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taxi/tak.si/

noun · A1 · Frequency 1319

nounmasculine

Meanings

  1. taxi; taxi driver

    Refers to the vehicle and its driver.

Examples

  • Le taxi attendait devant l'hôtel sous une pluie fine.

    The taxi was waiting in front of the hotel in a light rain.

  • Le taxi connaissait un itinéraire plus rapide vers la gare.

    The taxi driver knew a faster route to the station.

  • Un taxi a transporté l'équipe médicale jusqu'à l'île voisine.

    A transport helicopter carried the medical team to the nearby island.

Collocations

  • prendre un taxitake a taxi
  • un taxi aérienan air taxi

Common mistakes

  • une taxi

    un taxi

    Taxi is a masculine noun, so the article should be un, not une.

  • taxi comme conducteur

    chauffeur de taxi

    The taxi driver should be called chauffeur de taxi, not taxi directly referring to the driver.

Related words

  • synonymvoiture de taxitaxi car

  • synonymchauffeur de taxitaxi driver

nounmasculine

Meanings

  1. taxi; taxi driver

    Refers to the vehicle and its driver.

Examples

  • Les taxis attendent les voyageurs devant la gare.

    The taxis are waiting for travelers in front of the station.

  • Les taxis de nuit acceptent les paiements par carte.

    The night taxis accept card payments.

  • Des taxis aériens relient les îles voisines en quelques minutes.

    Air taxis connect the nearby islands in a few minutes.

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