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ambulancia

ambulance

noun ahm-boo-LAHN-syah Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From French ambulance, from Latin ambulare (to walk, to move).

Usage Note

Ambulancia is a standard, pan-Hispanic term with no regional variation. The expression llamar a la ambulancia ('to call an ambulance') is universal. The related adjective ambulante ('itinerant, mobile') shares the same Latin root but is not directly connected in everyday usage.

Examples

"Llamaron a la ambulancia de inmediato."

Natural Translation

They called the ambulance immediately.

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