What does tráfico in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word tráfico in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tráfico in Portuguese.

The word tráfico in Portuguese means traffic, trade, shady deal, tráfico, tráfico de droga, chefe do tráfico, tráfico de droga, tráfico de droga, tráfico de armas, tráfico sexual, comércio de escravos, tráfico de escravos, comércio de escravos, navio negreiro. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tráfico

traffic, trade, shady deal

tráfico

noun (uncountable (illegal selling)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A polícia local disse estar ciente do tráfico de mercadorias ilegais.
Local police said they were aware of the traffic in illegal goods.

tráfico de droga

noun (selling of illegal drugs)

Drug dealing is punished more harshly than drug use.

chefe do tráfico

noun (illegal drug trafficker)

Drug lords don't think twice about killing in order to protect their business.

tráfico de droga

noun (law: illegal trade group)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

tráfico de droga

noun (smuggling illegal drugs)

The police decided to crack down on drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border.

tráfico de armas

noun (trafficking in firearms)

tráfico sexual

noun (crime: sexual exploitation)

comércio de escravos, tráfico de escravos

noun as adjective (relating to people-trafficking)

O número de sentenças por comércio de escravos cresceu nos últimos anos.
The number of slave-trade convictions has risen in recent years.

comércio de escravos

noun (trafficking in people)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
It's unfortunately true that slave trading is still practised today in some parts of the world.

navio negreiro

noun (historical (ship used in slave trade) (histórico)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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