Cheval-vapeur in France is equal to what in English?
Units of measurement in France in Germany, the "paardekracht" in the Netherlands and the "cavallo vapore" in Italy) using 75 kg rather than 100 kg, which gave a value of 735.49875 W (about 0.985 HP). Eventually, the "poncelet" was replaced with the "cheval vapeur", which was identical to equivalent units of measure in neighbouring countries. In 1977, these units, along with the "stere" and the "livre" (and amongst others, the German "pfund") were proscribed by EEC Directive 71/354/EEC Units of measurement in France France has a unique history of units of measurement due to the radical decision to invent and adopt the metric system after
Château Cheval Blanc a bar. In an episode of Frasier, season 5, episode 19 "Frasier Gotta Have It" Niles (played by David Hyde Pierce) asks "What kind of weak-willed man allows a woman to come between him and a 1981 Cheval Blanc?". Château Cheval Blanc Château Cheval Blanc (French for "White Horse Castle"), is a wine producer in Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux wine region of France. As of 2012, its wine is one of only four to receive the highest rank of Premier Grand Cru Classé (A) status in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine, along with Château Angélus, Château Ausone, and Château Pavie.