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trafficking

/ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/ /ˈtræfɪŋkɪŋ/

Meanings
noun

Trata de personas

A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harboured, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.

Examples :

"The police are working to stop human trafficking and rescue its victims from forced labor. "
La policía está trabajando para detener la trata de personas y rescatar a sus víctimas del trabajo forzado.
inhuman law society politics

Related Words

Illustration shopkeeper

shopkeeper noun

/ˈʃɒpˌkiːpər/ /ˈʃɑːpˌkiːpər/

Tendero, comerciante

"The shopkeeper at the corner store sold fresh fruit to the children on their way home from school. "

El tendero de la tienda de la esquina vendió fruta fresca a los niños de camino a casa desde la escuela.

Illustration commodities

commodities noun

/kəˈmɒdətiz/ /kəˈmɑdətiz/

Productos, mercancías

"The supermarket sells many commodities, like fruits, vegetables, and bread. "

El supermercado vende muchos productos, como frutas, verduras y pan.

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

Vecindad, proximidad

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

Nuestro vecindario era nuestra única razón para intercambiar saludos huecos.

Illustration exchanging

exchanging verb

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

Intercambiar, comerciar

"The students were exchanging stickers during recess. "

Los estudiantes estaban intercambiando pegatinas durante el recreo.

Illustration distribution

distribution noun

/ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/

Distribución

"The distribution of the school supplies was done fairly, giving each student an equal amount. "

La distribución de los útiles escolares se hizo de manera justa, dando a cada estudiante una cantidad igual.

Illustration scientists

scientists noun

/ˈsaɪəntɪsts/

Científicos, investigadores

"Scientists study plants to understand how they grow. "

Los científicos estudian las plantas para entender cómo crecen.

Illustration investigating

investigating verb

/ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɪŋ/

Investigar, indagar

"to investigate the causes of natural phenomena"

investigar las causas de los fenómenos naturales

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Planta

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

En la clase de biología, aprendimos que, técnicamente, incluso las frutas son plantas porque las plantas son cualquier planta.

Illustration exploitative

exploitative adjective

/ɛkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/

Explotador

"The company's low wages and demanding hours were considered exploitative by many workers. "

Los bajos salarios y las exigentes horas de trabajo de la empresa fueron considerados explotadores por muchos trabajadores.

Illustration transported

transported verb

/tɹænzˈpɔːtɪd/ /tɹænzˈpɔɹtɪd/

Transportar, trasladar, llevar

"to transport goods; to transport troops"

Transportar mercancías; transportar tropas

Illustration consideration

consideration noun

/kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/

Consideración, reflexión

"After much consideration, I have decided to stay."

Después de mucha consideración, he decidido quedarme.

Illustration equivalent

equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Equivalente

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "

Una libra de manzanas es el equivalente a dos dólares en el mercado.