Definition
To drive as a chauffeur; to transport in a vehicle with a driver (rare or humorous).
Etymology
From the prefix 'be-' combined with 'chauffeur' (from French 'chauffeur,' meaning driver, derived from 'chauffer,' to heat—originally stokers for early cars); a whimsical formation.
Kelly Says
This delightfully obscure word shows how English speakers try to verbofy anything—turning 'chauffeur' into 'bechauffeur' is the kind of linguistic playfulness that died out in modern English.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ড্রাইভার
dray-ivar
CACatalà
conductor
kon-duk-tor
CSČeština
chauffér
sho-fɛr
DEDeutsch
Chauffeur
sho-fœʁ
ELΕλληνικά
chauffeur
sho-fœr
FAفارسی
راننده
ran-nandeh
FISuomi
kuljettaja
kul-je-ta-ja
FRFrançais
chauffeur
sho-fœʁ
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
sopir
so-pir
IGIG
onye na-agba
oh-nye na-ag-ba
ITItaliano
autista
aw-tee-stah
MSBahasa Melayu
pengemudi
pen-ge-moo-di
MYမြန်မာ
ကောက်ကောက်
ka-uk-ka-uk
NLNederlands
chauffeur
sho-fœr
PLPolski
kierowca
kee-roh-vtsa
PTPortuguês
motorista
mo-toh-REE-stah
RUРусский
водитель
voditel'
SVSvenska
chaufför
sho-fœr
SWKiswahili
dereva
de-re-va
TAதமிழ்
ஓட்டுநர்
o-tu-nar
TEతెలుగు
డ్రైవర్
drai-var
THไทย
คนขับรถ
kon khrap rot
TLTL
manggagawa
man-ga-ga-wa
UKУкраїнська
водій
vo-diy
VITiếng Việt
lái xe
lye xe
YOYO
ọlọ́gbọ́
oh-loh-gboh
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee