French word

voiturer

Pronunciation

IPA/vwatyʁe/

Meaning

  • verbdrive

Example

Je vais voiturer ma mère demain.

I will drive my mother tomorrow.

Illustration for voiturer (drive)

More examples

Elle a proposé de voiturer son ami ce soir.

She offered to give her friend a ride tonight.

Core concept

A car carrying a person or load from one place to another.

Common phrases

  • voiturer quelqu'un

    give someone a ride

  • se faire voiturer

    get a ride

Similar words

conduire: Operate a car, motorcycle, or other vehicle.
emmener: Take a person or animal to another place.
transporter: Move people or goods from one place to another.
amener: Bring a person or animal to a particular place.

Definition in French

Transporter quelqu'un ou quelque chose en voiture.

Word origin

Voiturer is formed from the noun voiture with the verb ending -er; voiture comes through Old French from Latin vectura, related to vehere, 'to carry'.

Usage tips

  • Voiturer is less common and more formal than everyday emmener or conduire, so ordinary speech often uses one of those verbs instead.

Related words

  • voituragecarpoolingnoun
  • voituriervaletnoun
  • voiturédrivenadjective

Word lists with this word