr luksus.

people plonking around on expensive instruments.

folk der slår rundt på dyre instrumenter.

the most expensive and sought-after perfume.

den dyreste og mest eftertragtede parfume.

Eggs are scarce and expensive this month.

Æg er knappe og dyre i denne måned.

I’m not in the market for a car as expensive as that.

Jeg er ikke på udkig efter en bil, der er så dyr som den.

An expensive holiday is out of the question this year.

En dyr ferie er udelukket i år.

Buying that airbus was an expensive mistake.

Det var en dyr fejl at købe den Airbus.

a restricted demand for expensive cars

en begrænset efterspørgsel efter dyre biler

Real-world Examples

The vehicle is too large, too expensive.

Køretøjet er for stort, for dyrt.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

This model's less expensive than that one.

Denne model er mindre dyr end den.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

Could you show me something less expensive?

Kan du vise mig noget mindre dyrt?

Source: Crazy English Situational Conversation Real Skills

The container actually is the most expensive part.

Beholderen er faktisk den dyreste del.

Source: Listening Digest

It used to be just prohibitively expensive.

Det var bare for dyrt til at være overkommeligt.

Source: Connection Magazine

Liberty and freedom is the most expensive.

Frihed og medbestemmelse er det dyreste.

Source: We all dressed up for Bill.

This seems much more expensive than last year.

Det virker meget dyrere end sidste år.

Source: New Cambridge Business English (Elementary)

No, me neither. It’s far too expensive.

Nej, heller ikke jeg. Det er alt for dyrt.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

200 million dollars is just way too expensive.

200 millioner dollars er bare alt for dyrt.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

She's called the president's proposal expensive and ineffective.

Hun har kaldt præsidentens forslag dyrt og ineffektivt.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

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