Coûter (en. Cost)

/ku.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicate the price of an object or a service.

The book costs twenty euros.

Le livre coûte vingt euros.

Require a sacrifice or an effort.

It can cost a lot of time.

Cela peut coûter beaucoup de temps.

Be a financial burden for someone.

This expense will cost the company dearly.

Cette dépense va coûter cher à l'entreprise.

From Old French 'coster', derived from Latin 'constare'.

Cost an arm and a leg

To be very burdensome.

Coûter la peau des fesses

Cost an arm and a leg

To be very expensive.

Coûter les yeux de la tête

Cost an arm

To be very costly.

Coûter un bras

price

Amount of money requested or paid for a good or a service.

prix

value

Estimation of the importance or quality of a good.

valeur

expense

Sum of money allocated to the acquisition of goods or services.

dépense

Cost an arm

This restaurant costs an arm!

Ce resto, il coûte un bras !

Cost an arm and a leg

This car costs an arm and a leg.

Cette voiture coûte les yeux de la tête.