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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTraffic
/ˈtræf.ɪk/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."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Italian 'trafficare', meaning to trade or carry on commerce, which likely stems from Vulgar Latin elements combining 'trans-' (across) and a root related to action or making. By the late 16th century in English, the term shifted from denoting commercial trade and movement of goods to describing the movement of pedestrians, vehicles, and ships along routes.
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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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