"4x4" meaning in French

See 4x4 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.tʁə.katʁ/, /kat.katʁ/, /kat.kat/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-4x4.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-4x4.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-4x4.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-4x4.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: 4X4 [alternative], 4×4 [alternative], quatre-quatre [alternative]
Etymology: Same as English Etymology 2 Head templates: {{fr-noun|mf|#}} 4x4 m or f (invariable)
  1. (automotive) 4x4, 4WD Tags: feminine, invariable, masculine Synonyms: véhicule tout-terrain
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      "form": "4X4",
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    },
    {
      "form": "4×4",
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    },
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      "form": "quatre-quatre",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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          "english": "Fifty centimetres of water is enough to drag even the biggest 4x4, most common in these countries, normally designed to drive in the sand of the desert but actually used to dominate the asphalt.",
          "ref": "2018 November 23, “Dans les pays du Golfe, djellabas trempées et 4x4 noyés [In the states of the Persian Gulf, soaked djellabas and drowned 4x4]”, in Libération:",
          "text": "Cinquante centimètres d’eau suffisent à entraîner même les plus gros 4x4, très nombreux dans ces pays, en principe pour rouler dans les sables du désert, mais en fait pour dominer sur l’asphalte.",
          "translation": "Fifty centimetres of water is enough to drag even the biggest 4x4, most common in these countries, normally designed to drive in the sand of the desert but actually used to dominate the asphalt.",
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        }
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "véhicule tout-terrain"
        }
      ],
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        "invariable",
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "transport",
        "vehicles"
      ]
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          "ref": "2018 November 23, “Dans les pays du Golfe, djellabas trempées et 4x4 noyés [In the states of the Persian Gulf, soaked djellabas and drowned 4x4]”, in Libération:",
          "text": "Cinquante centimètres d’eau suffisent à entraîner même les plus gros 4x4, très nombreux dans ces pays, en principe pour rouler dans les sables du désert, mais en fait pour dominer sur l’asphalte.",
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          "word": "véhicule tout-terrain"
        }
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        "invariable",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kat.katʁ/"
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