traffic

traffic
'træfik
1. noun
1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) tráfico
2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) tráfico

2. verb
(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) traficar
- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden
traffic n tráfico
traffic
tr['træfɪk]
noun
1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL tráfico, circulación nombre femenino, tránsito
■ there's heavy traffic today hay circulación intensa hoy
2 (of ships, aircraft) tráfico
3 (of people, goods) tránsito, movimiento
4 (trade) tráfico
■ drug traffic tráfico de drogas
adjective
1 de la circulación, del tráfico
intransitive verb
1 traficar (in, en)
■ he trafficked in arms traficaba en armas
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
traffic circle SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL rotonda
traffic jam atasco, embotellamiento
traffic lights semáforo
traffic sign señal nombre femenino de tráfico
traffic ['træfɪk] vi, trafficked ; trafficking : traficar (en)
traffic n
1) commerce: tráfico m, comercio m
the drug traffic: el narcotráfico
2) : tráfico m, tránsito m, circulación f (de vehículos, etc.)
traffic
v.
• traficar v.
adj.
• tráfico, -a adj.
• tránsito, -a adj.
n.
• circulación s.f.
• contratación s.f.
• movimiento s.m.
• trata s.f.
• tráfico s.m.
• tránsito s.m.
'træfɪk
mass noun
1)
a) (vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)

traffic policeman — agente m or policía m de tráfico or de tránsito

b) (of ships) tráfico m
c) (of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo
2)
a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento m
b) (pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatones
c) (paying customers) (AmE) clientela f
3) (trafficking) tráfico m

drug traffic — tráfico de drogas, narcotráfico m

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Phrasal Verbs:
['træfɪk] (vb: pt, pp trafficked)
1. N
1) (Aut, Aer, Naut, Rail) tráfico m , circulación f , tránsito m (esp LAm)

the traffic is heavy during the rush hour — hay mucho tráfico durante las horas punta

traffic was quite light — había poco tráfico

traffic was blocked for some hours — la circulación quedó interrumpida durante varias horas

closed to heavy traffic — cerrado a los vehículos pesados

air traffic — tráfico m aéreo

2) (=trade) tráfico m , comercio m (in en)

drug traffic — narcotráfico m , tráfico m de drogas

2.
VI

to traffic (in) — traficar (en)

3.
CPD (Aut) [regulations] de circulación, de tránsito (esp LAm)

traffic accident N — accidente m de tráfico, accidente m de circulación, accidente m de tránsito (LAm)

traffic calming N — medidas para reducir la velocidad del tráfico

traffic circle N — (US) rotunda f , glorieta f

traffic cone N — cono m señalizador

traffic control N — (=act) control m del tráfico; (=lights) semáforo m

traffic control tower N — torre f de control

traffic cop * N — policía mf de tráfico

traffic court N — (US) tribunal en el que se juzgan las infracciones de tráfico

traffic duty N —

to be on traffic duty — estar en tráfico

traffic flow N — flujo m de tráfico

traffic island N — refugio m

traffic jam N — embotellamiento m , atasco m

a five-mile traffic jam — un atasco de cinco millas

traffic light N — semáforo msing

traffic lights NPL — semáforo msing

traffic offence N — (Brit) infracción f de tráfico

traffic police N — policía f de tráfico, policía f de tránsito

traffic sign N — señal f de tráfico

traffic violation N (US) — = traffic offence

traffic warden N — guardia mf de tráfico or tránsito

road
* * *
['træfɪk]
mass noun
1)
a) (vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)

traffic policeman — agente m or policía m de tráfico or de tránsito

b) (of ships) tráfico m
c) (of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo
2)
a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento m
b) (pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatones
c) (paying customers) (AmE) clientela f
3) (trafficking) tráfico m

drug traffic — tráfico de drogas, narcotráfico m

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Phrasal Verbs:

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