coûter la peau du dos
French, verb/ku.te la po dy do/
coûter la peau du dos is spelled C-O-Û-T-E-R-L-A-P-E-A-U-D-U-D-O-S (17 letters). Coûter la peau du dos is a French verb meaning “to cost an arm and a leg: to cost too much, to be very expensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coûter très cher”.
What does coûter la peau du dos mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cost an arm and a leg: to cost too much, to be very expensive
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 du dos
- couter la peau du dos
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coûter la peau du dos?
- /ku.te la po dy do/
- \ku.te la po dy do\
- [ku.t̪e l̪a po d̪y d̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.