coûter la peau des fesses
French, verb/ku.te la po de fɛs/
coûter la peau des fesses is spelled C-O-Û-T-E-R-L-A-P-E-A-U-D-E-S-F-E-S-S-E-S (21 letters). Coûter la peau des fesses is a French verb meaning “to be expensive, cost an arm and a leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coûter très cher”.
What does coûter la peau des fesses mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto be expensive, cost an arm and a leg
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Coûter très cher.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coûter la peau des fesses
- couter la peau des fesses
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coûter la peau des fesses?
- /ku.te la po de fɛs/
- \ku.te la po de fɛs\
- [ku.t̪e l̪a po d̪e fɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.