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chauffeur
(redirected from chauffeuring)

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chauf·feur  (shfr, sh-fûr)
n.
One employed to drive a private automobile.
v. chauf·feured, chauf·feur·ing, chauf·feurs
v.tr.
1. To serve as a driver for (another).
2. To transport in (a motor vehicle); drive: chauffeured the guests around town.
v.intr.
To serve as a driver for another.

[French, stoker, from chauffer, to heat, stoke, from Old French chaufer; see chafe.]

chauffeur [ˈʃəʊfə ʃəʊˈfɜː]
n
a person employed to drive a car
vb
to act as driver for (a person) he chauffeured me to the stadium he chauffeurs for the Duke
[from French, literally: stoker, from chauffer to heat]
chauffeuse  [ʃəʊˈfɜːz] fem n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chauffeur - a man paid to drive a privately owned carchauffeur - a man paid to drive a privately owned car
chauffeuse - a woman chauffeur
driver - the operator of a motor vehicle
Verb1.chauffeur - drive someone in a vehicle
drive - cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
Translations
chauffeur [ˈʃəʊfəʳ]
A. Nchófer mf, chofer mf (LAm)
B. VTllevar en coche (to the station a la estación) I had to chauffeur him all over town (iro) → tuve que hacer de chófer y llevarle de una punta a otra de la ciudad
C. VIhacer de chófer (for para)

chauffeur [ˈʃəʊfər] nchauffeur m
chauffeur-driven car [ˈʃəʊfərdrɪvən] nvoiture f avec chauffeur

chauffeur
nChauffeur m, → Fahrer m; chauffeur-drivenmit Fahrer or Chauffeur; to be chauffeur-driveneinen Fahrer haben

chauffeur [ˈʃəʊfəʳ] nautista m/f

chauffeur
n chauffeur [ˈʃəufə, (American ) ʃəuˈfə:r]
a person employed as a car-driver for a rich or important person. chauffeur سائِق шофьор šofér chauffør der Fahrer σοφέρ chófer, chofer autojuht شوفر autonkuljettaja chauffeur נֶהַג צָמוּד शोफर, चालक vozač sofőr sopir ekill, bílstjóri autista おかかえ運転手 자가용 운전수 šoferis, (samdytas) vairuotojas šoferis pemandu chauffeur (privat)sjåfør szofer motorista şofer (наёмный) шофёр šofér (poklicni) šofer šofer chaufför คนขับรถยนต์ şoför 富人或重要人物雇用的專屬司機 шофер, водій امیر آدمیوں کی گاڑی کا ڈرائیور tài xế

chauffeur سائق سيارة šofér chauffør Fahrer σοφέρ chófer autonkuljettaja chauffeur vozač autista おかかえ運転手 운전 기사 chauffeur sjåfør szofer chofer, motorista шофер chaufför คนขับรถ şoför người lái xe 司机


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