English–Spanish
“traffic” in Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtɾafiko/
Example
Hay mucho tráfico en las calles a esta hora.
There is heavy traffic on the streets at this time.
How to say “traffic” in Spanish
“Traffic” in Spanish is tráfico.
Flow of vehicles, people, and goods along public roads and routes.
Example sentences with tráfico
En las autopistas el tráfico suele aumentar los fines de semana.
On highways traffic tends to increase on weekends.
Tips for using tráfico
- Used as an uncountable noun (use mucho tráfico to stress volume); to say a traffic jam use atasco or embotellamiento, and to indicate illegal trade use tráfico de drogas or tráfico de personas.
Other Spanish words for “traffic”
Por la fiesta hay mucho tránsito en el centro.
Because of the festival there is a lot of traffic in the city center.
La circulación está muy lenta.
The traffic is very slow.