fiacre

/fiˈɑːkrə/ /fiˈeɪkər/

Meanings

noun

A small carriage for hire.

Examples :

"In Paris, tourists often choose to ride in a fiacre for a romantic tour of the city. "

vehicle

Related Words

hire noun

/haɪə/ /haɪɹ/

Payment for the temporary use of something.

"The sign offered pedalos on hire."

city noun

/sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪɾi/

A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

"São Paulo is the largest city in South America."

romantic adjective

/ɹə-/ /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

"My history teacher explained the romantic languages, like French and Spanish, in class today. "

tourists noun

/ˈtʊərɪsts/ /ˈtɔːrɪsts/

Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.

"During the summer, the small beach town is crowded with tourists who are there to relax and enjoy the sun. "

for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

ride noun

/ɹaɪd/

An instance of riding.

"Can I have a ride on your bike?"

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

carriage noun

/ˈkæɹɪdʒ/

The act of conveying; carrying.

"The delivery company specializes in the carriage of fragile goods, ensuring they arrive safely. "

tour noun

/tɔː(ɹ)/

A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.

"On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions."

choose verb

/t͡ʃuːz/

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."