coûter la vie
French
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ku.te la vi/
Audio
:
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Verb
coûter
la
vie
to
cost
(someone) their
life
, to
take (someone's) life
, to
claim (someone's) life
, to
cause
(someone's)
death
[
with
à
‘someone’
]
Usage notes
Used with inanimate subjects:
accident
,
maladie
, etc.
See also
ôter la vie