traffic

traffic
1. noun, no pl.
1) no indef. art. Verkehr, der

traffic is heavy/light — es herrscht starker/geringer Verkehr

2) (trade) Handel, der

traffic in drugs/arms — Drogen-/Waffenhandel, der

3) (amount of business) Verkehr, der
2. intransitive verb,
-ck- Geschäfte machen

traffic in something — mit etwas handeln od. Handel treiben; (fig.) mit etwas schachern (abwertend)

* * *
['træfik] 1. noun
1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) der Verkehr
2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) der Handel
2. verb
(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) handeln
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- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden
* * *
traf·fic
[ˈtræfɪk]
I. n no pl
1. (vehicles) Verkehr m
air/rail \traffic Luft-/Bahnverkehr m
commercial \traffic Handelsverkehr m
heavy \traffic starker Verkehr
passenger \traffic Personenverkehr m
to get stuck in \traffic im Verkehr stecken bleiben
to direct \traffic den Verkehr regeln
2. (on telephone) Fernsprechverkehr m
data \traffic COMPUT Datenverkehr m
3. (in illegal items) illegaler Handel (in mit +dat)
drug \traffic Drogenhandel m
4. (form: dealings)
to have \traffic with sth/sb mit etw/jdm zu tun haben [o in Verbindung stehen
II. n modifier (casualties, flow, hazard, offence, problems, tie-ups) Verkehrs-
\traffic lane Fahrstreifen m
III. vi
<-ck->
handeln
to \traffic in weapons [or arms] Waffenhandel betreiben
to \traffic in drugs mit Drogen handeln
to \traffic in pornography Pornografie vertreiben
* * *
['trfɪk]
1. n
1) Verkehr m; (AVIAT) Flug- or Luftverkehr m

a policeman was directing traffic — ein Polizist regelte den Verkehr

traffic coming into London is advised to avoid Putney Bridge — Fahrern in Richtung Innenstadt London wird empfohlen, Putney Bridge zu meiden

2) (= business of port, airport) Umschlag m

traffic in steel — Stahlumschlag m

freight traffic — Frachtumschlag m

3) (usu pej: trading) Handel m (in mit); (in pornography) Vertrieb m (in von); (in illegal alcohol) Schieberei f (in von)
2. vi (usu pej)
handeln (in mit); (in drugs also) dealen (inf) (in mit); (in pornography) vertreiben ( in +acc); (in illegal alcohol) verschieben ( in acc)
* * *
traffic [ˈtræfık]
A s
1. (öffentlicher, Straßen-, Schiffs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Verkehr
2. (Personen-, Güter-, Nachrichten-, Fernsprech- etc) Verkehr m
3. (auch illegaler) Handel (in sth mit; with sb mit):
traffic in drugs drug traffic
4. fig
a) Verkehr m, Geschäft(e) n(pl)
b) Austausch m (in von):
traffic in ideas
5. besonders US Kunden(andrang) pl(m) (in einem bestimmten Zeitraum)
B v/i prät und pperf trafficked (auch illegal) handeln oder Handel treiben (in sth mit; with sb mit):
traffic in drugs dealen
* * *
1. noun, no pl.
1) no indef. art. Verkehr, der

traffic is heavy/light — es herrscht starker/geringer Verkehr

2) (trade) Handel, der

traffic in drugs/arms — Drogen-/Waffenhandel, der

3) (amount of business) Verkehr, der
2. intransitive verb,
-ck- Geschäfte machen

traffic in something — mit etwas handeln od. Handel treiben; (fig.) mit etwas schachern (abwertend)

* * *
(illegal trade) n.
Handel - m. n.
Autoverkehr m.
Verkehr m.

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