coûte cher

costs a lot

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costs a lot Used to say that something is expensive or has a high cost, not only in money but also in effort or consequences.

FR: Cette erreur coûte cher.

EN: That mistake costs a lot.

This coat is expensive, but it's worth the price.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

Education, my boy, is expensive.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

It's expensive, but I'm rich.

— Intouchables (2011)

A dead cop is expensive.

— The Rip (2026)

His presence here is costing us dearly.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Why did you buy that expensive dictionary?

A piano is expensive, but a car is even more so.

Is a mule expensive?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Dog food is expensive.

This table is expensive.

A piano is expensive.

Prices have risen in Japan and living in Tokyo is expensive.

Dog food is expensive.

This watch is expensive.

Buying books is expensive.

Justice is expensive.