| Principal Translations |
| traffic n | uncountable (cars) | tráfico nm |
| | (AmL) | tránsito nm |
| | | circulación nf |
| | There is a lot of traffic on the roads this evening. |
| | Hay mucho tráfico en las carreteras esta tarde. |
| traffic n | mainly US, uncountable (customers in a store) | tráfico nm |
| | | comercio nm |
| | Business is good; the store has seen a lot of traffic today. |
| | El negocio va bien; la tienda ha tenido mucho tráfico hoy. |
| traffic n | uncountable (visitors to a website) | tráfico nm |
| | Posting daily on social media can drive traffic to your site. |
| | Si publicas diariamente en redes sociales puedes aumentar el tráfico de tu sitio. |
| traffic n | uncountable (illegal selling) (ilegal) | tráfico nm |
| | | mercado negro loc nom m |
| | Local police said they were aware of the traffic in illegal goods. |
| | La policía local dijo que estaban al tanto del tráfico de mercancía ilegal. |
| traffic n | (communications: volume transmitted) | tráfico nm |
| | Our broadband speed isn't fast enough to deal with this amount of traffic. |
| | Nuestra velocidad de banda ancha no es lo suficientemente rápida para gestionar esta cantidad de tráfico. |
| traffic [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (sell illegally) | traficar⇒ vi |
| | The gang had been trafficking drugs for years before they were caught. |
| | La banda traficó con drogas durante años antes de que los agarraran. |
Compound Forms:
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| air traffic n | (aircraft when flying) | tráfico aéreo nm + adj |
| | Air traffic depends on airport controllers who know how to read radar information. |
| | El tráfico aéreo depende de los controladores que saben interpretar la información de los radares. |
| air traffic control n | (directing and monitoring aircraft) | control de tráfico aéreo nm + loc adj |
| | Air traffic control is one of the most stressful occupations. |
| | Trabajar en control de tráfico aéreo es muy estresante. |
| air-traffic controller n | (person: directs aircraft) | controlador aéreo, controladora aérea loc nm, loc nf |
| | The air-traffic controller directed the plane to a runway. |
| | El controlador aéreo guió al avión hacia la pista de aterrizaje. |
| foot traffic n | (pedestrians) | tráfico peatonal loc nom m |
| | Be careful driving on this street; there is a lot of foot traffic because the university is nearby. |
| freight traffic n | (transport that carries cargo) | tránsito pesado nm |
| jam n | (vehicle congestion) | atasco nm |
| | | embotellamiento nm |
| | Jeff was late to work after being stuck in a jam for three hours. |
| | Jeff llegó tarde al trabajo después de estar en un atasco durante tres horas. |
| relieve traffic congestion v expr | (improve the flow of vehicles) | descongestionar el tráfico vtr + nm |
| road traffic n | (vehicles) | tráfico rodado, tráfico nm |
| | The road traffic is especially heavy at this time in the morning. |
| stop-and-go traffic n | (congested road) | atasco nm |
| | | congestión nf |
| | | embotellamiento nm |
| | The journey seemed to take forever; it was stop-and-go traffic all the way. |
| | El viaje pareció durar años, fue un atasco durante todo el camino. |
| traffic accident n | (vehicle collision) | accidente de tránsito grupo nom |
| traffic circle n | US (roundabout) | rotonda nf |
| | (CO, ES, MX) | glorieta nf |
| | (VE) | redoma nf |
| | (BO, EC) | redondel nm |
| | In the United States cars go round traffic-circles counter-clockwise. |
| | En Estados Unidos los coches circulan por las rotondas en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj. |
| | | vía de sentido circular nf + loc adj |
| traffic cone n | (conical road markers) | cono de tráfico nm |
| | The hole was surrounded by traffic cones so that no one would step in it. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Han puesto conos de tráfico para cerrar el carril derecho de la carretera. |
| traffic control n | (management of road use) | control de carreteras grupo nom |
| | | control de tránsito grupo nom |
| traffic cop n | slang (police officer in charge of roads) | guardia de tráfico grupo nom |
| | She was going too fast so the traffic cop pulled her over. |
| | | policía de tránsito grupo nom |
| | (Chile) | carabinero del tránsito grupo nom |
| traffic court n | US (court that handles traffic violations) | tribunal competente para conocer de las infracciones de tránsito nm |
| | When she hit a street sign with her car, she had to go to traffic court. |
| | (Chile) | juzgado de policía local nm |
| Note: Es un tribunal dependiente de cada municipalidad. |
| | (Argentina) | tribunal de faltas nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para vender el auto necesitás el "libre multa" que se tramita en el tribunal de faltas. |
| | (España) | jefatura de tráfico nf |
| traffic fine n | (charge made for a driving offence) | infracción nf |
| | (ES) | multa de tráfico nf + loc adj |
| | | multa de tránsito nf + loc adj |
| traffic flow n | (movement of road vehicles) | tránsito nm |
| | (ES) | tráfico nm |
traffic island,
also US: safety island n | (traffic) | mediana nf |
| | | camellón nm |
| traffic jam n | (queue of traffic) | embotellamiento nm |
| | | atasco nm |
| | Our journey was delayed by a traffic jam on the A40. |
| | Nuestro viaje se retrasó por un embotellamiento en la autopista A40. |
| traffic lane n | (traffic stream marked off on a road) | carril nm |
| | Cambia de carril si quieres coger la próxima salida. |
| traffic law n | (law governing car traffic) | leyes de tránsito loc nom fpl |
| traffic light n | usually plural (signal) | semáforo nm |
| | When the traffic lights turn red, you must stop. |
| | Cuando el semáforo se ponga en rojo, te debes detener. |
| traffic manager n | (good transport) (en empresa) | gerente de transporte n común + loc adj |
| | The traffic manager is responsible for monitoring cargo handling activities. |
| | El gerente de transporte es el responsable de monitorear las actividades relacionadas con el manejo de las cargas. |
traffic offense (US),
traffic offence (UK) n | (driving violation) | contravención de tránsito nf + loc adj |
| | | falta de tránsito nf + loc adj |
| traffic pattern n | (pattern: movement of people, vehicles) | patrón de movilidad nm + loc adj |
| | | patrón vehicular nm + adj mf |
| traffic pattern n | (airplanes' flight course at an airfield) | patrón de tráfico nm + loc adj |
| traffic sign n | (notice to vehicles) | señal de tránsito loc nom f |
| | | señal de tráfico loc nom f |
| | Some drivers seem incapable of even seeing traffic signs. |
| | Algunos conductores parecen incapaces de ver las señales de tránsito. |
| traffic signal n | (lights controlling traffic flow) | semáforo nm |
| | Traffic signals in the U.S. go from red to green to amber. |
| | Los semáforos en Estados Unidos pasan de rojo, a verde, a ámbar |
| traffic ticket n | (notice of traffic violation) | notificación de infracción grupo nom |
| | (AR, coloquial) | boleta nf |
| | | multa nf |
| traffic violation n | (driving offence) (de tránsito) | infracción nf |
| traffic warden n | UK (officer who monitors parking, etc.) | policía de tránsito n común + loc adj |
| | | guardia de tráfico n común + loc adj |
| | | inspector de tránsito, inspectora de tránsito nm, nf + loc adj |
| | The traffic warden gave him a ticket for being parked on double yellow lines. |
| | El policía de tránsito lo multó por aparcarse en la línea amarilla. |
| two-way traffic n | (cars: opposite directions) | tráfico doble mano grupo nom |
| web traffic n | (visitors to website) | tráfico web loc nom m |