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tra de sur|plus (trade surpluses ) N‑COUNT If a country has a trade surplus , it exports more than it imports. [BUSINESS ] □  The country's trade surplus widened to 16.5 billion dollars.

tra de u n|ion (trade unions ) also trades union N‑COUNT [oft N n] A trade union is an organization that has been formed by workers in order to represent their rights and interests to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, usually use labor union

tra de u n|ion|ism N‑UNCOUNT Trade unionism is the system, practices, and beliefs of trade unions.

tra de u n|ion|ist (trade unionists ) also trades unionist N‑COUNT A trade unionist is an active member of a trade union. [BRIT ]

tra d|ing es|tate (trading estates ) N‑COUNT [oft in names] A trading estate is the same as an industrial estate . [BRIT ]

tra|di|tion ◆◇◇ /trəd I ʃ ^ə n/ (traditions )

1 N‑VAR A tradition is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time. □ [+ of ] …the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance. □ [+ of ] Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants.

2 PHRASE If you say that something or someone is in the tradition of a person or thing from the past, you mean that they have many features that remind you of that person or thing. □ [+ of ] They're marvellous pictures in the tradition of Gainsborough.

tra|di|tion|al ◆◆◇ /trəd I ʃən ^ə l/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Traditional customs, beliefs, or methods are ones that have existed for a long time without changing. □  …traditional teaching methods. □  …traditional Indian music. ●  tra|di|tion|al|ly ADV □  Although meat is traditionally regarded as a good protein food, it does have drawbacks.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A traditional organization or person prefers older methods and ideas to modern ones. □  We're still a traditional school in a lot of ways. ●  tra|di|tion|al|ly ADV [ADV -ed, ADV adj] □  He is loathed by some of the more traditionally minded officers. SYNONYMS traditional ADJ 2

old-fashioned:There are some traditional farmers left who still make cheese the old-fashioned way.

conventional:…a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.

orthodox:Payne gained a reputation for sound, if orthodox, views.

tra|di|tion|al|ism /trəd I ʃənəl I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Traditionalism is behaviour and ideas that support established customs and beliefs, rather than modern ones.

tra|di|tion|al|ist /trəd I ʃənəl I st/ (traditionalists )

1 N‑COUNT A traditionalist is a person who supports the established customs and beliefs of his or her society or group, and does not want to change them.

2 ADJ A traditionalist idea, argument, or organization supports the established customs and beliefs of a society or group, rather than modern ones.

tra|duce /trədjuː s, [AM ] -duː s/ (traduces , traducing , traduced ) VERB [usu passive] If someone has been traduced , unpleasant and untrue things have deliberately been said about them. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] We have been traduced in the press as xenophobic bigots.

traf|fic ◆◇◇ /træ f I k/ (traffics , trafficking , trafficked )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] Traffic refers to all the vehicles that are moving along the roads in a particular area. □  There was heavy traffic on the roads. □  …the problems of city life, such as traffic congestion.

2 → see also traffic jam