手早い答え
tráfego は交通・流れ、tráfico は違法取引です。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
tráfego
traffic or flow
Use tráfego for the movement of vehicles, data, ships, aircraft, or people through a route.
tráfico
illegal trade or trafficking
Use tráfico for prohibited commerce or movement, especially of drugs, weapons, animals, or people.
選び方
- tráfego: Choose tráfego if the sentence points to the movement of vehicles, data, ships, aircraft, or people through a route.
- tráfico: Choose tráfico if the sentence points to prohibited commerce or movement, especially of drugs, weapons, animals, or people.
例文
O tráfego ficou lento na ponte.
Traffic became slow on the bridge.
A operação investigou o tráfico de animais.
The operation investigated wildlife trafficking.
よくある落とし穴
English “traffic” can point to either word. Vehicles create tráfego; illegal commerce constitutes tráfico.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はtráfegoで、もう一度はtráficoで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。