costero
adjectiveCEFR B2
What does “costero” mean in English?
located on or relating to the coast
Example sentences
Los pueblos costeros dependen en gran medida del turismo durante el verano.
Coastal towns depend heavily on tourism during the summer.
El aumento del nivel del mar amenaza a numerosas comunidades costeras en todo el mundo.
Rising sea levels threaten numerous coastal communities around the world.
How to use it
Costero/a (adjective, from costa, coast) means 'coastal'. Core B2 collocations: una zona/región costera, un pueblo costero, el turismo costero. Regular -o/-a agreement.
Common mistake
Costero/a (coastal, an adjective describing location) should not be confused with costoso/a (costly, expensive) — the words look similar but are unrelated in meaning.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), B2 Nociones específicas: naturaleza y me.