Mark Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Just putting a classified ad in a freebie local paper. Does anyone know the French for 'roofrack' and 'spotlights' (ie the two extra lights I rather unnecessarily had added to the bull bars on my Land Rover when I bought it)? Actually, those bull bars were also rather unnecessarily added at the same time, thinking about it.My Collins mega-dictionary, usually fairly reliable, has let me down....Thank you [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 In my very old Collins Robert roofrack is galerie (f) and spotlight is phare (m) auxiliaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Barres de toit are roof bars that fit to roof rails so perhaps galerie de toit?You should at least get some interesting replys, how are you going to cope with the telephone enquiries if your French is not that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 When you need any item translated,why not try ebay.fr,and work through until you find the item you are looking for,and there is also plenty of other relevent words with it.Pogo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 [quote user="J.R."]Barres de toit are roof bars that fit to roof rails so perhaps galerie de toit?You should at least get some interesting replys, how are you going to cope with the telephone enquiries if your French is not that good?[/quote]I can just about do normal stuff like arranging a meeting with prospective buyers but Land Rover toy vocab was never covered at school...[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Wot's a catalytic convertor (or rather wot is it in French) - one of our vans needs a new one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 un converteur catalytique! ou pot catalytique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 [quote user="nicktrollope"]Wot's a catalytic convertor (or rather wot is it in French) - one of our vans needs a new one....[/quote]Google says....convertisseur catalytique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 [quote user="Benjamin"][quote user="nicktrollope"]Wot's a catalytic convertor (or rather wot is it in French) - one of our vans needs a new one....[/quote]Google says....convertisseur catalytique[/quote]Turns out to be pot catalytic - confirmed by the girl in the garage (thanks Missy) - 460€!! HT!!! So I bought on off t'internet for £140 delivered (here).AI have (I subsequently discovered) got a glossary of terms (for lots of things, including vehicles). But as AI is published by a bunch of idiots, I am not going to post the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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