river traffic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for river traffic in the English»French Dictionary

river traffic N

river traffic

navigation f fluviale

Translations for river traffic in the English»French Dictionary

river [Brit ˈrɪvə, Am ˈrɪvər] N

1. river:

river (flowing into sea)

fleuve m

river (tributary)

rivière f

up river/down river

en amont/en aval

2. river (of lava, mud, oil):

river fig

fleuve m

rivers of blood

des fleuves de sang

to sell sb down the river

trahir qn

to send sb up the river Am

envoyer qn au pénitentiaire

I.traffic [Brit ˈtrafɪk, Am ˈtræfɪk] N

1. traffic (road vehicles in street, town):

traffic

circulation f

to direct the traffic

régler la circulation

heavy traffic

circulation dense

the volume of traffic has doubled

la circulation a doublé de volume

traffic into/out of London

la circulation vers/en sortant de Londres

traffic is being diverted

il y a une déviation

to hold up the traffic

provoquer un bouchon

to hold up the traffic attr accident, density, noise, problem, regulations

de la circulation

traffic hold-up

embouteillage m

traffic tailback

bouchon m

2. traffic (movement of planes, ships, trains, cars, people):

traffic

trafic m

freight/passenger traffic

trafic de fret/voyageurs

cross-Channel traffic

trafic m transmanche

3. traffic (dealings):

traffic (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods)

trafic m (in de)

traffic (in ideas)

mouvement m (in de)

a one-way/two-way traffic

un trafic unilatéral/dans les deux sens

4. traffic:

traffic ELECTRON, COMPUT, TELEC

trafic m

II.to traffic in <pres part trafficking; pret, pp trafficked> VB intr

to traffic in drugs, cocaine, arms, stolen goods:

to traffic in

faire du trafic de

river traffic in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for river traffic in the English»French Dictionary

I.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. river:

river (water)

rivière f

river (to the sea)

fleuve m

the river Mersey

le Mersey

2. river (quantity):

river

flot m

Phrases:

down river

en aval

up river

en amont

II.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

river

fluvial(e)

I.traffic [ˈtræfɪk] N no pl

1. traffic (transport movement):

traffic

trafic m

traffic for cars

circulation f

traffic fatalities

décès sur la route

heavy traffic

circulation dense

heavy traffic of trucks

circulation des poids lourds

to get stuck in traffic

être bloqué par la circulation

sea traffic

navigation f

passenger/commercial traffic

transport m des passagers/marchandises

2. traffic pej (trade, dealings):

traffic

trafic m

to have traffic with sb

faire des affaires avec qn

II.traffic <trafficked, trafficked> [ˈtræfɪk] VB intr pej (trade illegally)

to traffic in sth

faire du trafic de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Here you'll notice the river traffic, the cabin cruisers, the pleasure craft and riverfront commerce.

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The octagonal cupola, which patients used to better view the passing river traffic during its heyday, was also rebuilt.

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A swing bridge, its main 249 ft-span could swivel on its axis and open to allow river traffic to pass.

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A 10 candle-power light was added to the pole in 1889 to help warn the increasing river traffic away from the spit of land at night.

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Panic was in the air, with roads blocked, river traffic stopped and commercial air travel restricted.

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