coûter la vie

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.te la vi/ === 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