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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

bahia

English translation:

taxi rank/bay

Added to glossary by Simon Bruni
May 30, 2012 14:29
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

bahia

Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Mexico
This is from a personal story, a driver is recounting an accident: "me meti por una bahia por donde estan los taxis...hasta encontrar una salida"

I've tried "bay" in English but it doesn't seem to work with the idea of finding a "salida." Could this be a word for a parking garage?

Please note this is Mexican Spanish.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 rank / bay
3 +2 taxicab stand
4 side street
Change log

Jun 13, 2012 08:22: Simon Bruni Created KOG entry

Discussion

MollyRose May 30, 2012:
bay (U.S.) Maybe it's at the taxi garage. A bay is a section of the garage where one vehicle can drive in. Maybe he drove into the bay, but then the taxi drivers wouldn't let him go out (of the taxi garage) driving forward, so he tried to back out. You know? At auto mechanics, they tell you to drive into the first (or 2nd, etc.) bay.
Lauren DeAre (asker) May 30, 2012:
not sure about bay or rank The story goes that he drives into the "bahia", the taxi drivers won't let him out, so he tries to go in reverse until he can find an exit. I'm picturing this to be a long, extra lane on the side of the road where the taxis sit and wait in a line. Is this called a bay? (I've not heard rank used in US English) Thanks!

Proposed translations

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7 mins
Selected

rank / bay

I guess he drove down the taxi rank to avoid traffic, with "salida" here referring to coming out of the traffic. Could do with more context :)

"bay" is used but "rank" is more common in the UK.
Peer comment(s):
agree Patricia Novelo : rank is right
12 mins
agree Jenni Lukac (X) : I've heard "rank" in the US.
4 hrs
agree Jarrah Strunin
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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15 mins

taxicab stand

I've also come across 'stand':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab_stand


I presume he couldn´t get out of the stand once he'd entered it, got stuck behind the taxis that were queued up.



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Note added at 37 mins (2012-05-30 15:07:00 GMT)
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They call them 'stands' in New York at least.

http://www.newyorktransportation.com/limo/taxi.html


And here's a pic:

http://www.jmcqphotography.com/photo_9272550.html

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Note added at 39 mins (2012-05-30 15:08:03 GMT)
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Here's another photo showing an official sign saying 'Taxi Stand':

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-stock-image-new-york-t...
Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Forstag : "Taxi stand" seems to be the most commonly used term in US English (nobody seems to use the term "taxicab" in the US any more).
28 mins
Thanks, Robert :)
agree James A. Walsh : For the US, defo! Cheers, Lisa ;-)
2 hrs
Thanks, James :)
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4 hrs

side street

side street

http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/side street

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-05-30 19:29:43 GMT)
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Limos lined up on the Mason Street side of the Hilton as cabs boycotted the main entrance on O'Farrell ... Taxi boycott at the Hilton Hotel, the second day. Taxicab drivers picketed ...

www.taxi-library.org/hilton.htm · Página en cachéTaxisTraducir esta página
... taxis on the street or find them at taxis stands. (Major transportation hubs such as airports and bus and train stations often have several dozen taxis lined up ... passenger side ...

www.lifeinkorea.com/information/Trans/taxis.cfm · Página en cachéCancun to CozumelTraducir esta página
There are tons of taxis lined up on the street at the end of the pier on the right side. The taxi system is regulated. Always take the taxi at the front of the ...

www.travelnotes.cc/travelers/mainland.html

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-05-30 19:29:59 GMT)
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eski :))
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