trafficking

traf·fic  (trfk)

n.

1.

a. The passage of people or vehicles along routes of transportation.

b. Vehicles or pedestrians in transit: heavy traffic on the turnpike; stopped oncoming traffic to let the children cross.

2.

a. The commercial exchange of goods; trade.

b. Illegal or improper commercial activity: drug traffic on city streets.

3.

a. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system. See Synonyms at business.

b. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.

4.

a. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage Internet traffic.

b. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy Internet traffic.

5. Social or verbal exchange; communication: refused further traffic with the estranged friend.

intr.v. traf·ficked, traf·fick·ing, traf·fics

To carry on trade or other dealings: trafficked in liquidation merchandise; traffic with gangsters.

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[French trafic, from Old French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare, to trade, perhaps from Catalan trafegar, to decant, from Vulgar Latin *trnsfaecre : trns-, trans- + faex, faec-, dregs; see feces.]

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traffick·er n.

Translations

trafficking [ˈtræfɪkɪŋ] n → trafic m
drug trafficking → le trafic de drogue
traffic lights npl → feux mpl de signalisation
traffic offence n (British) → infraction f au code de la route
traffic police n → police f de la route
traffic sign n → panneau m de signalisation
traffic violation n (US) = traffic offence
traffic warden n (British) → contractuel(le) m/f

trafficking

n → Handel m → (in mit); (in illegal alcohol) → Schieberei f → (in von); (in pornography) → Vertrieb m → (in von)