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"Taxi" is a noun which is often translated as "el taxi", and "cab" is a noun which is also often translated as "el taxi". Learn more about the difference between "taxi" and "cab" below.
taxi(
tahk
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si
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (transport)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (aviation)
a. rodar por la pista
The plane is still taxying, so we're waiting for them at the baggage claim.El avión aún está rodando por la pista, así que estamos esperándolos en la recogida de equipajes.
cab(
kahb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vehicle)
b. el coche de caballos (M) (horse-drawn)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My sister arrived at the church for her wedding in one of those old-fashioned cabs.Mi hermana llegó a la iglesia el día de su boda en uno de esos coches de caballos tradicionales.
c. el cabriolé (M) (horse-drawn)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The driver cracked his whip and the cab set off.El cochero hizo chasquear el látigo y el cabriolé partió.
