Traficaba (en. Was trafficking)

/tɾa.fi.ka.βa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To handle or trade goods illegally.
The group was trafficking drugs at the border.
El grupo traficaba con drogas en la frontera.
To act in the trafficking of people or goods of illicit origin.
It was discovered that he was trafficking people to other countries.
Se descubrió que traficaba personas a otros países.
To carry out a commercial activity with irregularities.
He was trafficking stolen items on the black market.
Traficaba objetos robados en el mercado negro.

Etymology

From Latin 'traffico', which means to trade.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to traffic with
To illegally trade something.
traficar con
to traffic people
To be involved in the illegal trade of human beings.
traficar personas
to traffic drugs
To illegally trade controlled substances.
traficar drogas

Related Words

traffic
Action of moving or trading goods or people, often illegally.
tráfico
trafficker
Person who engages in the trafficking of goods or people, especially illegally.
traficante
smuggling
Transport and trade of prohibited goods.
contrabando

Slang Meanings

shady business
The one who trafficked watches was known in the city as the king of shady business.
El que traficaba con los relojes era conocido en la ciudad como el rey del negocio turbio.
making moves
He is always trafficking something in the market.
Siempre está traficando algo en el mercado.