traf·fic (tr f  k)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. [French trafic, from Old French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare, to trade, perhaps from Catalan trafegar, to decant, from Vulgar Latin *tr  nsfaecre : trns-, trans- + faex, faec-, dregs; see feces.]traf fick·er n. |
traffic
Noun
1. the vehicles travelling on roads
2. the movement of vehicles or people in a particular place or for a particular purpose: air traffic
3. trade, esp. of an illicit kind: drug traffic
4. the exchange of ideas between people or organizations: a lively traffic in ideas
Verb
[-ficking, -ficked]
to carry on trade or business, esp. of an illicit kind: he confessed to trafficking in gold and ivory [Old French trafique]
trafficker n
Traffic merchandise transported from place to place; the movement of vehicles; lumber; trash; rubbish, 1628; the rabble.
Examples: traffic of faculties, 1633; of honour, 1702; of omnibuses, cabs, carriages, and carts, 1886.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  traffic - the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of timeaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole air traffic - traffic created by the movement of aircraft commuter traffic - traffic created by people going to or returning from work foot traffic, pedestrian traffic - people coming and going on foot vehicle traffic, vehicular traffic - the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality |
| 2. |  traffic - buying and selling; especially illicit tradecommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) slave trade, slave traffic - traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries | |
| 3. |  traffic - the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" | |
| 4. | traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations" | |
| Verb | 1. |  traffic - deal illegally; "traffic drugs" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" |
| 2. |  traffic - trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" |
traffic
Translations
traffic [ˈtræfɪk] n (gen), (AUT) → tráfico, circulación f; tránsito
vi to traffic in (pej) [+ liquor, drugs]; traficar en;
n traffic [ˈtrӕfik]
1 vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river. verkeer حَرَكة مُرور движение dopravní ruch trafik der Verkehr κυκλοφορία, κίνηση tráfico liiklus عبور و مرور liikenne circulation, trafic תְנוּעָה, תַעֲבוּרָה परिवहन promet forgalom lalu-lintas umferð traffico 交通 교통 eismas, judėjimas transports; satiksme lalu lintas verkeer trafikk, ferdsel ruch trânsito circulaţie, trafic движение, транспорт dopravný ruch promet saobraćaj trafik การจราจร trafik 交通 транспорт; рух گاڑيوں کي نقل و حرکت phương tiện 交通
2 trade, especially illegal or dishonest the drug traffic. handel تِجارَه незаконна търговия černý obchod ulovlig handel; -handel der Handel παράνομο εμπόριο, διακίνηση tráfico äri(tsemine) سوداگری؛ داد و ستد kaupustelu trafic מִסחַר לא חוּקִי आदान प्रदान trgovina, nedopuštena trgovina kereskedelem perdagangan gelap ólögleg viðskipti traffico 取引 (부정) 거래 prekyba kontrabandas tirdzniecība perdagangan haram zwarte handel (ulovlig) handel/trafikk handel tráfico trafic (незаконная) торговля (čierny) obchod trgovina trgovina handel การลักลอบค้า yasa dışı ticaret 非法交易 торгівля ناجائز تجارت họat động buôn lậu 非法交易
v – past tense, past participle ˈtrafficked –
