fou du volant
French, noun/fu dy vɔ.lɑ̃/
fou du volant is spelled F-O-U-D-U-V-O-L-A-N-T (11 letters). Fou du volant is a French masculine noun meaning “car buff, petrolhead (car enthusiast)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui conduit de manière dangereuse”.
What does fou du volant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecar buff, petrolhead (car enthusiast)
- 2
masculinespeeder (someone who speeds, who drives too fast)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui conduit de manière dangereuse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fou du volant
- fous du volant plural
- folle du volant feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fou du volant?
- /fu dy vɔ.lɑ̃/
- \fu dy vɔ.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.