estrada com trânsito intenso

[ɛʃ'tɾadɐ kõ 'trɐ̃zitu ĩ'tẽsu]

noun phrasefemininepl: estradas com trânsito intenso

busy road / road with heavy traffic

1. A road or street experiencing a high volume of vehicular traffic

The highway was a busy road during rush hour.

A rodovia era uma estrada com trânsito intenso durante a hora de pico.

2. A thoroughfare with congested movement of vehicles

We avoided the busy road and took a side street instead.

Evitamos a estrada com trânsito intenso e pegamos uma rua lateral.

NYC Slang

gridlock / bumper-to-bumper traffic / rush hour nightmare

Synonyms

Antonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

estrada com trânsito intenso / via congestionada

Standard usage across Brazil

São Paulo

avenida congestionada / via de tráfego pesado

Common in metropolitan areas with heavy commuter traffic

Rio de Janeiro

estrada movimentada / pista cheia

Informal colloquial usage

Portugal

estrada com tráfego intenso / via congestionada

Uses 'tráfego' instead of 'trânsito'; standard European Portuguese

pegar trânsito / catch traffic

estar preso no trânsito / stuck in traffic

hora de pico / rush hour

enggarrafamento / traffic jam

Look up more words on Fala2Me

The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more