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trafic

traffic, trade

noun trah-FEEK Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Italian traffico (trade)

Also means

trafficking (illegal)

Usage Note

trafic covers both everyday traffic (trafic routier = road traffic) and illegal trade (trafic de drogues = drug trafficking). In railway usage le trafic refers to rail service volume. The verb trafiquer informally means to tamper with something.

Examples

"Le trafic est dense sur l'autoroute."

Natural Translation

Traffic is heavy on the motorway.

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