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In this lesson you’ll learn some basic French car words. You’ll see that some of these words are quite different from English so it’s worth spending some extra time on this lesson. It’s also a great chance to practice learning the gender difference between masculine and feminine nouns.
| 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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