traffic

1 عمومی:: عبور و مرور، امد وشد، رفت‌ وامد، (traffick=) شد وامد، عبو ومرور، آمد و شد

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1 general:: traffic verbs be stuck/caught/held up in traffic • Sorry I’m late – I was stuck in traffic. avoid/miss the traffic • I left early, hoping to miss the traffic. cut/reduce traffic • The congestion charge did cut road traffic in central London. traffic moves/flows • At last the traffic was moving again. traffic is diverted (= made to go in another direction ) • Traffic was diverted onto the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage ADJECTIVES/NOUN + traffic heavy • We ran into heavy traffic near the airport. light • The traffic is fairly light at this time of day. bad/terrible • The traffic was terrible this morning. slow/slow-moving • Traffic’s very slow going out of New York. rush-hour traffic • I left early to try to miss the rush-hour traffic. local traffic • There is quite a lot of local traffic. motorway traffic British English , freeway traffic AmE: • As motorway traffic worsens, commuters may have to find other ways of getting to and from work. oncoming traffic (= traffic coming towards you ) • The driver, too busy watching oncoming traffic, doesn’t notice the pedestrian ahead. traffic + NOUN a traffic jam (= a line of cars that have stopped, or are moving very slowly ) • She spent two hours sitting in a traffic jam. traffic congestion (= when the roads are full of traffic ) • efforts to cut traffic congestion traffic flow (= the steady movement of traffic ) • The road widening should help to improve traffic flow. a traffic accident • He’s been involved in a traffic accident. the traffic police (= police dealing with traffic problems and illegal driving ) • The teenagers got stopped by the local traffic police. traffic noise • You get a lot of traffic noise living here. phrases the volume of traffic • The new ring road will reduce the volume of traffic through the village. a stream of traffic (= a long continuous series of cars, trucks etc ) • There was a constant stream of traffic. the roar/rumble/hum of traffic • The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.

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2 general:: noun vehicles: The traffic is getting heavy.

Simple Definitions

3 general::   noun vehicles travelling somewhere ADJ. bad, busy, congested, heavy, thick | light | constant | fast, fast-flowing | slow-moving, sluggish | cycle, heavy goods vehicle, lorry, motor, road, vehicular, wheeled | foot, pedestrian | air, airline an air traffic controller | boat, maritime, river, sea | rail, railway | motorway | commercial, freight, goods, industrial, passenger | city, city-centre, local, town-centre, urban | international | commuter, tourist | rush-hour | holiday, summer | oncoming I stood waiting for a gap in the oncoming traffic. | through Through traffic is directed around the bypass. | northbound, southbound, etc. | one-way, two-way QUANT. stream VERB + TRAFFIC generate, increase Building larger roads could generate more traffic. | cut, reduce | slow down | block, hold up, obstruct, stop, tie up Traffic was held up for six hours by the motorway blockade. | direct | divert TRAFFIC + VERB build up, thicken In the town centre, traffic was already building up as early as 3 p.m. | grow, increase Traffic has increased by 50% in ten years. | clog sth Traffic clogs the streets of the city centre. | thin Traffic thins noticeably after 9 a.m. | flow, move, speed, travel The road is being widened to keep traffic moving. | go by, pass | head We joined the traffic heading northwards on the motorway. | roar, rumble TRAFFIC + NOUN accident | hazard Sheep are a traffic hazard in the hills. | chaos, congestion, disruption, delays, hold-ups, problems, queues | fumes, pollution | noise | flow, speed Widening the road would improve traffic flow. | levels, volume | calming, management, restraint, safety | sign, signal | laws, legislation, regulations | system | offence, violation | bollard, cone, island A traffic island at the junction separates left- and right-turning vehicles. | artery (formal), route | report, survey, update | cop, officer, police, policeman, warden | engineer, planner | duty a policeman on traffic duty PHRASES the volume of traffic messages, signals, etc. ADJ. radio, telephone | data, voice | network | Internet, Net, site, Web, website Our company will help you generate site traffic. VERB + TRAFFIC boost, build, generate illegal buying and selling of sth ADJ. illegal | arms, drug PREP. ~ in sth the traffic in arms

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