pare-chocs
French, noun/paʁ.ʃɔk/
pare-chocs is a French masculine noun meaning “bumper (UK), fender (US)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément de carrosserie permettant d’atténuer les chocs”.
What does pare-chocs mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebumper (UK), fender (US)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Élément de carrosserie permettant d’atténuer les chocs. 2. Les seins d’une femme.
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 pare-chocs
- pare-choc alternative
- parechocs
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pare-chocs?
- /paʁ.ʃɔk/
- \paʁ ʃɔk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pare-chocs
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.