Usage Note
Bagnole is familiar/slang for voiture and is very common in everyday speech. It carries a slightly dismissive tone — it can imply the car is old or unremarkable. The masculine equivalent slang word is tacot for a real clunker.
Examples
"Sa bagnole est en panne."
Natural Translation
His car has broken down.

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