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 |
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