Usage examples of "coûteux" in French with translation to English

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Ce livre est trop coûteux. This book is too expensive.

Cela est coûteux et politiquement difficile de continuer ce conflit. It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.

Les vols directs sont presque toujours plus coûteux. Nonstop flights are almost always more expensive.

Les ingrédients nécessaires à cette recette sont un peu coûteux. The ingredients for this recipe are a little expensive.

Il porte des vêtements coûteux et possède beaucoup de bijoux. He wears expensive clothes and owns a lot of jewelry.

Ces souliers sont coûteux et de plus, ils sont trop petits. These shoes are expensive, and what is more, they are too small.

Je crois que mon ordinateur est un peu plus coûteux que le tien. I think my computer was a tad more expensive than yours.

L'énergie atomique est coûteuse et dangereuse. The atomic energy is expensive and dangerous.

Ce fut une erreur coûteuse. That was a costly mistake.

La maison était plus coûteuse que je ne l'avais espéré. The house was more expensive than I had expected.

Cette Rolex en or est une montre très coûteuse qui n'a rien à voir avec mon style de vie. This gold Rolex is an expensive watch alien to my lifestyle.

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