traffic jam

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.

Equivalents

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العربيةاِخْتِنَاق مُرُورِيّ اِزْدِحَام الْمُرُور

Azərbaycan dilitıxac

Беларускаязатор

Bosanskidugo fila kolonapreša suma zastoj zator застој

Catalàembós embotellament embús

Češtinadopravní zácpa kolona zácpa

Dansktrafikprop

Ελληνικάμποτιλιάρισμα

Esperantotrafikŝtopiĝo

Euskaraauto-ilara

Suomiliikennetukos ruuhka suma

Gaeilgeplódú tráchta tranglam tráchta

Gàidhligstopadh trafaig

हिन्दीचक्का जाम चक्काजाम

Hrvatskidugo fila kolonapreša suma zastoj zator застој

Magyardugó forgalmi dugó

Հայերենխցանում

Bahasa Indonesiakemacetan macet

Italianoingorgo ingorgo stradale

日本語交通渋滞渋滞雑踏

ქართულისაცობი

ភាសាខ្មែរស្ទះចរាចរ

한국어교통 체증 교통 혼잡 정체

Kurdîfile sûma

Lietuviųkamštis

Македонскизастој

Bahasa Melayukesesakan trafik

Nederlandsfile opstopping

Polskikorek zastój zator

Portuguêscongestionamento engarrafamento

Românăambuteiaj

Русскийавтомоби́льная про́бка доро́жный зато́р заторпробка

Slovenčinazápcha

Српскиdugo fila kolonapreša suma zastoj zator застој

Svenskabilkö trafikpropp trafikstockningtrafikstopp

ไทยรถติด

Tagalogpagsisikip ng trapiko trapik

Türkçetıkanıklık trafik sıkışıklığı

Українськазато́р корок про́бка

Tiếng Việtkẹt xe tắc đường

Examples

“Victorian Londoners did not speak ⟳ of 'traffic jams' - that term came from America after the First World War. They spoke rather of traffic 'locks' or 'blocks', and their prevalence would be one reason ⟳ why Pearson began to direct ⟳ his thoughts underground.”

“Driving in London next week ? Then watch ⟳ out for the big traffic-jam spots – the places where you may well face ⟳ a wait ⟳ if you cannot go another way.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

traffic lead traffic leash traffic light traffic light coalition traffic light party Traffic Light Protocol

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