tránsito

transit; traffic

noun TRAN-see-toh Less Common

Origin: From Latin transitus, 'a crossing over'.

Also means

passage

Usage Note

Tránsito covers the movement of people or vehicles through a space (tránsito vehicular) and is widely used in Latin America where Spain prefers tráfico for road traffic. It also appears in en tránsito, meaning in transit at an airport or border. The accent on the first syllable is essential — transito without accent is the first-person form of the verb transitar.

Examples

"El tránsito en el aeropuerto era intenso."

Natural Translation

The traffic in the airport was heavy.

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