Definition of cabriolet in English:
cabriolet
noun ˈkabrɪə(ʊ)leɪˌkæbriəˈleɪ
1A car with a roof that folds down.
- Not only is it a stunning car in its own right, but also a fantastic re-working of the cabriolet.
- The new cabriolet is in very strong demand worldwide, so the initial offering in Ireland will be powered by the 1.6 litre 102 bhp engine.
- However, turning the car into a cabriolet, spider or pick-up does takes some time and effort.
- The wives showed themselves true to stereotype by forever cooking meals containing an abundance of chips and driving to shoe shops in Japanese cabriolets.
- Finally, I decided I'd trade in the cabriolet and invest in another secondhand car.
- Reports are sketchy about the model though it is said to be a cabriolet of some description.
- Traditionally, demand for - and therefore prices of - open sports cars and cabriolets rose in the spring, stayed high through the summer, dipped in the autumn and plummeted in winter.
- The next time you're out, there will be lots of cabriolets and luxury sedans.
- An increase in body rigidity of 112 per cent compared with the outgoing cabriolet will also bring benefits both dynamically and in terms of safety.
- If a 4-seat cabriolet is a little too big or a V - 8 not enough power, don't fret.
- As rain lashed across the street, he watched a neighbour struggling to close the roof of his cabriolet.
- It is for any manufacturer who produces a cabriolet a niche product.
- Gerry drove away with his own cabriolet - this was the best way for him to sort out his thoughts.
- The floors are hard polished and the spotlights angle down to display the roadsters and the coupes and the cabriolets at their very best.
- Not even the rotten cabriolets out there can put this bunch off.
- It is one dominated by sedans that take just under 50%, with station wagons, people carriers, cabriolets, and coupes accounting for the rest.
- With no beams or bars to disrupt the view, as there would be in a normal cabriolet or roadster, it's a bit like sitting in the cockpit of a glider.
- It does mean, nevertheless, that a cabriolet must first and foremost work as a regular hard top car for it to be worth buying.
- Taking only a minimum of effort to change guises, it can be transformed from a three-door hatchback to a small sedan with an open roof, a cabriolet, a sporty spider or even a pickup.
- Richard went around the city on a Vespa and she in an used cabriolet.
2A light two-wheeled carriage with a hood, drawn by one horse.
- This vehicle needed a smaller less flashy horse than the Cabriolet and the groom sat to the left of the driver.
- Different kinds of carriages, coaches, cabriolets, caroches, and carryalls were parked in rows, some of them currently being worked on by a dozen or so employees.
- The reference to the horse-drawn cabriolet and the ‘blind lamps’ gives this poem a historical feel and adds to its restrained poetics.
- A true horse drawn cabriolet is not a terribly uncommon sight in areas with large horse populations, as the carriage handles well, looks elegant, and is suitable for a wide range of weather conditions.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French, from cabriole 'goat's leap', from cabrioler 'to leap in the air' (see cabriole); so named because of the carriage's motion.
Definition of cabriolet in US English:
cabriolet
nounˌkæbriəˈleɪˌkabrēəˈlā
1A car with a roof that folds down.
- Not even the rotten cabriolets out there can put this bunch off.
- Reports are sketchy about the model though it is said to be a cabriolet of some description.
- The new cabriolet is in very strong demand worldwide, so the initial offering in Ireland will be powered by the 1.6 litre 102 bhp engine.
- Taking only a minimum of effort to change guises, it can be transformed from a three-door hatchback to a small sedan with an open roof, a cabriolet, a sporty spider or even a pickup.
- As rain lashed across the street, he watched a neighbour struggling to close the roof of his cabriolet.
- However, turning the car into a cabriolet, spider or pick-up does takes some time and effort.
- An increase in body rigidity of 112 per cent compared with the outgoing cabriolet will also bring benefits both dynamically and in terms of safety.
- The next time you're out, there will be lots of cabriolets and luxury sedans.
- It does mean, nevertheless, that a cabriolet must first and foremost work as a regular hard top car for it to be worth buying.
- Gerry drove away with his own cabriolet - this was the best way for him to sort out his thoughts.
- Finally, I decided I'd trade in the cabriolet and invest in another secondhand car.
- It is for any manufacturer who produces a cabriolet a niche product.
- Richard went around the city on a Vespa and she in an used cabriolet.
- It is one dominated by sedans that take just under 50%, with station wagons, people carriers, cabriolets, and coupes accounting for the rest.
- Not only is it a stunning car in its own right, but also a fantastic re-working of the cabriolet.
- If a 4-seat cabriolet is a little too big or a V - 8 not enough power, don't fret.
- The floors are hard polished and the spotlights angle down to display the roadsters and the coupes and the cabriolets at their very best.
- The wives showed themselves true to stereotype by forever cooking meals containing an abundance of chips and driving to shoe shops in Japanese cabriolets.
- Traditionally, demand for - and therefore prices of - open sports cars and cabriolets rose in the spring, stayed high through the summer, dipped in the autumn and plummeted in winter.
- With no beams or bars to disrupt the view, as there would be in a normal cabriolet or roadster, it's a bit like sitting in the cockpit of a glider.
2A light two-wheeled carriage with a hood, drawn by one horse.
- The reference to the horse-drawn cabriolet and the ‘blind lamps’ gives this poem a historical feel and adds to its restrained poetics.
- A true horse drawn cabriolet is not a terribly uncommon sight in areas with large horse populations, as the carriage handles well, looks elegant, and is suitable for a wide range of weather conditions.
- Different kinds of carriages, coaches, cabriolets, caroches, and carryalls were parked in rows, some of them currently being worked on by a dozen or so employees.
- This vehicle needed a smaller less flashy horse than the Cabriolet and the groom sat to the left of the driver.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French, from cabriole ‘goat's leap’, from cabrioler ‘to leap in the air’ (see cabriole); so named because of the carriage's motion.