Spanish Conversation · Level 40
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Spanish word
circulación
Pronunciation
IPA/θiɾkulaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nountraffic
Example
La circulación está muy lenta.
The traffic is very slow.
More examples
La circulación sanguínea es vital para la salud.
Blood circulation is vital for health.
Core concept
Overall flow and degree of congestion of traffic on a roadway.
Common phrases
circulación en hora punta
rush-hour traffic
sentido de circulación
direction of traffic
circulación sanguínea
blood circulation
Similar words
tráfico: Movement and volume of vehicles and people using roads and streets.
congestión: Severe crowding on a road or network that substantially slows movement.
atasco: Situation where vehicles are stuck and cannot advance, causing a jam.
Definition in Spanish
Estado o contexto del tránsito en una vía; indica el grado de movilidad o congestión de vehículos y peatones.
Word origin
From Latin circulatio 'a going around' (from circulare 'to move in a circle'), Spanish extends the sense to the flow and congestion of vehicles and pedestrians on roads.
Usage tips
- For a specific jam Spanish speakers typically use atasco or embotellamiento, and official updates use phrases like estado de la circulación or cortes de circulación.
Other meanings
- passagenoun
- circulationnoun
Opposites
- bloqueoblockagenoun
- paralizaciónparalysisnoun
Related words
- circularcirculateverb
- circulatoriocirculatoryadjective