tomar un taxi

take a taxi

→ tomar
phrase Uncommon #11,923
take a taxi Used when choosing or telling someone to travel by taxi. The verb changes form depending on the subject and tense, such as toma or tomé.
SP: Vamos a tomar un taxi al aeropuerto.
EN: We're going to take a taxi to the airport.

Voy a tomar un taxi.

I'm going to take a taxi.

Bob perdió el último tren y tuvo que tomar un taxi.

Bob missed the last train and had to take a taxi.

Como iba con prisa, tuve que tomar un taxi.

Since I was in a hurry, I had to take a taxi.

Yo preferiría tomar un taxi que caminar.

I would rather take a taxi than walk.

Entonces resolvió tomar un taxi.

So he decided to take a taxi.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Tenemos mucha prisa, de modo que vamos a tomar un taxi.

We're in a big hurry, so we're going to take a taxi.

Tom tuvo que tomar un taxi.

Tom had to take a taxi.

No tenías que tomar un taxi.

You didn't have to take a taxi.

Creo que tengo que tomar un taxi directo desde la oficina.

I think I need to take a taxi directly from the office.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Tomar un taxi es un lujo para mí.

Taking a taxi is a luxury for me.

Puedes tomar un taxi.

You can take a taxi.

Me gustaría tomar un taxi.

I would like to take a taxi.

Si sigue tomando así tendrá que tomar un taxi para volver a casa.

If he keeps drinking like that, he'll have to take a taxi home.