Corbillard (en. Hearse)

/kɔʁ.bi.jar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Vehicle intended for the transport of the deceased.

The hearse drove the coffin to the cemetery.

Le corbillard a conduit le cercueil au cimetière.

In a figurative sense, it can refer to a dark atmosphere.

The atmosphere during the meeting was as gloomy as a hearse.

L'ambiance lors de la réunion était aussi lugubre qu'un corbillard.

From Old French 'corbillart', derived from 'corbeille', referring to a type of vehicle.

to go like a hearse

Refers to something that moves very slowly.

aller comme un corbillard

hearse humor

Very dark or macabre humor.

humour de corbillard

coffin

Box designed to hold the body of a deceased person.

cercueil

funeral

Relating to funerals.

funéraire

mortuary

Related to death or funerary rites.

mortuaire

Refers to a slow car.

This old hearse of a car takes hours to go up the hill.

Ce vieux corbillard de voiture prend des heures pour monter la côte.

To make fun of someone who is sad.

Stop acting like a hearse, you’re not at a funeral!

Arrête de faire ta tête de corbillard, tu n'es pas à un enterrement !