Cuestas (en. Slopes)

/kwes.tas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Slope or incline of land.

The slopes of the mountain are difficult to climb.

Las cuestas de la montaña son difíciles de escalar.

Path that presents an incline.

We must be careful when going down the slopes.

Debemos tener cuidado al descender por las cuestas.

Difficulty that a climb represents.

It took me a lot of effort to climb the slopes of the road.

Me costó mucho trabajo subir las cuestas de la carretera.

It derives from the Latin 'cŭsta', which means 'barrier' or 'obstacle'.

to go uphill

To face difficulties or obstacles.

subir cuestas

to go downhill

To overcome problems or challenges.

bajar cuestas

uphill

Expression that indicates a difficult or complicated situation.

cuesta arriba

downhill

Situation that becomes easier or improves.

cuesta abajo

Extreme difficulty.

That task was a slope I couldn't climb.

Esa tarea fue una cuesta que no pude subir.

Complicated situation.

Now I'm on a slope with this project.

Ahora estoy en una cuesta con este proyecto.