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1 traffic
['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) dopravní ruch2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) černý obchod2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) obchodovat načerno- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden* * *• provoz• ruch• doprava• dopravní• dopravní ruch -
2 traffic lights
(lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc: Turn left at the traffic lights.) semafor* * *• dopravní světla -
3 traffic circle
• kruhový objezd -
4 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) dopravní ostrůvek* * *• dopravní ostrůvek -
5 traffic jam
(a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely.) dopravní zácpa* * *• dopravní zácpa -
6 traffic light
• dopravní světlo -
7 traffic signal
• signál světelný -
8 traffic warden
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9 air traffic controller
• kontrolor leteckého provozu -
10 brain traffic
• pochod myšlenek v mozku -
11 one-way traffic
• jednosměrný provoz -
12 warden
['wo:dn]1) (the person in charge of an old people's home, a student residence etc: The warden has reported that two students are missing from the hostel.) správce, -kyně2) ((also traffic warden) a person who controls parking and the flow of traffic in an area: If the (traffic) warden finds your car parked there you will be fined.) dopravní stráž3) ((American) the person in charge of a prison.) dozorce věznice4) ((also game warden) a person who guards a game reserve.) strážce obory* * *• vychovatel• správce -
13 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) dát přednost2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) povolit, prasknout, podlomit se3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ustoupit* * *• uvolnit• ustoupit• zřítit se• prasknout• podlomit se• povolit -
14 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ostrov2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) refýž•- islander* * *• ostrov -
15 regulate
[-leit]1) (to control: We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic.) regulovat2) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) seřídit* * *• přizpůsobit• řídit• regulovat• seřídit -
16 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) přiblížit se (k)2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) příchod2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) přístup3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) pokus (o sblížení, získání něčeho)•- approaching* * *• postup• pojetí• přístup• přistoupit• přistupovat• přiblížit se k• přikročit• příchod• přiblížení• obrátit se na• koncepce• cesta• blížení• blížit se -
17 bollard
1) (a post for controlling traffic: The pedestrian shopping area has been closed off with bollards.) uliční patník2) (a short post on a wharf or ship round which ropes are fastened.) pachole (námoř.)* * *• patník -
18 bottleneck
noun (a place where slowing down or stopping of traffic, progress etc occurs: a bottleneck caused by roadworks.) zúžení, dopravní zácpa* * *• překážka• slabina• nesnáz -
19 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) vzrůstat2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) vybudovat* * *• vystavět• vytvořit• vybudovat• zazdít• přistavět -
20 bunch
1. noun(a number of things fastened or growing together: a bunch of bananas.) trs, svazek, hrozen, chomáč2. verb((often with up or together) to come or put together in bunches, groups etc: Traffic often bunches on a motorway.) shlukovat, shluknout se; svázat* * *• trs• shluk• svazek• parta• hrozen
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traffic in — index deal, handle (trade), sell Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
