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1 jam
[dʒæm] 1. n( food) dżem m; (also: traffic jam) korek m; ( inf) ( difficulty) tarapaty pl2. vtpassage, road tarasować (zatarasować perf); mechanism, drawer zablokowywać (zablokować perf); (RADIO) zagłuszać (zagłuszyć perf)3. vimechanism, drawer etc zacinać się (zaciąć się perf), zablokowywać się (zablokować się perf); ( MUS) improwizowaćto get sb out of a jam ( inf) — wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf) kogoś z tarapatów
to jam sth into sth — wpychać (wepchnąć perf) coś do czegoś
* * *[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) konfitura, dżem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) zatłoczyć2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) wcisnąć3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) zaciąć się4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) zagłuszać2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) korek2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) sytuacja bez wyjścia•- jam on -
2 switch
[swɪtʃ] 1. n(for light, radio etc) przełącznik m, wyłącznik m; ( change) zmiana f, zwrot m2. vtto switch round/over — zamieniać (zamienić perf) miejscami
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) przełącznik2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) zmiana3) (a thin stick.) pręt2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) przełączać się, przestawiać- switchboard
- switch on/off
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