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salir barato
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to work out cheap
Sale más barato si tienes el gas y la electricidad con el mismo suministrador.It works out cheaper if you get your gas and electricity from the same supplier.
b. to end up being cheap
Las vacaciones en Grecia nos salieron muy baratas por la revalorización del dólar.Our vacation in Greece ended up being really cheap because of the revaluation of the dollar.
c. to be cheap
Comprar una casa sale más barato aquí que en una gran ciudad.Buying a house is cheaper here than in a big city.
d. to turn out to be cheap
Los boletos de tren salieron más baratos de lo que yo había previsto.The train tickets turned out to be cheaper than I had anticipated.
e. to prove cheap
Salía más barato producir los cubrebocas en nuestro propio país.It proved cheaper to manufacture the masks in our own country.
2. (figurative) (to not have bad consequences)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to not cost
Al final tus malas decisiones te salieron baratas. Tuviste suerte.Your bad decisions didn't cost you in the end. You were lucky.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Difamar a su adversario político le salió demasiado barato a O'Sullivan.O'Sullivan paid a small price for slandering his political opponent.
Hablar sale barato en las redes sociales.Talk is cheap on social media.
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