traffic

traffic
traffic [ˈtræfɪk]
(verb: preterite, past participle trafficked)
1. noun
   a. (on roads) circulation f ; (other) trafic m
• road traffic circulation f routière
• holiday traffic circulation f des grands départs
• traffic is heavy il y a beaucoup de circulation
• traffic out of Paris la circulation dans le sens Paris-province
• traffic in and out of Heathrow Airport le trafic à destination et en provenance de l'aéroport de Heathrow
   b. ( = illegal trade) trafic m (in de)
2. intransitive verb
• to traffic in sth faire le commerce de qch
3. compounds
► traffic calming noun mesures de ralentissement de la circulation en ville
► traffic circle noun (US) rond-point m
► traffic cone noun cône m de signalisation
► traffic control tower noun tour f de contrôle
► traffic cop (inf) noun
≈ agent m de police
► traffic court noun (US) tribunal où sont jugées les infractions au code de la route
► traffic duty noun
• to be on traffic duty faire la circulation ► traffic jam noun bouchon m
► traffic lights plural noun feux mpl de signalisation
• to go through the traffic lights at red passer au rouge
• the traffic lights were green le feu était vert ► traffic offence noun infraction f au code de la route
► traffic police noun police f de la route
► traffic warden noun (British) contractuel(le) m(f)
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✎ The French word trafic has only one f.
* * *
['træfɪk] 1.
noun
1) Automobile circulation f; Aviation, Nautical, Railways trafic m

traffic into/out of London — la circulation vers/en sortant de Londres

to hold up the traffic — provoquer un bouchon

air/passenger traffic — trafic aérien/de voyageurs

2) (dealing) (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods) trafic m (in de); (in ideas) mouvement m (in de)
3) Electronics, Computing, Telecommunications trafic m
2.
noun modifier [accident, problem, regulations] de la circulation

traffic flow — circulation f

3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -ck-)

to traffic in — faire du trafic de [drugs, cocaine, arms, stolen goods]


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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