Definition
A convertible car with a folding soft top, or historically, a light two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a hood. The term emphasizes the open-air driving experience.
Etymology
From French cabriolet, diminutive of cabriole meaning 'goat's leap', from Italian capriola. Originally described the bouncing motion of a light carriage, later applied to convertible automobiles in the early 20th century.
Kelly Says
The cabriolet's name captures the playful, bouncing quality of both the original horse-drawn version and modern convertibles. Interestingly, the term 'cab' for taxi derives from cabriolet, as these light carriages were among the first hired vehicles in cities.
Translations
ARالعربية
كابريوليه
kābriyūliyah
BNবাংলা
ক্যাব্রিওলেট
kyābriyōleṭ
CACatalà
cabriolet
kabriˈɔlɛt
CSČeština
kabriolet
kabriɔlɛt
DADansk
cabriolet
kabriˈoːlɛt
DEDeutsch
Cabriolet
kaˈbʁi̯oˌleːt
ELΕλληνικά
καμπριολέ
kampriolé
ESEspañol
cabriolet
kabriˈolet
FAفارسی
کابریولت
kābriyūlet
FISuomi
avoin auto
ɑvoin ɑuto
FRFrançais
cabriolet
kabʁijɔlɛ
GUGU
કેબ્રિયોલેટ
kēbriyōleṭ
HAHA
motar ba baiwa
motar ba baiwa
HEעברית
קבריולט
kabriyōlet
HIहिन्दी
कैब्रियोलेट
kaibriyōleṭ
IDBahasa Indonesia
mobil terbuka
mɔbil tərbuka
IGIG
ụgbọ ala ọhụrụ
ụɡbɔ ɑlɑ ɔhụrụ
ITItaliano
cabriolet
kabriˈɔlet
KKKK
кабриолет
kabriɐˈlʲet
KMKM
រថយន្តបើកបន្ទប់
roth yɔn bɛk bɑntɔb
MRMR
कॅब्रिओलेट
kĕbriyōleṭ
MSBahasa Melayu
kereta terbuka
kərɛta tərbuka
MYမြန်မာ
ကာဘီယိုလက်
kābmiyōleṭ
NLNederlands
cabriolet
kabriˈoːlɛt
NONorsk
cabriolet
kabriˈoːlɛt
PAPA
ਕੈਬਰੀਓਲੇਟ
kaibriyōleṭ
PLPolski
kabriolet
kabriɔˈlɛt
PTPortuguês
cabriolé
kabriˈɔle
RORomână
cabrioletă
kabriɔˈle.tə
RUРусский
кабриолет
kabriɐˈlʲet
SVSvenska
cabriolet
kabriˈoːlɛt
SWKiswahili
gari la kubadilisha
ɡari la kubadilisha
TAதமிழ்
காப்ரியோலெட்
kābriyōleṭ
TEతెలుగు
కాబ్రియోలెట్
kābriyōleṭ
THไทย
รถคันบิด
rot khan bid
TRTürkçe
cabriolet
kabriˈolet
UKУкраїнська
кабріолет
kabriɐˈlʲet
URاردو
کابریولٹ
kābriyūlaṭ
VITiếng Việt
xe mui trần
seː mui tran
YOYO
kabriyọleti
kabriyọleti
ZUZU
imotokari yethu
imotokari yethu