List of Car Parts in French

When studying French, why must one learn about the vocabulary list of Car Parts in French? Well, France is host to one of the most legendary car makers “Bugatti”!!! It is also world famous for having the oldest car companies in the world. Wanna guess what that is?

Peugeot, one of the oldest vehicle companies in the world, founded in 1810.
Renault which was founded nearly a 125 years ago.
Bugatti – the fastest car in the world
Citroen – World reknown car
Opel – World reknown car

France is a large open country with long roads and beautiful scenery. So who would not like to take a long road trip around France? Besides this, many foreign car makers such as Volkswagen, Nissan, Daimler AG, Ford etc. have facilities and plants in France today developing and producing vehicles.

People in Europe love their cars and travel all over the world with their “ride”. Whether it comes to driving or cleaning, repairing or upgrading parts, or even painting the car, Europeans love to do this on their own. And of course for building anything, you need the right car part.

To get you ready, here’s a guide for you to learn about a simple list of car parts in French with example sentences and with English translation. You can also find an exhaustive list of car parts in French with example sentences and with English translation below this.

How to say Car in French?

Let us start with the absolute fundaments. Before you learn about the list of Car Parts in French, you need to say the word “car” in French. Hey at least while buying a car or renting a car in France, you need to say the word!!

The French word for (Singular) “The Car” is “la voiture”
An example sentence
- ENGLISH: I have a red car.
- FRENCH: J’ai une voiture rouge.
The French word for (Plural) “The Cars” is “les voitures”
An example sentence
- ENGLISH: I love fast cars!
- FRENCH: J’aime les voitures rapides !

Translation for Car Parts in French

Awesome!!! Now you know the word for CAR in French. Let us now proceed with the second part of the absolute fundaments. Before you learn about the list of Car Parts in French, you need to say the word “Car Parts” in French, sounds fair right?

The French word for (Singular) “The Car Part” is “la partie voiture” or “pièce de la voiture”
An example sentence
- ENGLISH: Which car part is broken?
- FRENCH: Quelle pièce de la voiture est cassée ?
The French word for (Plural) “The Car parts” is “Les pièces de voiture” or “pièces automobiles”
An example sentence
- ENGLISH: How many car parts do you want?
- FRENCH: Combien de pièces automobiles voulez-vous ?

Translation for the highway in French

Fantastic!!! Now let us expand our vocabulary by learning a few more words not related to “list of Car Parts in French” but related to the roads.

English	French	English Sentence	French Sentence
The highways	Les autoroutes	There is a highway near my house.	Il y a une autoroute près de chez moi.
The motorways	Les autoroutes	These motorways do not have speed limits.	Ces autoroutes n’ont pas de limitations de vitesse.
The roads	Les routes	The roads are long	Les routes sont longues
Transport	Transport	We must transport the cat.	Nous devons transporter le chat.
Road sign	Panneau de signalisation	The road sign is broken	Le panneau de signalisation est cassé
Road trip	Voyage en voiture (OR) voyage sur la route	The road trip was fun.	Le voyage sur la route était amusant.
Traffic lights	Feux de circulation	Did you see the traffic signal?	Avez-vous vu le feu de circulation?

Types of vehicles in French

Now that you have learnt a lot about the roads and the basic French vocabulary on cars, let us now focus on the different types of vehicles in French. You might want to take a bus, you might have to rent a car, you might have to board an airplane… There are so many types of transport which you will use frequently. Let us go through the different types of vehicles in French.

English	French	English Sentence	French Sentence
The car	La voiture	The car costs EUR 1 Million	La voiture coûte 1 million d’euros
The bus	Le bus	I am a bus driver and I like buses.	Je suis chauffeur de bus et j’aime les bus.
The train	Le train	The train is very long.	Le train est très long.
The aeroplane	L’avion	This is the fastest Aeroplane.	C’est l’avion le plus rapide.
The boat	Le bateau	Do you like boats?	Vous aimez les bateaux ?
The ship	Le navire	The Titanic is a large ship.	Le Titanic est un grand navire.
The tram	Le tramways	There are many trams in France	Il y a beaucoup de tramways en France
The bicycle	La bicyclette / les vélos	In Amsterdam, people love bicycles.	A Amsterdam, les gens aiment les vélos.
The motorcycle	La moto	The Harley Davidson is my favorite motorcycle.	La Harley Davidson est ma moto préférée.