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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStau
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Stau
"Wir standen eine Stunde im Stau."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state of being crowded and full of traffic, or of people or things, blocking movement.
"The new bridge should help relieve traffic congestion in the city center."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'congestio', from 'congerere' meaning 'to heap up or accumulate' (com- 'together' + gerere 'to bring'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century initially relating to medical accumulations of blood or humors, later broadening to describe overcrowded traffic and blocked systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Congestion" is said worldwide
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embouteillage
Transliteration: embouteillage
"Il y a beaucoup d'embouteillages le matin."
Stau
Transliteration: Stau
"Wir standen eine Stunde im Stau."
congestione
Transliteration: congestione
"La congestione stradale è un grave problema urbano."
congestión
Transliteration: congestión
"La congestión vehicular empeora en las horas punta."
congestionamento
Transliteration: congestionamento
"O congestionamento na ponte está terrível hoje."
भीड़भाड़
Transliteration: bheedbhaad
"शहर में यातायात की भीड़भाड़ बहुत बढ़ गई है।"
拥堵
Transliteration: yōngdǔ
"早高峰时段交通拥堵非常严重。"
정체
Transliteration: jeongche
"출퇴근 시간에 교통 정체가 심하다."
渋滞
Transliteration: jūtai
"高速道路でひどい渋滞に巻き込まれた。"
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