au volant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o vɔ.lɑ̃/

Adjective

au volant (invariable)

1. behind the wheel, at the wheel (driving a car)

   femme au volant, mort au tournant ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “woman behind the wheel means death at the corner”)

2. (of restaurants) drive-in