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Dictionary: tax·i   (tăk') pronunciation
 
n., pl. tax·is or tax·ies.

A taxicab.


v., tax·ied (tăk'sēd), tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing, tax·ies or tax·is (tăk'sēz).

v.intr.
  1. To be transported by taxi.
  2. To move slowly on the ground or on the surface of the water before takeoff or after landing: an airplane taxiing down the runway.
v.tr.
  1. To transport by or as if by taxi: taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office.
  2. To cause (an aircraft) to taxi.

[Short for TAXIMETER or TAXICAB.]


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IN BRIEF: An automobile hired to take a person somewhere.

pronunciation Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair. — George Burns (1896-1996), American comedian.

 
Translations: Taxi
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - taxa, taxi
v. intr. - køre i taxa, rulle (i flyvemaskine)
v. tr. - transportere med taxa, rulle (en flyvemaskine hen ad landingsbanen)

idioms:

  • taxi company    taxifirma
  • taxi rank    holdeplads for taxaer
  • taxi stand    holdeplads for taxaer, kaperrække

Nederlands (Dutch)
taxi, taxiën (van een vliegtuig voor het opstijgen)

Français (French)
n. - taxi
v. intr. - rouler doucement (un avion)
v. tr. - transporter, mener

idioms:

  • taxi rank    station de taxis
  • taxi stand    station de taxis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Taxi
v. - rollen (lassen), mit einem Taxi fahren, in einem Taxi befördern

idioms:

  • taxi rank    Taxistand
  • taxi stand    Taxistand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγοραίο επιβατικό όχημα, ταξί
v. - (για αεροσκάφη) τροχοδρομώ (σε διάδρομο αεροδρομίου)
pref. - ταξι-

idioms:

  • taxi company    εταιρία (ραδιο)ταξί
  • taxi rank    (Βρετ.) πιάτσα ταξί
  • taxi stand    (ΗΠΑ) πιάτσα ταξί

Italiano (Italian)
taxi, andare in taxi, rullare, flottare

idioms:

  • taxi rank    stazione di taxi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - táxi (m)
v. - andar de táxi, taxiar (Aer.)

idioms:

  • taxi rank    ponto de taxi
  • taxi stand    ponto de taxi

Русский (Russian)
такси, ехать на такси, везти на такси, рулить, выруливать

idioms:

  • taxi rank    стоянка такси
  • taxi stand    стоянка такси

Español (Spanish)
n. - taxi
v. intr. - ir o llevar en taxi, rodar por la pista
v. tr. - ir o llevar en taxi, rodar por la pista

idioms:

  • taxi rank    fila de taxis
  • taxi stand    parada de taxis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - taxi
v. - åka taxi, ta en taxi
pref. - taxi-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
计程车, 出租汽车, 乘出租汽车, 滑行, 用出租汽车载, 使滑行

idioms:

  • taxi company    出租车公司
  • taxi rank    出租汽车候客站
  • taxi stand    出租汽车招呼站

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 計程車, 出租汽車
v. intr. - 乘計程車, 滑行
v. tr. - 用計程車載, 使滑行

idioms:

  • taxi company    計程車公司
  • taxi rank    計程車候客站
  • taxi stand    計程車招呼站

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 택시, 전세 영업 배
v. intr. - 택시로 가다, (비행기가) 지상에서 스스로 이동하다
v. tr. - 택시로 나르다, (비행기를) 지상에서 이동케 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タクシー
v. - 滑走する, タクシーで行く

idioms:

  • taxi company    タクシー会社
  • taxi rank    タクシー乗り場
  • taxi stand    タクシー乗り場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سيارة أجرة للركاب (فعل) يركب سيارة ألأجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מונית, סירה להסעת נוסעים‬
v. intr. - ‮נע, נסע במסלול ההמראה‬
v. tr. - ‮הסיע‬


 
 

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