medtrafikant

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Danish

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Etymology

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From med- (co-, fellow) +‎ trafikant (road user, person who participates in traffic).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛðtˢʁ̥ɑfiˌkʰanˀd̥]

Noun

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medtrafikant

  1. fellow road user
    Han slog i rattet og bandede sine medtrafikanter ind i helvede.
    He hit the wheel and swore about his fellow road users.
    • 2009, Kjeld Stenum, Murstenens Filosofi, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 179:
      Mange frygtede, det ville skabe kaos, at bilisterne ikke havde en regel, der gjorde det muligt entydigt at kalkulere med medtrafikanternes reaktioner.
      Many feared that the lack of a rule for car drivers with which to unambiguously calculate the reactions of their fellow road users would create chaos.
    • 2017, Fredrik T. Olsson, translated by Lilian Kingo, Et vågent øje, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      ... han tastede frenetisk de forskellige talkoder i sin jagt på de næste køreture, samtidig med at han delte ud af sit imponerende repertoire af bandeord, hver gang en medtrafikant forstyrrede ham i processen.
      ... he frenetically typed in the various numeral codes in his hunt for the next trips, all the while dealing out from his impressive repertoire of profanity each time a fellow road user disturbed him in the process.
    • 2014, Lise Nørgaard, De sendte en dame, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      ... en art spidsrod mellem rædselsslagne eller forargede medtrafikanter, når Billy Boy fræser ud ad landevejen, ...
      ... a sort of gauntlet between terrified or outraged fellow road users when Billy Boy races along the country road, ...

Swedish

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Etymology

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From med- (co-, fellow) +‎ trafikant (road user, person who participates in traffic).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːdtrafiˈkant]
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Noun

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medtrafikant c

  1. fellow road user
    • 2004, Statens offentliga utredningar, 2004:063 Skatt på väg[1], Norstedts Juridik AB, →ISBN, page 182:
      Det är dock tveksamt om konsumenterna tar tillräcklig hänsyn till sådana säkerhetsaspekter som påverkar övriga medtrafikanter (fotgängare och cyklister och andra fordonsägare).
      However, it is doubtful whether consumers take sufficient account of such safety aspects that affect other road users (pedestrians and cyclists and owners of other vehicles).

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