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1 auto
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2 automobile
automobile [ɔtɔmɔbil]1. feminine noun• l'automobile ( = industrie) the car industry2. adjective[course, sport] motor ; [assurance, industrie] car* * *otomɔbil
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1) [industrie, assurance, accessoire, constructeur] car (épith)2) Sport [course] motor (épith); [circuit] motor racing (épith)
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1) ( voiture) (motor) car, automobile US2) ( industrie)l'automobile — the car industry GB, the automobile industry US
* * *ɔtɔmɔbil1. adj(industrie) motor, (véhicule) motor modif2. nf1) (= véhicule) motor car, automobile USA2) (= mode de transport)l'automobile — driving, motoring
3) (= industrie) the motor industry, the automobile USA industry* * *A adj1 [véhicule] motorized; voiture automobile (motor) car;B nf1 ( voiture) (motor) car, automobile US;[otɔmɔbil] nom féminin3. [industrie] car industry————————[otɔmɔbil] adjectif -
3 auto
auto [oto]feminine noun* * *auto
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adjectif invariableassurance auto — car ou motor insurance GB, automobile insurance US
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nom féminin car, automobile USPhrasal Verbs:* * *oto1. nf2. préfixeauto, self-* * *B nf car, automobile US.auto tamponneuse bumper car, dodgem.[oto] nom fémininen auto, il faut être prudent one should be careful when driving————————[oto] adjectif invariable→ link=assurance assurance -
4 deux-pattes
n. f. (joc.corr. deux-chevaux): Citroen 2CV motor car. (Contrary to popular belief, this frog-like economy motor car is not powered by a 2 horse-power engine. The French for taxation purposes have graded motor vehicles in chevaux fiscaux categories and the 602 cc engine certainly develops more power than a lawnmower!) -
5 bahut
n. m.1. One's place of work. (Like the bulky item of furniture the word originally refers to, the faceless employer's large premises lack charisma. Dans quelle sorte de bahut est-ce que tu bosses? And where do you earn your crust?)2. (sch.) Mon bahut: My lycée, my school.3. 'Motor', motor car. Il s'est payé un lampadaire avec son bahut: He pranged his car on a lamppost.4. 'Cab', taxi. (The current expression for to flag down a taxi is frêter un bahut.) -
6 tire
n. f.1. 'Motor', car, motor car. -
7 care
n. f. (pej.): 'Heap', 'banger', decrepit motor car. Sa care à la manque lui coûte une fortune: That tatty motor of his costs him a packet. -
8 guinde
n. f.'Wheels', 'motor', motor car. Il passe souvent au guignol avec sa manie de faucher des guindes: His taste for joy-riding regularly lands him in court. -
9 hotte
n. f.1. 'Wheels', 'motor', motor car.2. 'Cab', taxi-cab. -
10 trottinette
n. f. (joc.): 'Wheels', 'motor', motor car. (The twee jocularity stems from the original mcaning of the word; a trottinette is a child's scooter.) -
11 balade
n. f.1. Ramble, stroll.2. 'Spin', short drive in a motor car.3. La balade (Underworld slang): 'The short ride to nowhere' (that ultimate car trip in gangland from which there is no return).4. Etre en balade:a To be on the run from prison.b To be 'high' (through drugs or alcohol abuse).c To be 'out of one's mind', to be in a demented state. -
12 carafe
n. f.1. 'Brainbox', head. Travailler de la carafe: To be 'off one's rocker', to be mad.2. 'Fathead', 'nincompoop', fool. Quelle carafe, ce mec! He's a right Charlie!3. Tomber en carafe: To break down in a motor car. On est tombé en carafe en pleine cambrousse: The car let us down miles from nowhere.4. Rester en carafe:a To 'kick one's heels', to wait in vain.b To 'dry up', to get stuck in the middle of a speech, sermon, etc.5. Laisser quelqu'un en carafe: To 'let someone down', to leave someone in the lurch. -
13 chiotte
n. f.1. 'Heap', 'banger', motor car. Ça c'est de la tire, un peu mieux que ta chiotte! Now that's what I call a car, not like that old crate of yours!2. Les chiottes: 'The karzey', 'the bog', the W.C. La corvée des chiottes: Latrine duty. 'Aux chiottes l'arbitre!' 'We want a referee! We want a referee!' (This derisory chant, more offensive than the English equivalent, can often be heard in football or rugby grounds when the fans feel cheated.) -
14 teuf-teuf
n. m.1. (Child language): 'Putt-putt', motor-car.2. Vintage or veteran car (probably because of their 'Chitty-chitty-bang-bang' image in modern society).3. (Child language): 'Puff-puff', steam engine. -
15 tombereau
n. m.1. (joc.): 'Heap', car, motor car.2. (pej.): 'Ugly biddy', graceless girl (the kind you dread to 'cart around'). -
16 industrie automobile
automobile industry; motor-car industryDictionnaire français-anglais de géographie > industrie automobile
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17 alfa
n. f.1. Hair. N'avoir plus d'alfa sur les hauts plateaux (iron.): To be as bald as a coot.2. (abbr. Alfa-Romeo): Motor car of that make. -
18 amazone
n. f. High-class prostitute who solicits from an expensive motor car. -
19 banane
n. f.1. Overrider on motor car bumper.2. 'Gong', medal, decoration.3. Peau de banane (fig.): Booby-trap, intentionally-laid difficulty aimed at delaying someone's progress. -
20 bousine
n. f. (pej.): 'Banger', 'heap', ramshackle motor car.
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