English–French
“backfire” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/petaʁade/
Example
La voiture pétarade quand j'accélère.
The car backfires when I accelerate.
How to say “backfire” in French
“Backfire” in French is pétarader.
A vehicle or machine producing repeated sharp pops from its exhaust or moving parts.
Example sentences with pétarader
Après la réparation, le moteur ne pétarade plus.
After the repair, the engine no longer backfires.
Tips for using pétarader
- Pétarader is an intransitive -er verb, so the noisy vehicle or machine is the grammatical subject, as in La voiture pétarade.