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The car (La voiture) |
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Vocabulaire utile à
l'automobiliste (= motorist) ou au mécanicien (mechanic)
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| > autoroute | = motorway (GB), interstate (US) |
| > consommation | = mileage |
| > constructeur automobile | = car maker |
| > crever | = to have a puncture |
| > démonstration | = show |
| > d'occasion | = second-hand |
| > durer | = to last |
| > s'engorger | = to choke |
| > faire marche arrière | = to reverse |
| > fausser | = to warp |
| > filtrer | = to filter |
| > gonfler (un pneu) | = to inflate (a tyre) |
| > gonfler (un moteur) | = to hot up (an engine) |
| > graisser | = to lubricate |
| > industrie automobile | = automobile industry |
| > louer | = to rent |
| > mécanicien | = mechanic |
| > oxydé | = corroded |
| > ralenti | = tick-over |
| > régler (un moteur) | = to tune |
| > résistant aux chocs | = shockproof |
| > réviser | = to service |
| > rouille | = rust |
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A l'extérieur de la
voiture (= outside the car)
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| > capot | = bonnet |
| > calandre | = grille |
| > pare-brise | = windscreen |
| > fenêtre | = window |
| > poignée de portière | = door handle |
| > antenne | = aerial |
| > pare-chocs | = bumper |
| > phare | = head light |
| > pneu | = tyre |
| > porte | = door |
| > serrure de porte | = door lock |
| > roue | = wheel |
| > feu rouge arrière | = rear light |
| > coffre | = boot |
| > lunette arrière | = rear window |
| > aile | = wing |
| > feu de marche arrière | = reversing light |
| > clignotant | = indicator light |
| > accès au réservoir d'essence | = petrol flap |
| > enjoliveur | = hubcap |
| > rétroviseur extérieur | = outside mirror |
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A l'intérieur de la
voiture (= inside the car)
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| > compte-tours | = rev-counter |
| > indicateur de vitesse | = speedometer |
| > pare-soleil | = sunvisor |
| > rétroviseur | = rear view mirror |
| > essuie-glace | = windscreen wiper |
| > ventilation | = air vent |
| > klaxon | = horn |
| > starter | = choke |
| > clignotant | = indicator |
| > volant | = steering wheel |
| > pédales | = pedals |
| > débrayage | = clutch |
| > frein | = brake |
| > contact | = ignition |
| > levier de vitesse | = gearchange lever |
| > chauffage | = heater |
| > boîte à gants | = glove compartment |
| > horloge | = clock |
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Le moteur (= the engine)
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| > filtre à air | = air filter |
| > câble de bougie | = spark plug cable |
| > bouchon de remplissage d'huile | = filter hole |
| > ressort de soupape | = valve spring |
| > soupape d'admission | = inlet valve |
| > collecteur d'échappement | = exhaust manifold |
| > alternateur | = alternator |
| > ventilateur | = cooling fan |
| > poulie | = pulley |
| > courroie de ventilateur | = fan belt |
| > arbre à cames | = camshaft |
| > filtre à huile | = oil filter |
| > bouchon de vidange d'huile | = oil drain plug |
| > carter | = oil pan |
| > volant | = flywheel |
| > démarreur | = starter |
| > distributeur / delco | = distributor |
| > pompe à essence | = petrol pump |
| > jauge à huile | = dipstick |
| > carburateur | = carburetor |
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Les carrosseries (= bodies)
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| > coupé | = two-door sedan coach |
| > voiture familiale | = estate car |
| > break | = station wagon |
| > berline | = four-door sedan |
| > limousine | = limo |
| > décapotable / cabriolet | = convertible |
| > voiture de course | = racing car |

