trafficare

deal, trade (in in)

(armeggiare) tinker

(affaccendarsi) bustle about

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trafficare v. intr.

1 (commerciare) to deal*, to trade; (barattare) to barter: trafficare in vini, in elettrodomestici, to deal (o to trade) in wine, in electric appliances; trafficare in valuta straniera, to deal in foreign currency

2 (fare traffici illeciti) to traffic; (spacciare) to push: trafficare in merce rubata, to traffic in stolen goods; trafficare in droga, to push drugs

3 (affaccendarsi) to bustle about, to busy oneself: non fa che trafficare in cucina, she does nothing but bustle about in the kitchen

◆ v.tr. (commerciare illecitamente) to traffic in (sthg.): trafficare droga, to traffic in drugs.

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[traffi'kare]

1. vi (aus avere)

1)

(commerciare) trafficare (in) — to traffic (in), deal o trade illicitly (in)

2) (affaccendarsi) to busy o.s.

2. vt

(droga) to traffic in

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[traffi'kare]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (fare commerci illeciti) to traffic

trafficare in armi — to traffic in o smuggle arms

2) colloq. (armeggiare)

trafficare con — to fiddle with, to muck about with [chiusura, comandi]; to tinker with [auto]

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trafficare

/traffi'kare/ [1]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

 1 (fare commerci illeciti) to traffic; trafficare in armi to traffic in o smuggle arms

 2 colloq. (armeggiare) trafficare con to fiddle with, to muck about with [chiusura, comandi]; to tinker with [auto].