costs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for costs in the English»French Dictionary

I.cost [Brit kɒst, Am kɔst] N

1. cost (price):

cost

coût m

cost

prix m (of de)

the total cost comes to £500

le coût total revient à 500 livres

at a cost of £100

au prix de 100 livres

at cost

au prix coûtant

you must bear the cost of any repairs

tous les frais de réparation sont à votre charge

the cost of renovating a house is high

la rénovation d'une maison coûte or revient cher

at his own cost

à ses frais

at no cost to the taxpayer

sans que les contribuables aient à payer

at no extra cost

sans frais supplémentaires

at great cost

à grands frais

he studied abroad, at great cost to his parents

il a étudié à l'étranger, ce qui a coûté très cher à ses parents

to count the cost of sth flood, earthquake

estimer le coût des dégâts causés par

to count the cost of sth decision

mesurer les conséquences de

2. cost fig:

cost

prix m

at all costs

à tout prix

at the cost of her own life

au prix de sa propre vie

she's been very successful but at what cost to her health?

elle a eu beaucoup de succès mais à quel prix pour sa santé?

I'll do it, but not at any cost

je le ferai, mais pas à n'importe quel prix

he knows to his cost that …

il a appris à ses dépens que …

we can generate power at little cost to the environment

on peut produire de l'énergie sans nuire à l'environnement

the cost in human lives was great

beaucoup de vies ont été perdues

whatever the cost

coûte que coûte

II.costs N npl

1. costs LAW:

costs

frais mpl de l'instance

to pay costs

être condamné aux dépens

to be awarded costs

se voir accorder le remboursement des frais

2. costs:

costs COMM, FIN

frais mpl

transport/labour costs

frais mpl de transport/de main-d'œuvre

production costs

coûts mpl de production

to cut costs

réduire les frais généraux

to cover costs

couvrir les frais

III.cost [Brit kɒst, Am kɔst] VB trans

1. cost < pret, pp cost>:

cost

coûter

the camera costs £250

cet appareil photo coûte 250 livres

how much does it cost?

combien ça coûte?

the tickets cost too much

les billets coûtent trop cher

silver costs less than gold

l'argent coûte moins cher que l'or

the meal cost us £40

le repas nous a coûté 40 livres

the TV will cost £100 to repair

cela coûtera 100 livres de faire réparer la télé

a good wine costs money

un bon vin coûte cher

I can mend it but it will cost you inf

je peux le réparer mais cela vous coûtera cher

2. cost < pret, pp cost> fig:

that decision cost him his job

cette décision lui a coûté son travail

high inflation cost us the election

le fort taux d'inflation nous a fait perdre les élections

politeness costs nothing

ça ne coûte rien d'être poli

3. cost < pret, pp costed> FIN:

cost, a. cost out product

calculer le prix de revient de

cost, a. cost out project, work

calculer le coût de

the project was costed at £3 million

le coût du projet a été évalué à 3 millions de livres

borrowing costs N npl FIN

borrowing costs

coût m de l'emprunt

fixed costs N npl

fixed costs

frais mpl fixes

building costs N npl

building costs

frais mpl de construction

compliance costs N npl

compliance costs

frais mpl de mise en conformité

freight costs N npl

freight costs

frais mpl de transport

running costs N

running costs (of factory, scheme)

dépenses fpl courantes

running costs (of a machine)

coûts mpl de fonctionnement

running costs (of car)

frais mpl d'entretien

indirect costs N npl

indirect costs

frais mpl indirects

development costs N npl

development costs

coûts mpl de développement

wage costs N npl

wage costs

coûts mpl salariaux

costs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for costs in the English»French Dictionary

operating costs N pl

operating costs

frais mpl d'exploitation

transport costs N pl

transport costs

frais mpl de transport

labour costs N pl

labour costs

prix m de la main-d'œuvre

maintenance costs N

maintenance costs

frais mpl d'entretien

running costs N pl

running costs

coûts mpl d'entretien

wage costs N pl

wage costs

coûts mpl salariaux

production costs N pl

production costs

coûts mpl de la production

I.cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] VB trans

1. cost <cost, cost> (amount to):

cost

coûter

to cost £40

coûter 40 livres

it costs him dear

ça lui revient cher

2. cost <cost, cost> (cause the loss of):

cost

coûter

to cost sb dear

coûter cher à qn

3. cost <costed, costed> (calculate price):

cost

évaluer le coût de

II.cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] N

1. cost (price):

cost

prix

at no extra cost

sans dépense supplémentaire

at huge cost

à grands frais

2. cost (sacrifice):

cost

renoncement m

at great personal cost

en faisant de gros sacrifices

to learn sth to one's cost

apprendre qc aux dépens de qn

at all cost(s)

à n'importe quel prix

3. cost pl LAW:

cost

frais mpl d'instance et dépens

unit cost N COMM

unit cost

coût m unitaire

cost price N

cost price

prix m coûtant

at cost price

au prix de revient

costs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it costs him dear

ça lui revient cher

at all cost(s)

à n'importe quel prix

to count the cost(s)

calculer les dépenses

it costs around the $50 mark

ça coûte autour de 50$

it costs a mere $500

ça ne coûte que 500$

to recover one's costs

rentrer dans ses frais

the room alone costs 400 euros

rien que la chambre coûte 400 euros

allocation of costs/roles among three people

répartition des frais/rôles entre trois personnes

to make a contribution towards the costs

prendre part aux frais

acceptance of medical costs by Social Security

prise en charge ADMIN

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Translations for costs in the French»English Dictionary

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coût social

(socio-) economic costs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It requires everyone to buy insurance and subsidizes insurance costs for lower income people on a sliding scale.

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Half of the funds in the $7.3 billion budget for the next fiscal year will go toward citywide personnel costs.

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Also, assembly codes lead to higher software development costs and code portability is not there.

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The costs of the compliance department alone do not reflect true compliance costs.

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Other aspects of economic impact include costs of altering shipping routes away from a disabled port, as well as delays from ports operating over capacity that receive the rerouted ships.

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The commodity business is only good for monster firms with huge machinery to lower costs.

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Lean management has evolved over 100 years, and when you apply those practices to software delivery, you get the same results: faster cycle times, higher quality and lower costs.

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They are not manufactured locally and the costs of setting up local manufacturing facilities would be prohibitive, given the regulations surrounding pharmaceuticals.

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Self-driving trucks could lower shipping expenses by cutting labor costs and, with no weary drivers, letting trucks drive nonstop.

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The variable costs for this project might include data centre power usage, etc.

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