Significado de traffic em inglês
traffictraffic1 /ˈtræfɪk/ noun [uncountable] 
Ver todas as traduções1the vehicles moving along a road or streetos veículos que circulam por uma estrada ou rua: 
There wasn’t much traffic on the roads.Não havia muito trânsito nas estradas. The sound of the traffic kept me awake.O barulho do trânsito me manteve acordado.2the movement of aircraft, ships, or trains from one place to anothero movimento de aeronaves, navios ou trens de um lugar para outro: air traffic controlcontrole de tráfego aéreo the problems of air traffic congestion in Europeos problemas de congestionamento do tráfego aéreo na Europa3formalformal the movement of people or goods by aircraft, ships, or trainso transporte de pessoas ou mercadorias por aeronave, navio ou tremtraffic of Most long-distance traffic of heavy goods is done by ships.A maior parte do transporte de longa distância de mercadorias pesadas é feita por navios.4the secret buying and selling of illegal goodsa compra e venda clandestina de mercadorias ilegais: drugs traffictráfico de drogastraffic in traffic in firearmstráfico de armas de fogoCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosbe stuck/caught/held up in traffic· Sorry I’m late – I was stuck in traffic.· Desculpe o atraso — fiquei preso no trânsito.avoid/miss the traffic· I left early, hoping to miss the traffic.· Saí cedo esperando evitar o trânsito.cut/reduce traffic· The congestion charge did cut road traffic in central London.· A taxa de congestionamento de fato reduziu o tráfego nas vias do centro de Londres.traffic moves/flows· At last the traffic was moving again.· Por fim, o trânsito voltou a fluir.traffic is diverted (=made to go in another direction)· Traffic was diverted onto the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage· O trânsito foi desviado para a A166 enquanto os serviços de emergência removiam os destroços.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + trafficADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + trafficheavy· We ran into heavy traffic near the airport.· Encontramos um trânsito muito intenso perto do aeroporto.light· The traffic is fairly light at this time of day.· O trânsito é bem tranquilo nessa hora do dia.bad/terrible· The traffic was terrible this morning.· O trânsito estava terrível esta manhã.slow/slow-moving· Traffic’s very slow going out of New York.· O trânsito está muito lento saindo de Nova York.rush-hour traffic· I left early to try to miss the rush-hour traffic.· Saí cedo para tentar evitar o trânsito do horário de pico.local traffic· There is quite a lot of local traffic.· Há bastante tráfego local.motorway traffic British English, freeway traffic American English:· As motorway traffic worsens, commuters may have to find other ways of getting to and from work.· À medida que o trânsito nas rodovias piora, os passageiros que fazem o trajeto diário podem ter que encontrar outras formas de ir e voltar do trabalho.oncoming traffic (=traffic coming towards you)· The driver, too busy watching oncoming traffic, doesn’t notice the pedestrian ahead.· O motorista, ocupado demais observando o tráfego em sentido contrário, não percebe o pedestre à sua frente.traffic + NOUNtraffic + SUBSTANTIVOa traffic jam (=a line of cars that have stopped, or are moving very slowly)· She spent two hours sitting in a traffic jam.· Ela ficou duas horas parada num engarrafamento.traffic congestion (=when the roads are full of traffic)· efforts to cut traffic congestion· esforços para reduzir o congestionamento de trânsitotraffic flow (=the steady movement of traffic)· The road widening should help to improve traffic flow.· O alargamento da estrada deve ajudar a melhorar o fluxo do trânsito.a traffic accident· He’s been involved in a traffic accident.· Ele se envolveu em um acidente de trânsito.the traffic police (=police dealing with traffic problems and illegal driving)· The teenagers got stopped by the local traffic police.· Os adolescentes foram parados pela polícia de trânsito local.traffic noise· You get a lot of traffic noise living here.· Morando aqui, você ouve muito barulho de trânsito.phraseslocuçõesthe volume of traffic· The new ring road will reduce the volume of traffic through the village.· O novo anel viário vai reduzir o volume de tráfego que passa pela vila.a stream of traffic (=a long continuous series of cars, trucks etc)· There was a constant stream of traffic.· Havia um fluxo constante de trânsito.the roar/rumble/hum of traffic· The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.· O único barulho era o ronco distante do trânsito na estrada litorânea.
