Traffic in Portuguese
Posted on 09. Aug, 2012 by Rachel in Vocabulary
If you travel to a large Brazilian city, chances are you’re going to have to face traffic. So let’s take a look at some vocabulary related to traffic.
Photo: Epsos.de
estrada – highway
trânsito – traffic
tráfego – traffic
engarrafamento – traffic jam
congestionamento – bottleneck, traffic, congestion
pedágio – toll
pista – lane
interditado – closed
ambos sentidos – both directions
dirigir – to drive
trafegar – to drive
tombar – to be knocked over
Examples:
Estou preso no trânsito. I’m stuck in traffic.
A Estrada Grajaú-Jacarepaguá está interditada em ambos os sentidos devido à incêndio em veículo. The Grajaú-Jacarepaguá highway is closed in both directions due to a vehicle fire.
O caminhão tombou na estrada. The truck was knocked over on the highway.
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I love this blog, it’s so helpful in terms of learning practical phrases and useful vocabulary. One thing I’d like to know though is the verb “to park [a car]“, and this finally seems appropriate now that you are talking about traffic in Brazil!
‘brigado!
A great song about traffic from Lenine
http://youtube/A3WbWOBJxks