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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestraffico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: traf-fee-ko
"Il traffico era intenso durante l'ora di punta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The movement of vehicles and pedestrians along roads.
"The traffic was heavy during rush hour." - 2
The commercial activity of buying and selling goods.
"The traffic of goods increased significantly during the holiday season."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'traffic' originates from the Middle French 'trafic', which means trade or commerce. It evolved in the late 15th century to refer to the movement of goods and people, and by the 19th century, it became associated specifically with vehicles on roads.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Traffic" is said worldwide
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trafic
Transliteration: trafik
"Le trafic était dense pendant l'heure de pointe."
Verkehr
Transliteration: fer-kair
"Der Verkehr war während der Stoßzeiten stark."
traffico
Transliteration: traf-fee-ko
"Il traffico era intenso durante l'ora di punta."
tráfico
Transliteration: trah-fi-ko
"El tráfico estaba pesado durante la hora pico."
tráfego
Transliteration: trah-feh-go
"O tráfego estava intenso durante o horário de pico."
यातायात
Transliteration: yaatayaat
"पीक समय के दौरान यातायात भारी था।"
交通
Transliteration: jiāotōng
"高峰时段交通繁忙。"
교통
Transliteration: gyotong
"혼잡한 시간대에 교통이 막혔습니다."
交通
Transliteration: こうつう
"ラッシュアワーの交通は混雑していました。"
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