Ver todas as traduções1the vehicles moving along a road or streetos veículos que circulam por uma estrada ou rua: There wasn’t much traffic on the roads.Não havia muito trânsito nas estradas. The sound of the traffic kept me awake.O barulho do trânsito me manteve acordado.2the movement of aircraft, ships, or trains from one place to anothero movimento de aeronaves, navios ou trens de um lugar para outro: air traffic controlcontrole de tráfego aéreo the problems of air traffic congestion in Europeos problemas de congestionamento do tráfego aéreo na Europa3formalformal the movement of people or goods by aircraft, ships, or trainso transporte de pessoas ou mercadorias por aeronave, navio ou tremtraffic of Most long-distance traffic of heavy goods is done by ships.A maior parte do transporte de longa distância de mercadorias pesadas é feita por navios.4the secret buying and selling of illegal goodsa compra e venda clandestina de mercadorias ilegais: drugs traffictráfico de drogastraffic in traffic in firearmstráfico de armas de fogoCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosbe stuck/caught/held up in traffic· Sorry I’m late – I was stuck in traffic.· Desculpe o atraso — fiquei preso no trânsito.avoid/miss the traffic· I left early, hoping to miss the traffic.· Saí cedo esperando evitar o trânsito.cut/reduce traffic· The congestion charge did cut road traffic in central London.· A taxa de congestionamento de fato reduziu o tráfego nas vias do centro de Londres.traffic moves/flows· At last the traffic was moving again.· Por fim, o trânsito voltou a fluir.traffic is diverted (=made to go in another direction)· Traffic was diverted onto the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage· O trânsito foi desviado para a A166 enquanto os serviços de emergência removiam os destroços.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + trafficADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + trafficheavy· We ran into heavy traffic near the airport.· Encontramos um trânsito muito intenso perto do aeroporto.light· The traffic is fairly light at this time of day.· O trânsito é bem tranquilo nessa hora do dia.bad/terrible· The traffic was terrible this morning.· O trânsito estava terrível esta manhã.slow/slow-moving· Traffic’s very slow going out of New York.· O trânsito está muito lento saindo de Nova York.rush-hour traffic· I left early to try to miss the rush-hour traffic.· Saí cedo para tentar evitar o trânsito do horário de pico.local traffic· There is quite a lot of local traffic.· Há bastante tráfego local.motorway traffic British English, freeway traffic American English:· As motorway traffic worsens, commuters may have to find other ways of getting to and from work.· À medida que o trânsito nas rodovias piora, os passageiros que fazem o trajeto diário podem ter que encontrar outras formas de ir e voltar do trabalho.oncoming traffic (=traffic coming towards you)· The driver, too busy watching oncoming traffic, doesn’t notice the pedestrian ahead.· O motorista, ocupado demais observando o tráfego em sentido contrário, não percebe o pedestre à sua frente.traffic + NOUNtraffic + SUBSTANTIVOa traffic jam (=a line of cars that have stopped, or are moving very slowly)· She spent two hours sitting in a traffic jam.· Ela ficou duas horas parada num engarrafamento.traffic congestion (=when the roads are full of traffic)· efforts to cut traffic congestion· esforços para reduzir o congestionamento de trânsitotraffic flow (=the steady movement of traffic)· The road widening should help to improve traffic flow.· O alargamento da estrada deve ajudar a melhorar o fluxo do trânsito.a traffic accident· He’s been involved in a traffic accident.· Ele se envolveu em um acidente de trânsito.the traffic police (=police dealing with traffic problems and illegal driving)· The teenagers got stopped by the local traffic police.· Os adolescentes foram parados pela polícia de trânsito local.traffic noise· You get a lot of traffic noise living here.· Morando aqui, você ouve muito barulho de trânsito.phraseslocuçõesthe volume of traffic· The new ring road will reduce the volume of traffic through the village.· O novo anel viário vai reduzir o volume de tráfego que passa pela vila.a stream of traffic (=a long continuous series of cars, trucks etc)· There was a constant stream of traffic.· Havia um fluxo constante de trânsito.the roar/rumble/hum of traffic· The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.· O único barulho era o ronco distante do trânsito na estrada litorânea.traffictraffic2 verb (past tense and past participle trafficked, present participle trafficking) [transitive] to take someone to another country and force them to work, for example as a prostitutelevar alguém para outro país e forçá-lo a trabalhar, por exemplo como prostituta: He had made a fortune by trafficking young women.Ele havia feito fortuna traficando mulheres jovens.traffic in something phrasal verb to buy and sell illegal goodscomprar e vender mercadorias ilegais: Lewis was found guilty of trafficking in drugs.Lewis foi considerado culpado de tráfico de drogas.
to take someone to another country and force them to work, for example as a prostitutelevar alguém para outro país e forçá-lo a trabalhar, por exemplo como prostituta: He had made a fortune by trafficking young women.Ele havia feito fortuna traficando mulheres jovens.traffic in something phrasal verb to buy and sell illegal goodscomprar e vender mercadorias ilegais: Lewis was found guilty of trafficking in drugs.Lewis foi considerado culpado de tráfico de drogas.