Phrase guide

drug trafficking

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of smuggling, distributing and selling illegal drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: narcotraffic

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

traffic in illegal drugs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drug traffic, narcotraffic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: traffic

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: narcotràfic — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 販毒 /贩毒 (fàndú) — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 運毒 /运毒 (yùndú) — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Danish: narkohandel — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Dutch: drugshandel — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Finnish: huumekauppa — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Finnish: huumausainekauppa — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • French: narcotrafic — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • French: trafic de drogues — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Galician: narcotráfico — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • German: Drogenhandel — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • German: Rauschgifthandel — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • German: Suchtgifthandel — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • German: Drogenschmuggel — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Greek: διακίνηση ναρκωτικών (diakínisi narkotikón) — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Italian: narcotraffico — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Norman: conmèrce des drogues — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: narkotikatrafikk — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: narkotikatrafikk — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Polish: handel narkotykami — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Portuguese: narcotráfico — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Russian: наркоторговля (narkotorgovlja) — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Russian: торговля наркотиками (torgovlja narkotikami) — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Spanish: narcotráfico — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Swedish: narkotikasmuggling — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs
  • Tajik: нашъаҷаллобӣ (naš'ajallobi) — smuggling, distribution and sale of drugs