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cost [costs] (amount of money spent for a purpose) noun [UK: kɒst] [US: ˈkɑːst] | coût◼◼◼nom {m}What's the cost? = Quel est le coût ? frais◼◼◼nom {m}Let's split the cost. = Partageons les frais. |
cost [costs] (negative consequence or loss) noun [UK: kɒst] [US: ˈkɑːst] | coût◼◼◼nom {m}What's the cost? = Quel est le coût ? |
cost [costed, costing, costs] (to cause something to be lost) verb [UK: kɒst] [US: ˈkɑːst] | coûter◼◼◻verbeIt doesn't cost much! = Ça ne coûte rien. couter◼◼◻verbeThis bag cost me 6 pounds. = Ce sac m'a couté six livres. |
cost [costed, costing, costs] (to incur a charge, a price) verb [UK: kɒst] [US: ˈkɑːst] | coûter◼◼◻verbeIt doesn't cost much! = Ça ne coûte rien. couter◼◼◻verbeThis bag cost me 6 pounds. = Ce sac m'a couté six livres. |
cost dear verb | coûter cher◼◼◼verbe |
cost-effective (return of benefit justifying an investment) adjective [UK: kɒst ɪ.ˈfekt.ɪv] [US: ˈkɑːst ɪ.ˈfekt.ɪv] | rentable◼◼◼adjectif |
cost object noun | objet de coût◼◼◼nom {m} |
cost of living (average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life) noun [UK: kɒst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkɑːst əv ˈlɪv.ɪŋ] | coût de la vie◼◼◼nom {m} |
cost price noun [UK: kɒst praɪs] [US: ˈkɑːst ˈpraɪs] | prix coûtant◼◼◼nom {m} |
cost the earth (be a huge expense) verb [UK: kɒst ðə ɜːθ] [US: ˈkɑːst ðə ˈɝːθ] | [colloquial] coûter bonbonverbe [colloquial] coûter une blindeverbe [informal] coûter la peau du dosverbe [informal] coûter un brasverbe |
Costa proper noun [UK: ˈkɒ.stə] [US: ˈkɒ.stə] | Costa◼◼◼nom propre |
Costa Rica (country) proper noun | Costa Rica◼◼◼nom propre |
costal (pertaining to a rib) adjective [UK: ˈkɒstl] [US: ˈkɑːstl] | costal◼◼◼adjectif |
costal cartilage (bar of hyaline cartilage found at the anterior ends of the ribs) noun | cartilage costal◼◼◼nom {m} |
costly [costlier, costliest] (expensive) adjective [UK: ˈkɒst.li] [US: ˈkɑːst.li] | coûteux◼◼◼adjectifThat was a costly mistake. = Ce fut une erreur coûteuse. lourd◼◼◻adjectif |
costmary noun [UK: kˈɒstməri] [US: kˈɔstmɚri] | menthe-coqnom |
costume [costumes] (disguise) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.stjuːm] [US: kaˈstuːm] | costume◼◼◼nom {m}I like your costume. = J'aime ton costume. déguisement◼◼◻nom {m}John won the costume contest. = John gagnait le concours de déguisements. |
costume [costumes] (dress of a particular country, period or people) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.stjuːm] [US: kaˈstuːm] | costume◼◼◼nom {m}I like your costume. = J'aime ton costume. |
costume [costumes] (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.stjuːm] [US: kaˈstuːm] | costume◼◼◼nom {m}I like your costume. = J'aime ton costume. |
costumier (person who supplies or designs costumes) noun [UK: kɒ.ˈstjuː.mɪə(r)] [US: kɒ.ˈstjuː.mɪər] | costumier◼◼◼nom {m} costumière◼◻◻nom {f} |
accost [accosted, accosting, accosts] (to approach and speak too boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request) verb [UK: əˈkɒst] [US: əˈkɒst] | accoster◼◼◼verbeThe term refers to the three witches who accost Macbeth. = Le terme fait référence aux trois sorcières qui accostent Macbeth. |
accost [accosted, accosting, accosts] (archaic or obsolete: to approach, come up to) verb [UK: əˈkɒst] [US: əˈkɒst] | aborder◼◼◼verbe |
accost [accosted, accosting, accosts] (archaic or obsolete: to sail along the coast or side of) verb [UK: əˈkɒst] [US: əˈkɒst] | aborder◼◼◼verbe |
at all costs (sparing no effort) preposition [UK: ət ɔːl kɒsts] [US: ət ɔːl ˈkɑːsts] | à tout prix◼◼◼preposition coûte que coûte◼◼◻preposition |
at cost (at the original price) preposition | à prix coûtant◼◼◼preposition |
at the cost of preposition [UK: ət ðə kɒst əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ət ðə ˈkɑːst əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | au prix de◼◼◼preposition au détriment de◼◼◼preposition aux dépens de◼◼◻preposition |