| Traduções principais |
| traffic n | uncountable (cars) | tráfego sm |
| | | trânsito sm |
| | There is a lot of traffic on the roads this evening. |
| | Há muito tráfego nas estradas esta noite. |
| transit n | (shipping) | transporte sm |
| | | trânsito sm |
| | Transit of these goods took longer than expected. |
| congestion n | (traffic: overcrowding) | congestionamento, engarrafamento sm |
| | (BRA) | tranqueira sf |
| | (POR) | trânsito sm |
| | We got tired of the congestion and moved to the country. |
| traffic flow n | (movement of road vehicles) (movimento de veículos nas estradas) | fluxo de tráfego loc sm |
| | | trânsito sm |
| transit n | US (public transportation) | trânsito sm |
| | | mobilidade sf |
| | | transporte público sm |
| | This city needs better transit. |
| transit n | (passage through) | trânsito sm |
| | Our transit through London went smoothly and we made our connecting flight with time to spare. |
| transit n | (astrology: planet moving through sign) | trânsito sm |
| | Astrologists interpret transits to make predictions. |
| Formas compostas: |
| circulating adj | (person: moving from place to place) (pessoa) | em trânsito loc adj |
crossing guard (US),
lollipop lady,
lollipop man (UK) n | (for crossing a road) | guarda de trânsito loc sf |
| | The crossing guard at this intersection is very friendly; he kids around with the children and chats with the adult pedestrians. |
| in transit adv | (traveling, moving) | em trânsito loc adv |
| | We couldn't reach them in either place because they were in transit between the two. |
| laissez-passer n | (UN passport) | passaporte sm |
| | | livre-trânsito sm |
meter maid,
metermaid n | US or UK, dated (female traffic warden) | policial de trânsito loc sf |
| | He ran to beat the meter maid to his illegally parked car. |
point duty,
points duty n | UK (traffic directing at junction) | policial encarregado do trânsito sm |
| pointsman n | UK (traffic-directing police officer) | guarda de trânsito smf |
| relieve congestion in sth v expr | (improve traffic flow in) | descongestionar o trânsito em loc v |
| | | liberar o tráfego em loc v |
| | The town planners are building a bypass to try to relieve congestion in the city. |
| road rage n | informal (aggression while driving) | violência no trânsito sf + loc adj |
| | (informal) | briga de trânsito sf + loc adj |
| | (trânsito) | conduta agressiva sf + adj |
| | Most of us have experienced road rage at one time or another. |
| road safety n | (prevention of traffic accidents) | segurança no trânsito loc sf |
| | Children are taught about road safety at school. |
Road Safety Officer,
road safety officer n | (employee: traffic safety) | agente de trânsito loc sm |
| | | oficial de trânsito loc sm |
| | The Road Safety Officer visits schools and talks to the students. |
| road sign n | (traffic notice) | placa de trânsito loc sf |
| | Didn't you see the road sign? - it said 'Cattle Crossing Ahead'. |
| showstopping adj | figurative (performance: sensational) (figurado: sensacional) | de parar o trânsito expres |
| traffic court n | US (court that handles traffic violations) (EUA, tribunal que lida com infrações de trânsito) | tribunal especial para infrações de trânsito loc sm |
| | When she hit a street sign with her car, she had to go to traffic court. |
| traffic fine n | (charge made for a driving offence) (multa aplicada em infrações de trânsito) | multa de trânsito loc sf |
| traffic sign n | (notice to vehicles) | placa de trânsito loc sf |
| | Some drivers seem incapable of even seeing traffic signs. |
| traffic signal n | (lights controlling traffic flow) (luzes que controlam o fluxo de trânsito) | semáforo sm |
| | | sinal de trânsito loc sm |
| | Traffic signals in the U.S. go from red to green to amber. |
| traffic ticket n | (notice of traffic violation) | multa de trânsito loc sf |
| | | notificação de infração de trânsito loc sf |
| traffic violation n | (driving offence) | infração de trânsito loc sf |
| traffic warden n | UK (officer who monitors parking, etc.) (policial que monitora estacionamento, etc.) | guarda de trânsito loc smf |
| | The traffic warden gave him a ticket for being parked on double yellow lines. |
| transient n | (person) | pessoa em trânsito loc sf |
| | | transeunte sm |
| | The workers were all transients; at the end of the season, they would move on. |
| transit n as adj | (relating to shipping) | em trânsito loc adj |
| | Transit goods are subject to a customs declaration procedure. |
| transit n as adj | US (relating to public transportation) | de trânsito loc adj |
| | The city's transit buses are clean and reliable. |
| transit n as adj | (relating to passage through) | em trânsito loc adj |
| | Transit passengers must stay within the airport. |
| transit n as adj | (path, etc.: relating to astrology) | de trânsito loc adj |
| | The astrologist consulted her chart to check the Sun's transit date from Cancer to Leo. |
| transit n as adj | (path, etc.: relating to astronomy) | de trânsito loc adj |
| | This video illustrates the transit path of Venus across the face of the Sun. |