Grammatical class

Noun

volant

steering wheel

Details

Syllables

vo-lant

Phonetics

vo.lɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

10528

Freq. (movies)

7881

Freq. (news)

2394

Sentences

Au volant

At the wheel

A1

Prends le volant.

Grab the wheel.

A1

Prenez le volant.

Take the wheel.

A1

Qui est au volant ?

Who's driving?

A1

Laisse-moi le volant.

Leave the driving to me.

A1

Qui était au volant?

Who was driving?

A2

Je t'ai vu au volant de ta nouvelle voiture.

I saw you driving your new car.

A2

Tom prit place derrière le volant et s'en alla.

Tom got into the driver's seat and drove off.

B1

L'agressivité au volant est un sérieux problème aux USA.

Road rage is a serious problem in the USA.

B1

Il est inconcevable que tu parles au téléphone tandis que tu es derrière le volant.

It's inconceivable that you would talk on the phone whilst behind the wheel.

B1

Vous vous souvenez des « Fous du volant » ? Regardez la primaire aux États-Unis d'Amérique, ça y ressemble drôlement !

Remember "Wacky Races"? Watch the US primary, it's its spitting image!

B1

Femme au volant, mort au tournant.

Female drivers are a constant danger.

B2