Just imagine the following: You are busy repairing your Berlinette then suddenly you are wondering about a measurement or a special process of assembling your parts. But all you can consult is your French manual! You have some knowledge in French but do not know some technical terms. Have a look in this list, perhaps it may save you some time to get your Alpine on the road again. If you like a more detailed vocabulary, visit Des mots et des autos
| Click on the term's first letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R T U V W X Y Z |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| accélérateur | |
| admission | |
| aération | |
| aile | |
| ajutage d'automaticité | |
| antigel | |
| alésage | |
| alimentation | |
| allumage | ignition |
| allumeur | |
| alternateur | |
| arbre à cames | camshaft |
| arbre de roue | |
| arbre primaire | |
| arceau | roll bar |
| armortisseur | shock absorber |
| autobloquant | |
| auvent | |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| baguette | |
| bague d'étancheite | oil seal |
| barre de torsion | |
| bielle | |
| bielette direction | |
| bobine | |
| boîte à air | air box |
| boîte de vitesses | gear box |
| bouchon | |
| bouchon de radiateur | |
| bouchon de remplissage d'eau | |
| bougie | spark plug |
| boule de levier de vitesse | |
| boulon | screw |
| bouton de commande | switch |
| bras inférieur | |
| bras supérieur | |
| bulle de phare | |
| butée | |
| butoir |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| cable d'accelerateur | |
| capot | cover |
| carburateur | carburator |
| carrossage | |
| chambre de combustion | |
| charnière | |
| carter d'huile | |
| chasse | |
| chauffage | heating |
| chemise | |
| clignotant | |
| coffre | |
| colison antidéjauglage | |
| compte-tours | |
| consommation | |
| couple | |
| couple conique | |
| couple de serrage | |
| couronne de demarreur | |
| course | |
| coussinet | |
| couvre culbuteur | |
| correcteur de freinage | brake presssure regulating valve |
| crémaillères de direction | |
| crique | |
| culasse | |
| culbuteur | |
| custode | |
| cylindrée | |
| cylindre |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| démarreur | |
| differentiel autobloquant | |
| diffuseur | |
| direction | |
| disque de frein | brake disc |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| echappement | exaust pipe |
| écope | |
| écrou | |
| embrayage | clutch |
| empattement | |
| en série | |
| entretoise | |
| essence | fuel |
| étincelle | |
| etrier | caliper |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| feu arrière | rear light |
| feu latéral | |
| feux de croisement | |
| fil de bougie | |
| filtre à huile | oil filter |
| filtre à air | air filter |
| flasque | |
| flexible | brake hose |
| freinage | brake |
| fusée |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| gariture de frein | |
| gicleur de ralentir | |
| gicleur de starter | |
| gicleur principal | |
| goupille | |
| graissage | lubrification |
| grille de vitesses | |
| gros frein | bigger dimensioned brake system for A110 |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| habillage | |
| hors série | |
| huile | oil |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| interieur | interior |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| jante | wheel |
| jeu de soupape | |
| joint | |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| k | |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| levée de soupape | |
| longue portée | |
| losange | |
| lunette |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| maître cylindre | master cylinder |
| moteur | engine |
| moteur échange | |
| moyeu de rou | |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| n | |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| ordre de serrage de la culasse | |
| outil | tool |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| paliers d'essuie-glace | |
| pare brise | windscreen |
| pare brise feuilleté | |
| pare-choc | |
| palier | |
| phares | lights |
| pièce détachée | |
| pignon | |
| piston | |
| plaquette de frein | |
| pneu | tyre |
| poignée de porte | |
| pochette joints | |
| pompe á eau | water pump |
| pompe à essence | fuel pump |
| poulie de dynamo | |
| poulie de vilebrequin | |
| poussoirs tiges | |
| prise d'air | |
| puissance |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| queue de soupape | |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| radiateur | radiator |
| rapport volumétrique | |
| refroidissement | |
| régime de ralenti | |
| régulateur | |
| reservoir d'essence | |
| ressort de suspension | |
| retroviseur | |
| rotule suspension | |
| roulement moyeux |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| segment | |
| servo frein | brake servo |
| silencieux | |
| simili | |
| soufflet | |
| soupape | valve |
| soupape admission | |
| soupape echappement | |
| stabilisatrice | |
| suspension | suspension |
| synchro |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| tendeur de chaine | |
| tige | |
| tours | |
| traction avant | front axle |
| traction arrière | rear axle |
| transmission | transmission |
| tube d'émulsion | |
| tuyau |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| u |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| vilbrequin | crankshaft |
| vitesse maxi | maximum speed |
| vitre de porte | |
| voie | |
| volant | steering wheel |
| volant moteur |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| w |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| x |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| y |
| French | English |
|---|---|
| z |