to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly They were trafficking in smuggled goods. smokkel يُتاجِر بالمَحْظورات търгувам незаконно obchodovat načerno handle handeln διακινώ traficar hangeldama داد و ستد کردن kaupustella faire le commerce/trafic de לִסחוֹר בְּאוֹפֶן לא חוּקִי दुर्व्यापार करना baviti se nedopuštenom trgovinom, preprodavati kereskedik memperdagangkan secara gelap stunda ólögleg viðskipti trafficare 取引きする 부정한 거래를 하다 prekiauti tirgoties ar kontrabandu menjual handel drijven zwarte drive (ulovlig) handel handlować traficar a face trafic (de) (незаконно) торговать obchodovať načierno trgovati trgovati driva [] handel ค้าขายสิ่งผิดกฎหมาย yasa dışı ticaret yapmak 做非法交易 торгувати ناجائز تجارت کرنا buôn lậu 做非法交易
n trafficker
a usually illegal or dishonest dealer a trafficker in drugs. smokkelaar تِجارةٌ بالمَحْظورات търговец неод. černý obchodník, -ice handler; -handler illegale(r) Händler(In) λαθρέμπορος traficante hangeldaja داد و ستد کننده؛ قاچاقچی kaupustelija trafiquant/-ante סוֹחֵר סָמִים अनुचित व्यापार करने वाला trgovac, preprodavač üzér pengedar -braskari; eiturlyfjasali trafficante 悪徳商人 부정거래를 하는 사람 prekiautojas kontrabandas tirgotājs pedagang haram zwartehandelaar langer, pusher handlarz traficante traficant торгаш pokútny obchodník prekupčevalec diler drogom schackrare, []langare ผู้ค้าขาย kaçakçı 非法交易商販 нелегальний торговець; гендляр, ділок خلاف قانون يا بے ايمان تاجر kẻ buôn lậu 非法交易商贩
traffic island
a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across. voetgangereiland جَزيرَة مُرور пешеходно островче dopravní ostrůvek trafikø die Verkehrsinsel νησίδα isla de peatones, isleta, refugio jalakäijate saar(eke) سکوی ایمنی liikennekoroke refuge אִי תְנוּעָה यातायात चक्कर pješački otok járdasziget jalur tengah umferðareyja spartitraffico 安全地帯 (가로의) 안전 지대 saugumo salelė gājēju saliņa (pārejot ielu) pulau pembahagi lalu lintas vluchtheuvel trafikkøy wysepka QUERY refugiu (pentru pietoni) островок безопасности dopravný ostrovček prometni otok pešačko ostrvo refug เกาะกลางถนน orta kaldırım (交通術語)安全島 острівець безпеки روڈ کے بيچ ميں چھوٹا چبتورہ جہاں پيدل چلنے والے گذرنے کے انتظار ميں کھڑے ہوتے ہيں chỗ đứng giữa đường （交通术语）安全岛
traffic jam
a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely. verkeersknoop إزْدِحام السَّيْر задръстване dopravní zácpa trafikprop die Verkehrsstauung, der Stau μποτιλιάρισμα embotellamiento, atasco liiklusummik صفی از ماشین ها که پشت سر یکدیگر مانده و نمی توانند جابجا شوند liikenneruuhka embouteillage פְּקָק תְּנוּעָה यातायात अड़चन, उलझन prometni zastoj forgalmi dugó kemacetan lalu-lintas umferðarhnútur ingorgo 交通まひ 교통 체증 kamštis satiksmes sastrēgums kesesakan lalu lintas verkeersopstopping trafikkork korek uliczny engarrafamento ambuteiaj пробка; затор dopravná zápcha zastoj v prometu saobraćajni zastoj trafikstockning, bilköer การจราจรติดขัด trafik sıkışıklığı 交通擁擠 затор; пробка آمد و رفت کا بند ہونا ách tắc giao thông 交通拥挤
traffic lights
lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc Turn left at the traffic lights. robot, verkeerslig أضْواء السَّيْر светофар semafor lyssignal die Verkehrsampel φωτεινοί σηματοδότες semáforo valgusfoor چراغ راهنمایی liikennevalot feux (de circulation) רַמזוֹר यातायात बत्ती semafor forgalmi jelzőlámpa lampu lalu-lintas umferðarljós semaforo 交通信号 교통 신호등 šviesoforas luksofors lampu isyarat verkeerslicht lyssignal, trafikklys sygnalizacja świetlna semáforos semafor светофор semafor semafor semafor trafikljus ไฟจราจร trafik ışıkları 紅綠燈(交通用語) світлофор ٹريفک کنٹرول کرنے والي لائٹ đèn giao thông 红绿灯（交通用语）
traffic warden, warden
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