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Record 1 2005-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

A low car, often open and with balloon tyres, for driving on sand.

OBS

The term "buggy" is seldom used alone in English as it still implies a horse-drawn vehicle, especially in the United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Véhicule léger tout terrain, constitué d'un châssis de voiture de série, d'une caisse en polyester et doté de jantes et pneus larges.

OBS

Pluriel : des buggys ou des buggies.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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