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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesembouteillage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.bu.tə.jaʒ
"L'embouteillage aux heures de pointe est un problème majeur dans cette ville."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A condition on transport networks that occurs as use increases, characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing.
"Severe traffic congestion on the bypass added forty minutes to my morning commute." - 2
The overcrowding of streets and highways by a surplus of vehicles relative to the capacity of the road infrastructure.
"City planners are introducing congestion pricing to discourage unnecessary driving and reduce traffic congestion downtown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'traffic' (derived from Italian 'trafficare', meaning to carry on trade or move about, ultimately from Vulgar Latin) and 'congestion' (from Latin 'congestionem', meaning an accumulation or crowding, from 'congerere', to heap together). The compound phrase became prominent in urban studies and civil engineering during the mid-20th century with the explosion of automobile ownership and metropolitan expansion.
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embouteillage
Transliteration: ɑ̃.bu.tə.jaʒ
"L'embouteillage aux heures de pointe est un problème majeur dans cette ville."
Verkehrsstau
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃtaʊ̯
"Der morgendliche Verkehrsstau kostet die Pendler viel Zeit."
congestione del traffico
Transliteration: kon.dʒesˈtjo.ne del ˈtraf.fi.ko
"La congestione del traffico peggiora durante le vacanze estive."
congestión vehicular
Transliteration: koŋ.xesˈtjon be.hi.kuˈlaɾ
"La congestión vehicular en la autopista causó grandes retrasos."
congestionamento
Transliteration: kõ.ʒes.tjo.naˈmẽ.tu
"O congestionamento na ponte estava insuportável esta manhã."
यातायात की भीड़भाड़
Transliteration: yātāyāt kī bhīṛbhāṛ
"शहर में यातायात की भीड़भाड़ एक गंभीर समस्या बनती जा रही है।"
交通拥堵
Transliteration: jiāotōng yōngdǔ
"早高峰时期的交通拥堵让人非常头疼。"
교통 체증
Transliteration: gyotong chejeung
"퇴근 시간에 심각한 교통 체증이 발생했습니다."
交通渋滞
Transliteration: kōtsū jūtai
"高速道路で大きな交通渋滞が起きました。"
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