Tesla collision parts in French: English–French glossary with Québec shop terms

The words, family by family

Each row is one family of parts. “French term we use” is the term in our French product names. “OQLF term” is the entry in the Office québécois de la langue française's Grand dictionnaire terminologique, when there is one; a note in brackets marks an entry that covers the assembly, the device or a component rather than the part itself. “Other names” lists other words used in Québec — in body shops, at the parts counter or in catalogues — including English loanwords (bumper, hood, link kit, bearing de roue).

We only list another name when a public Québec source shows it in use; when we found none, the cell says “—” instead of a guess. The last column sums up the sources behind the term; it does not measure how often a word is used.

Bumpers and bumper parts

98 parts. The name links to the English product page; the French product page is one click away from it.

Fenders, wheel arches, hood and body

86 parts. The name links to the English product page; the French product page is one click away from it.

Headlights, tail lights and reflectors

43 parts. The name links to the English product page; the French product page is one click away from it.

Side mirrors

18 parts. The name links to the English product page; the French product page is one click away from it.

Suspension, wheels and sensors

31 parts. The name links to the English product page; the French product page is one click away from it.

Cooling, electrical and cabin

11 parts. The name links to the English product page; the French product page is one click away from it.

Why these words

Couvre-pare-chocs, not revêtement: both mean the plastic bumper skin, but “couvre-pare-chocs” is the word of the GAA's Guide de l'estimateur, the reference guide written for Québec's damage estimators, and of catalogues such as NAPA's. You will also find “couvert de pare-chocs”, for example in the trade magazine Autosphere, in an article about a request from Québec's body-shop association (CCPQ) to the GAA. Tesla's own French manuals say “carénage”.

Fausse-aile, not garde-boue: the OQLF lists fausse-aile and doublure d'aile for the liner inside the wheel arch. “Garde-boue” can be confusing because it also means the mud flap, so we no longer use it for this part.

Porte-fusée, not fusée: the OQLF and CAA-Québec call the steering knuckle a porte-fusée (CAA-Québec adds “knuckle”, which you will also hear); Tesla's manual says fusée.

Our French product names favour the French term; a few English equivalents appear in brackets (frunk, crush can, compliance link). The other names are listed here so you can still find the part by the word you use.

Frequently asked

Sources

• Office québécois de la langue française — Grand dictionnaire terminologique (GDT, in French)
• Groupement des assureurs automobiles (GAA) — Guide de l'estimateur, 1 September 2020 update (PDF, in French)
• Language Portal of Canada (Translation Bureau) — “automobile (anglicismes)” (in French)
• Autosphere — “Une compensation pour les couverts de pare-chocs” (CCPQ, GAA), March 2021 (in French)
• NAPA Auto Parts Canada — French catalogue, “Couvre-pare-chocs”
• Alxmic (Québec auto parts) — “Lexique des termes québécois de pièces auto” (in French)
• CAA-Québec — “Les pièces d'auto expliquées… en français” (in French)
• Alex Pneu et Mécanique (Montréal) — “Rotules, bras de suspension, biellettes” (in French)
• Kijiji — Greater Montréal classifieds, search “penture” (mostly in French)
• Kijiji — Québec classifieds, search “TPMS” (mostly in French)
• Tesla — body repair procedures and service manuals in Canadian French (fr-CA)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “pare-chocs” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “attache-remorque” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “aile” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “fausse-aile, doublure d'aile, passage de roue” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “capot” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “bas de caisse” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “trappe de la prise de recharge, trappe du port de recharge” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “phare antibrouillard” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “phare” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “feu arrière” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “rétroviseur extérieur” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “porte-fusée” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “bras de suspension” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “biellette de raccordement” (in French)
• OQLF, GDT entry — “roulement de moyeu, roulement de roue” (in French)