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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestaxi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈtaksi/
"Abbiamo preso un taxi per andare in centro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A taxi; a passenger vehicle with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.
"We decided to hail a cab to get to the station on time." - 2
The compartment of a truck, train, or heavy machinery where the driver sits.
"The truck driver climbed into the cab and started the engine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Abbreviated from the word 'cabriolet', derived from the French 'cabriole' meaning 'leap' or 'bound', originally referring to a light two-wheeled carriage. Entering English in the early 19th century, the term evolved from horse-drawn carriages to motorized taxicabs and later expanded to denote the driver's compartment in large vehicles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cab" is said worldwide
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taxi
Transliteration: /tak.si/
"Nous avons pris un taxi pour rentrer."
Taxi
Transliteration: /ˈtaksi/
"Wir nahmen ein Taxi zum Flughafen."
taxi
Transliteration: /ˈtaksi/
"Abbiamo preso un taxi per andare in centro."
taxi
Transliteration: /ˈtaksi/
"Tomamos un taxi para llegar más rápido."
táxi
Transliteration: /ˈtaksi/
"Nós chamamos um táxi para o hotel."
टैक्सी
Transliteration: taiksi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमने स्टेशन जाने के लिए एक टैक्सी ली।"
出租车
Transliteration: chūzūchē
Script: 中文汉字
"我们在路边拦了一辆出租车。"
택시
Transliteration: taeksi
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 공항까지 택시를 탔습니다."
タクシー
Transliteration: takushī
Script: 日本語
"私たちはホテルまでタクシーに乗った。"
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