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1 coûter
coûter° [kute]➭ TABLE 1 transitive and intransitive verb• combien ça coûte ? how much is it?• ça coûte cher ? is it expensive?• ça m'a coûté 10 € it cost me 10 euros• ça coûte une fortune or les yeux de la tête (inf) it costs a fortune• tu pourrais le faire, pour ce que ça te coûte ! you could easily do it - it wouldn't make any difference to you* * *kute
1.
verbe transitif to costcoûter la vie à quelqu'un — to cost somebody his/her life
2.
verbe intransitif to costcela me coûte d'aller le voir — fig it's hard for me to go and see him
ne pas coûter cher — to be cheap, not to cost a lot
coûter cher à quelqu'un — lit to cost somebody a lot; fig [erreur, action] to cost somebody dear(ly)
3.
verbe impersonnelcoûte que coûte, quoi qu'il en coûte — at all costs
••coûter les yeux de la tête — (colloq) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)
* * *kute1. vtcoûter qch à qn [efforts, peines] — to cost sb sth
2. vi (avec un attribut)Est-ce que ça coûte cher? — Does it cost a lot?, Is it expensive?
1) figJe peux vous garantir que ça m'a coûté. — I can assure you that it was hard for me.
Ça lui a coûté de s'excuser. — It was hard for him to apologize.
* * *coûter verb table: aimerA vtr to cost; coûter son emploi à qn to cost sb his/her job; coûter la vie à qn to cost sb his/her life; cela ne coûte rien de faire it doesn't cost anything to do.B vi to cost; coûter dix euros to cost ten euros; coûter beaucoup/une fortune to cost a lot/a fortune; me coûter six euros to cost me six euros; coûter beaucoup à Pierre/au pays to cost Pierre/the country a lot; cela a coûté six euros à Paul it cost Paul six euros; cela ne te coûtera rien it won't cost you a penny ou thing; combien coûte ce livre? how much is this book?, how much does this book cost?; cela me coûte d'aller le voir it's hard for me to go and see him; coûter cher to be expensive; ne pas coûter cher to be cheap, not to cost a lot; coûter cher à qn lit [travaux, achat] to cost sb a lot; fig [erreur, action] to cost sb dear(ly).C v impers ce chien nous coûte cher this dog costs us a lot; il en coûte à qn de faire it's hard for sb to do; il t'en coûtera d'avoir fait cela you will pay for doing this; coûte que coûte, quoi qu'il en coûte at all costs.il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest; coûter la peau des fesses◑ or les yeux de la tête○ to cost an arm and a leg○.[kute] verbe transitif1. [somme] to costje veux cette maison, ça coûtera ce que ça coûtera I want that house no matter how much it costscoûter la peau des fesses (familier) ou une fortune ou les yeux de la tête to cost a fortune ou the earth ou an arm and a legcoûter cher [produit, service] to be expensive, to cost a lot of moneycela ne coûte pas cher it's cheap ou inexpensive2. [exiger - efforts] to costça te coûterait beaucoup d'être poli/de me répondre? would it be asking too much for you to be polite/to answer me?cette démarche lui a beaucoup coûté it was a very difficult ou painful step for him to taketu peux bien l'aider, pour ce que ça te coûte! it wouldn't be any trouble for you to help her!4. [entraîner la perte de - carrière, membre, vote] to costcoûte que coûte locution adverbiale -
2 douiller
douiller (inf!) [duje]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• ça douille it's damn expensive or pricey (inf!)b. ( = avoir mal) to have a hard time of it• j'ai une rage de dents, qu'est-ce que je douille ! I've got a toothache, it's agony! (inf) or it's killing me! (inf)• quand je me suis cassé le pied, qu'est-ce que j'ai douillé ! when I broke my foot, it hurt like hell (inf)* * *(très familier) [duje] verbe intransitifla nourriture est super, mais ça douille the food is great but it costs a packet ou an arm and a leg!
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