Grammatical class

Noun

car

a single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach

Details

Syllables

car

Phonetics

kaʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3342

Freq. (movies)

2887

Freq. (news)

136

Sentences

Les élèves vont à l’école en car.

The pupils go to school by coach.

A1

Où est le car ?

Where is the bus?

A1

Je voulais louer un car.

I wanted to rent a bus.

A1

As-tu déjà vomi dans un car ?

Have you ever thrown up in a bus?

A1

Y vas-tu en car ou en voiture ?

Do you go there by bus or by car?

A1

Je ne voulais pas que tu manques ton car.

I didn't want you to miss your bus.

A2

Le car s'arrêta mais personne n'en sortit.

The bus stopped, but no one got out.

A2

Le car s'arrêta prendre des passagers.

The bus stopped to pick up passengers.

B1

Le car s'est précipité au bas de la falaise.

Down went the bus over the cliff.

B1

Le car de touristes est passé par un long tunnel.

The sightseeing bus ran through a long tunnel.

B1

Un car bloquait la passerelle.

A bus was blocking the bridge.

B2

Nous affrétâmes un car.

We chartered a bus.

C2