TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

BATEAU-TAXI [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

water taxi: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bateau-taxi : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2018-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Water Transport
DEF

A boat which carries people from one point to another for a fare determined in accordance with the distance travelled.

OBS

water taxi: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

OBS

water taxi: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
DEF

Bateau transportant des personnes d'un endroit à un autre moyennant un tarif déterminé en fonction de la distance parcourue.

OBS

bateau-taxi : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

OBS

bateau-taxi : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
OBS

taxi acuático; acuataxi: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la denominación "taxi acuático" es preferible a la expresión inglesa "water taxi". [...] El adjetivo inglés "water" significa "de agua", "acuático", por lo que la alternativa taxi acuático designa con precisión y más claridad este concepto en español y puede ser empleada, por tanto, para referirse a este tipo de transporte.

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: