Traffic

German Meaning

Verkehr

Traffic

Handel

Flugverkehr

Luftverkehr

Datenmenge

Umschlag

Kundenandrang

Schleichhandel

English Meaning

  1. The passage of people or vehicles along routes of transportation.
  2. Vehicles or pedestrians in transit: heavy traffic on the turnpike; stopped oncoming traffic to let the children cross.
  3. The commercial exchange of goods; trade.
  4. Illegal or improper commercial activity: drug traffic on city streets.
  5. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system. See Synonyms at business.
  6. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.
  7. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage Internet traffic.
  8. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy Internet traffic.
  9. Social or verbal exchange; communication: refused further traffic with the estranged friend.
  10. To carry on trade or other dealings: trafficked in liquidation merchandise; traffic with gangsters.