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Italian word
costare
to cost (money)
Looks like
to coast
to move without using power; to relax and take it easy
⚠️ The trap
Costare means to cost money, not to coast (glide). These look similar but have no shared meaning. 'Costa' in Italian can also mean coast (the geographical feature) — same spelling, different word.
To say "to move without using power; to relax and take it easy" in Italian:
costare (to cost); andare in folle / procedere senza sforzo (to coast)
"costare" in English means:
to cost (money)
Example
"Quanto costa questa borsa?"
"How much does this bag cost?"
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