This page is intended to be an introduction to French car vocabulary. If you’re on a trip to France and will be on the road here you can find:
| la voiture car | la bagnole car (slang) |
| l'automobile automobile | l'auto car |
| le char le char (Quebec) | le véhicule vehicle |
| conduire to drive | je conduis I drive |
| le volant steering wheel | le siège seat |
| la roue wheel | l'essuie-glace windshield wiper |
| le pare-brise windshield/windscreen (UK) | le phare headlight |
| le moteur engine | le frein brake |
| le frein à main handbrake | le klaxon horn |
| le tableau de bord dashboard | le clignotant indicator/blinker |
| l'embrayage clutch | l'accélérateur accelerator |
| le capot hood | le coffre trunk/boot (UK) |
| la ceinture de sécurité seat belt | le réservoir gas tank |
| l'essence gas/petrol (UK) | le cric jack |
| la portière door | le rétroviseur rear-view mirror |
| le compteur kilométrique odometer | le compteur de vitesse speedometer |
| la jauge de carburant fuel guage | le pare-chocs bumper |
| le pot d'échappement exhaust pipe | les clés keys |
| les marques de voitures car brands | Peugeot |
| Renault | Citroën |
Video from FrenchPod101
Related lessons:
- Driving Conversation Lesson
- Motorcycle Words
- Getting and asking directions
- Reading sings
- Conduire (to drive) conjugation
- Emergency vocabulary and phrases
More resources:
- French parts of the car (saberfrances.com.ar)
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