French
Franzer is a term from automobile sport .
In a rally , a specialty of automobile sport , the co-driver (copilot) is referred to as a French. The Frenchman has the task of taking over the administrative part of a trip.
The term Franzer probably comes from the aviation language of the First World War . The pilot was called Emil . The copilot (navigator, observer) was called Franz , from which the metaphor “we got lost” was derived in German, which is still used today as a synonym for getting lost during a trip.
The term Franzer was already mentioned in older editions of the Duden, but does not seem to have established itself in German usage today.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: ADAC Rallye Schule - where pilots and "French" learn the rallying basics )
- ↑ Manfred von Richthofen : The red fighter pilot ( online ).
- ^ Organizer of the Bad Schmiedeberg Rally ( Memento from July 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ADAC rally school in the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben ( Memento from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Where pilots and "French" learn the basics of rallying - ADAC Rallye Schule visits the MotorsportArena Oschersleben Press release of January 23, 2007 - General German Automobile Club (ADAC)
- ^ BZ Berlin
- ^ Wiktionary