La Palabra del Día: "el tráfico"
el tráfico ( trah'-fee-koh )
noun ( traffic, trade )
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Examples:
1. El tráfico de drogas es un problema que afecta a todas las clases sociales.
Drug trafficking is a problem that affects every social class.
2. El tráfico de esclavos fue un fenómeno imperdonable e injustificable de la historia.
The slave trade was an unforgivable and unjustifiable historical phenomenon.
19 Answers
Living in traffic is no kind of life.
Vivir en el tráfico no es vida.
In past, the traffic was a bit different than it is nowadays.
En el pasado el tráfico era un poco diferente que hoy en día.
El tráfico de niños en el tercer mundo,
o en cualquier país es una obscenidad.
The trafficking of children in the third world ,
or in any country is an obscenity.
Solíamos tener algunos problemas con el tráfico por aquí, pero ya hemos encontrado una solución.
We used to have some problems with traffic around here, but now we've found a solution.
El tráfico en Chile apenas para, incluso ni en los por un lomos de tráfico.
The traffic in Chile hardly stops even for traffic bumps.
i have homework to do so I can't do a sentence but I just want to offer myself for help cause i'm a fluent spanish speaker from an immersion elementary, middle, and high school. i don't want to take away anyone's pride but i think any one is capable of giving an accurate if not excellent translation if he or she is native or went to an immersion school and continued with it, so always be sure to ask.
Is this a race or a traffic jam ?
¿Esto es una carrera o un atasco de tráfico?
Todo el mundo quiere tener un coche, pero eso está causando grandes problemas con el tráfico.
Everyone wants to have a car, but this is causing big problems with traffic.
Hoy no voy al trabajo porque no puedo soportar el tráfico.
I am not going to work today because I cannot stand the traffic.
En Cartagena de Indias, el tráfico está regulado principalmente por los claxons. El vehículo que haga mayor ruido, tiene la prioridad.
In Cartagena de Indias, traffic is mainly regulated by horns. The vehicle that can make the loudest noise, has priority.
The cartels of Colombia, the lords of the drug Mafia;
In Cali lives the new Don, Escobar is long gone;
La Cosa Nostra in Italy, the family of Sicily;
And in the D-Company, Dawood is the backbone;
Yakuza in Japan, the Chinese gangs in Guangdong;
Gang violence, pornography and drug trafficking;
This is the dark side, the wild face of the world;
And they are the children of the deadly underworld.
Los cárteles de Colombia, los señores de la mafia;
En Calí vive el nuevo Don, se fue Pablo Escobar;
La Cosa Nostra en Italia, la familia de Sicilia;
Y en el D-Company, Dawood es el rey;
Yakuza en Japón, las bandas chinas de Guangdong;
La violencia, la pornografía y el narcotráfico;
Es el lado oscuro, el rostro salvaje del mundo;
Y son los hijos del mundo delictivo.
In Spain, traffic on roads is monitored by the efficient "Guardia Civil"
En España el tráfico en carreteras está vigilado por la eficiente "Guardia Civil"
No voy a votar por ésta palabra, me parece que no haya nada bueno que decir sobre el tráfico, no importa el tipo del tráfico. .
I won't vote for this word, it seems to me there is nothing good that can be said about traffic of any kind.
Está involucrado en el tráfico de armas.
He is involved in the arms trade.
Estoy mirando el debate presidencial, y el tráfico de ideas es mínimo.
I'm watching the presidential debate, and the traffic in ideas is minimal.
