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  • initialism deux chevaux ("two horses") (a model of car by French manufacturer, Citroën )

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Examples

  • The 2CV was the original Toute Petite Voiture (thats French for Very Small Car) much akin to Nano.

    The Times of India 2009

  • Thanks to "Tim de la Floride" for noticing the lovely picture of "Le Petit Prince" on the back of the Citroen 2CV.

    cramer - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Another supporter, local councillor Hussein Mokhtari, added: "So he has to eat sandwiches and drive a 2CV when he is head of the IMF?"

    Dominique Strauss-Kahn accused of sex attack on maid 2011

  • We owned a bright red Citroën 2CV, the car that defined post-war cool and that made me aware how intimate driving could be because whoever sat next to the driver seemed to sit on my lap.

    In the nude Marcus Speh 2011

  • Take the Eurostar TGV link to Aix-en-Provence from £109 return (eurostar.com) and pick up a cute restored Citroen 2CV (2cvexperience.com) before rolling back the roof and humming around villages of sun-pickled stone.

    Alternative hen, stag and honeymoon destinations 2011

  • There he was last week bragging in fluent French and declaring that "comparing the free bicycles of London to Paris, it's like comparing a Rolls-Royce to a 2CV".

    Diary 2010

  • Fire up the Citroen 2CV! on November 12, 2008 at 1: 59 pm | Reply hearsay

    Public Officials Did Not Kill “Baby P” « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • It's a plastic bodied 2CV whose body is soluble in gasoline.

    Making Light: Open thread 137 2010

  • The convertible version is really very cool, reminiscent of French cars like the Citroen 2CV.

    Long Week With A Smart Car 2010

  • The convertible version is really very cool, reminiscent of French cars like the Citroen 2CV.

    Long Week With A Smart Car 2010

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