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    Traficar (en. Traffic)

    /tɾa.fiˈkaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To carry out illegal commercial operations.
    The organized group trafficks drugs in several cities.
    El grupo organizado trafica con drogas en varias ciudades.
    To exchange or trade products illegally or clandestinely.
    It is suspected that he trafficks arms at the border.
    Se sospecha que trafica con armas en la frontera.
    To move products from one place to another illicitly.
    The criminals trafficked people across the border.
    Los delincuentes traficaban personas a través de la frontera.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'traffĭcus', which refers to trade or traffic, deriving in the sense of traffick as trading illegally.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    traffick drugs
    To engage in illegal trade of controlled substances.
    traficar con drogas
    traffick people
    To be involved in the illicit trade of human beings.
    traficar personas
    traffick arms
    To illegally trade in arms.
    traficar armas

    Related Words

    smuggling
    The illegal trade of goods.
    contrabando
    drug trafficking
    The drug trade.
    narcotráfico
    crime
    An act that infringes the law.
    delito

    Slang Meanings

    Trafficking
    On the streets, "trafficking" is said instead of "traffick" to refer to the sale of drugs.
    En las calles se dice trafiquear en lugar de traficar para referirse a la venta de drogas.
    To sell
    "To sell" is used to refer to the act of quickly getting rid of an illicit product.
    Se usa 'bajarse' para referirse a la acción de deshacerse de un producto ilícito rápidamente