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    Vocabulaire utile à l'automobiliste (= motorist) ou au mécanicien (mechanic)
    > 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

     

    A l'extérieur de la voiture (= outside the car)
    > 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

     

    A l'intérieur de la voiture (= inside the car)
    > 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

     

    Le moteur (= the engine)
    > 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
    > pome à essence = petrol pump
    > jauge à huile = dipstick
    > carburateur = carburetor

     

    Les carrosseries (= bodies)
    > 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