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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestaxi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tak.si/
"Prenez un taxi pour arriver plus vite."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers for a fee, usually fitted with a taximeter.
"We hailed a taxi outside the hotel to get to the airport on time."
- 1
Of an aircraft: to move slowly along the ground under its own power before takeoff or after landing.
"The airplane began to taxi toward the main runway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Shortened from taxicab, combining 'taximeter' (derived from German 'Taxameter', ultimately from Medieval Latin 'taxa' meaning tax or charge) and 'cabriolet'. The term emerged in the early 20th century to describe automobile vehicles fitted with meters to measure fare based on distance and time traveled.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taxi" is said worldwide
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taxi
Transliteration: /tak.si/
"Prenez un taxi pour arriver plus vite."
Taxi
Transliteration: /ˈtak.si/
"Wir haben ein Taxi zum Bahnhof genommen."
taxi
Transliteration: /ˈtak.si/
"Ho chiamato un taxi per andare in centro."
taxi
Transliteration: /ˈtak.si/
"Es más rápido viajar en taxi por la ciudad."
táxi
Transliteration: /ˈtak.si/
"Chamamos um táxi para o aeroporto."
택시
Transliteration: taiksi
Script: टैक्सी
"हमने स्टेशन जाने के लिए एक टैक्सी बुलाई।"
出租车
Transliteration: chū zū chē
"我们在路边拦了一辆出租车。"
택시
Transliteration: taeksi
"우리는 공항에 가기 위해 택시를 탔다."
タクシー
Transliteration: takushī
"雨が降っていたのでタクシーに乗った。"
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