What does char in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word char in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use char in French.

The word char in French means chariot, tank, float, car, cart, Stop messing around!, covered wagon, jalopy, lemon, oxcart, hand cart, ice boat, ice yacht, sand yacht, land sailing, sand yachting, tank. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word char

chariot

nom masculin (véhicule de l'Antiquité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le film Ben-Hur a été immortalisé par sa fameuse course de chars entre les deux héros.
The film Ben-Hur was immortalized by its famous chariot race between the two heroes.

tank

nom masculin (tank)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'armée a déployé ses chars dans toute la vallée.
The army deployed its tanks throughout the valley.

float

nom masculin (grand véhicule décoré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le carnaval, des chars fleuris défilent dans les rues.
At carnival time, floats decorated with flowers parade through the streets.

car

nom masculin (Can, familier (voiture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre a acheté un nouveau char.
Peter bought a new motor.

cart

nom masculin (véhicule à traction animale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet agriculteur utilise encore un char à bœufs pour ce terrain pentu.
This farmer still uses a cart pulled by oxen on this sloping terrain.

Stop messing around!

interjection (familier (Cesse d'exagérer !)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

covered wagon

nom masculin (vieilli (voiture hippomobile à bancs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jalopy, lemon

nom masculin (figuré, familier (mauvaise voiture) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

oxcart

nom masculin (chariot tracté par des bœufs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hand cart

nom masculin (vieilli (charrette tractée par un homme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ice boat, ice yacht

nom masculin (char à voile sur eau glacée) (vessel: countable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sand yacht

nom masculin (planche à roues et voile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis le bar, on voyait une dizaine de chars à voile slalomer sur la plage.

land sailing, sand yachting

nom masculin (activité) (activity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet été, j'aimerais bien essayer le char à voile. Mon fils est un grand champion de char à voile.
This summer, I'd really like to try sand yachting. // My son is a land sailing champion.

tank

nom masculin (véhicule militaire blindé) (military vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chars d'assaut furent développés durant la Première Guerre mondiale.

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