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    Ambulancia (en. Ambulance)

    /ambuˈlància/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Vehicle equipped for the transport of patients.
    The ambulance arrived quickly at the accident.
    La ambulancia llegó rápidamente al accidente.
    Emergency service that provides medical care at the scene of the incident.
    I called the ambulance to assist the injured person.
    Llamé a la ambulancia para que asistiría a la persona herida.
    Institution or service that provides emergency medical care.
    The hospital has its own emergency ambulance.
    El hospital tiene su propia ambulancia de emergencias.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'ambulans', which means 'one who walks' or 'that which moves'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    emergency ambulance
    Ambulance that responds to urgent calls.
    ambulancia de emergencias
    inside the ambulance
    Referring to the interior of the vehicle during an emergency.
    dentro de la ambulancia

    Related Words

    emergency
    Critical situation requiring immediate help.
    emergencia
    paramedic
    Professional who assists in medical emergency situations.
    paramédico

    Slang Meanings

    Ambu
    They called an 'ambu' to take the injured person to the hospital.
    Llamaron un 'ambu' para llevar al herido al hospital.
    vehicle for the injured
    They took him away in the vehicle for the injured.
    Se lo llevaron en el carro de los heridos.