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Cars - passenger compartment / Voitures - habitacle (v)

Useful French vocabulary related to the inside of a car

Vocab

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    Le siège Seat
    Le siège bébé Baby car seat
    Le siège auto (child) car seat
    Le siège enfant Child car seat
    La ceinture de sécurité Safety belt / [US: seatbelt]
    Le volant Steering wheel
    Le klaxon Horn
    Le rétroviseur Rear-view mirror
    Le tableau de bord Dashboard
    Un autoradio Car radio
    La boîte à gants Glove compartment
    Le frein à main Handbrake
    La pédale d'embrayage Clutch
    Le levier de vitesse Gear stick / [US: gearshift]
    Changer de vitesse To change gears / [US : to shift gears ]
    Passer en première To go into first gear / [US : to shift into first gear]
    Passer la première To go into first gear / [US : to shift into first gear]
    La plage arrière Parcel shelf / rear shelf / [US: rear dash]
    Le coffre Boot / [US: trunk]

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    LucienC1Kwiziq community member

    Le levier de vitesse

    Gearshift = gear stick in UK English. 'Gearshift' is an Americanism and your style sheet appears to be to provide a UK English translation followed by US English in square brackets. Similarly UK English would be to 'change gears' not to shift gears, to change into first gear etc.
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    CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

    Thank you Lucien, all fixed!

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    Le levier de vitesse

    Gearshift = gear stick in UK English. 'Gearshift' is an Americanism and your style sheet appears to be to provide a UK English translation followed by US English in square brackets. Similarly UK English would be to 'change gears' not to shift gears, to change into first gear etc.

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