English–French
“horse-drawn cab” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/fjakʁ/
Example
À Paris, on voit parfois un fiacre.
In Paris, you sometimes see a horse-drawn cab.
How to say “horse-drawn cab” in French
“Horse-drawn cab” in French is fiacre.
A four-wheeled horse-drawn cab carrying paying passengers through a city.
Example sentences with fiacre
Le mot fiacre désigne une voiture à chevaux utilisée autrefois comme taxi.
The word fiacre refers to a horse-drawn carriage once used as a taxi.
Tips for using fiacre
- Fiacre is old-fashioned and usually evokes historical or tourist settings; modern French normally uses taxi for a paid car ride.