noun

la voiture

car

C’est un moyen de transport à quatre roues qui sert à déplacer des personnes sur les routes.

Word: voiture

Language: French

Meaning

The French word "voiture" primarily means "car" or "automobile" in English. It refers to a motor vehicle with four wheels used for transportation of people on roads.

Parts / Etymology

The word voiture comes from the verb "voire," which means "to carry" or "to transport."
The suffix -ure in French often indicates nouns related to an action or the result of an action.

Additional Meanings

Besides referring to an automobile, "voiture" can also mean:

A carriage or coach (historically or in older contexts), a type of horse-drawn vehicle before cars existed.
In railway language, "voiture" means a "railway carriage" or "railroad car"—a part of a train.

Synonyms

automobile
auto (informal)
bagnole (colloquial, somewhat slangy)
caisse (slang)
véhicule

Antonyms

There are no direct antonyms since "voiture" is a specific noun, but contrasting ideas could be:

bike (vélo)
pedestrian (piéton)
bus (bus, autobus)

Summary:
The word "voiture" refers to a car / automobile in modern French but can also mean a railway carriage or older form of transport such as a coach depending on context. It derives from the idea of carrying or transporting and is commonly used in everyday life to describe motor vehicles.