{"id":27695,"date":"2017-08-17T20:55:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T18:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27695"},"modified":"2017-11-06T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:18:21","slug":"en-voiture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/en-voiture\/","title":{"rendered":"En Voiture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer can mean lots of wonderful things, including spending time at the beach, barbecuing with friends and family, and trips to new and exciting locales. This means traveling, which means…you might be spending a lot more time in your car.<\/p>\n

In French, the word for car is\u00a0voiture.\u00a0<\/em>The word\u00a0v<\/em>oiture\u00a0<\/em>is feminine, so it is\u00a0la voiture.\u00a0<\/em>The verb “to drive” in French is\u00a0conduire.\u00a0<\/em>Conduire\u00a0<\/em>can also mean “to conduct or lead” in addition its main definition. Conduire\u00a0<\/em>is also an irregular verb. Here is the conjugation of\u00a0conduire\u00a0<\/em>in the present tense:<\/p>\n

je conduis<\/em><\/p>\n

tu condius<\/em><\/p>\n

il\/elle\/on conduit<\/em><\/p>\n

nous conduisons<\/em><\/p>\n

vous conduisez<\/em><\/p>\n

ils\/elles conduisent<\/em><\/p>\n

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But there are many others words that you just might need to use when you’re driving a car. In fact, if you happen to be driving a car in a French-speaking country, learning vocabulary related to cars and driving might be important for safety reasons. Here are some words that might be useful to you:<\/p>\n

La ceinture de s\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/p>\n

Le klaxon<\/em><\/p>\n

Le volant\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0the steering wheel<\/p>\n

Le tableau de bord \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>the dashboard<\/p>\n

Le clignotant \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the\u00a0<\/em>turn signal\/indicator<\/p>\n

Le phare \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the headlight<\/p>\n

Le r\u00e9troviseur \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>the rearview mirror<\/p>\n

Le frein \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the brake<\/p>\n

Le capot \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the hood<\/p>\n

Le coffre \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the trunk<\/p>\n

Le pneu \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the tire<\/p>\n

Le pare-brise \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the windshield<\/p>\n

L’essuie glace (m) \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>the windshield wiper<\/p>\n

Le permis de conduire \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>driver’s license<\/p>\n

La plaque d’immatriculation \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>license plate<\/p>\n

D\u00e9marrer \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>To start (the ignition)<\/p>\n

There are also certain phrases that might be useful if you fall into any problems while driving in France. Hopefully, you’ll never need to use some of the following phrases!<\/p>\n

L’autoroute est payante. \u00a0<\/em>The highway charges tolls.<\/p>\n

Je suis en panne d’essence. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>I ran out of gas.<\/p>\n

Il faut que je fasse le plein. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>I need to fill up the tank.<\/p>\n

J’ai un pneu crev\u00e9. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>I have a flat tire.<\/p>\n

C’est un feu vert\/rouge. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>It’s a green\/red light.<\/p>\n

Il faut gonfler les pneus. \u00a0<\/em>The tires need to be inflated.<\/p>\n

Il y a un probl\u00e8me de freins. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>There’s a problem with the brakes.<\/p>\n

Le pare-brise est cass\u00e9. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The windshield is broken.<\/p>\n

Ma voiture est en panne. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>My car broke down.<\/p>\n

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If you are traveling this summer,\u00a0amusez-vous bien et bon voyage!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Summer can mean lots of wonderful things, including spending time at the beach, barbecuing with friends and family, and trips to new and exciting locales. This means traveling, which means…you might be spending a lot more time in your car. In French, the word for car is\u00a0voiture.\u00a0The word\u00a0voiture\u00a0is feminine, so it is\u00a0la voiture.\u00a0The verb “to…<\/p>\n

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