Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - traffic
Traffic
traffic
n. & v. --n. 1 (often attrib.) a vehicles moving in a public highway, esp. of a specified kind, density, etc. (heavy traffic on the M1; traffic warden). b such movement in the air or at sea. 2 (usu. foll. by in) trade, esp. illegal (the traffic in drugs). 3 a the transportation of goods, the coming and going of people or goods by road, rail, air, sea, etc. b the persons or goods so transported. 4 dealings or communication between people etc. (had no traffic with them). 5 the messages, signals, etc., transmitted through a communications system; the flow or volume of such business. --v. (trafficked, trafficking) 1 intr. (usu. foll. by in) deal in something, esp. illegally (trafficked in narcotics; traffics in innuendo). 2 tr. deal in; barter. Phrases and idioms traffic circle US a roundabout. traffic cop esp. US colloq. a traffic policeman. traffic island a paved or grassed area in a road to divert traffic and provide a refuge for pedestrians. traffic jam traffic at a standstill because of roadworks, an accident, etc. traffic-light (or -lights or -signal) a usu. automatic signal controlling road traffic esp. at junctions by coloured lights. traffic sign a sign conveying information, a warning, etc., to vehicle-drivers. traffic warden Brit. a uniformed official employed to help control road traffic and esp. parking. Derivatives trafficker n. trafficless adj. Etymology: F traf(f)ique, Sp. tr{aacute}fico, It. traffico, of unkn. orig.
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I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French trafique, from Old Italian ~o, from ~are to trade in coastal waters Date: 1549 1. import and export trade, the business of bartering or buying and selling, illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity , 2. communication or dealings especially between individuals or groups, exchange , wares, goods, 4. a. the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route, the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route, congestion of vehicles , the information or signals transmitted over a communications system ; messages, 5. the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system, the business of transporting passengers or freight, the volume of customers visiting a business establishment , a concentration of participants or players and especially defensive players , see: business II. verb (~ked; ~king) Date: 1540 intransitive verb to carry on ~, to concentrate one's effort or interest, transitive verb 1. to travel over , to visit (as a business establishment) as a customer , trade, barter, ~ker noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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