B2🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
trafficare
to bustle, to tinker, to deal illegally in something
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to traffic
to trade or deal in something (often illegal); also: traffic jam
⚠️ The trap
In Italian, 'trafficare' can be innocent (just meaning to be busy/tinker) or criminal. In English 'to traffic' is almost always negative. Don't assume bad intent from the Italian.
To say "to trade or deal in something (often illegal); also: traffic jam" in Italian:
trafficare (same negative sense); traffico (for road traffic)
"trafficare" in English means:
to bustle, to tinker, to deal illegally in something
Example
"Stava trafficando in cucina da ore."
"He had been bustling about in the kitchen for hours."
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