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1 to jam on the brakes
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2 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geleia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquear2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) entalar3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) interferir2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) aperto•- jam on* * *jam1[dʒæm] n 1 esmagamento. 2 aperto, acotovelamento, aglomeração de gente. 3 congestionamento (de tráfego). 4 emperramento, desarranjo. 5 situação difícil ou perigosa. 6 estorvo, obstrução. 7 sl cocaína. 8 Comp aglomeração, congestionamento: acúmulo imprevisto de cartões ou de qualquer outro meio de entrada. • vt+vi 1 apertar(-se), comprimir(-se), apinhar(-se). they jam into the elevator / eles superlotam o elevador. 2 esmagar. 3 machucar. 4 empurrar, impelir. 5 fechar, tapar, entupir, bloquear, obstruir. 6 emperrar. this door jams / esta porta emperra. 7 Radio perturbar a transmissão. 8 Amer sl apresentar música popular avivada com improvisação. 9 Amer sl copular. jammed up interrompido, bloqueado, congestionado. to be in a jam estar em apuros. to jam on the brakes frear de repente. traffic jam impedimento, congestionamento, bloqueamento ou interrupção do tráfego.————————jam2[dʒæm] n Cook geléia de frutas. • vt transformar em geléia, espalhar geléia. to want jam on it coll esperar ou querer demais. -
3 jam on
(to put (brakes etc) on with force and haste: When the dog ran in front of his car he jammed on his brakes and skidded.) travar -
4 jam on
(to put (brakes etc) on with force and haste: When the dog ran in front of his car he jammed on his brakes and skidded.) apertar
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jam on the brakes — quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child … Idioms and examples
jam on the brakes — operate the brakes of a vehicle suddenly and forcibly, typically in an emergency … Useful english dictionary
jam on the brakes — The action of quickly depressing the brake pedal (pulling the brake lever on a motorcycle or bicycle) especially in an emergency situation … Dictionary of automotive terms
jam on the brake(s) — | jam the brake(s) on idiom to operate the ↑brakes on a vehicle suddenly and with force • The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes. Main entry: ↑jamidiom … Useful english dictionary
jam the brakes — The action of quickly depressing the brake pedal (pulling the brake lever on a motorcycle or bicycle) especially in an emergency situation … Dictionary of automotive terms
jam on — ˌjam ˈon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they jam on he/she/it jams on present participle jamming on past tense … Useful english dictionary
jam — jam1 [dʒæm] n ↑butter, ↑jam ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(cars/people)¦ 3¦(machine)¦ 4¦(difficult situation)¦ 5¦(music)¦ 6 kick out the jams 7 jam tomorrow ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FOOD)¦ [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
jam — jam1 [ dʒæm ] noun * ▸ 1 sweet sticky food ▸ 2 line of stopped vehicles ▸ 3 blockage in machine ▸ 4 difficult situation ▸ 5 music 1. ) count or uncount a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar, that is usually spread onto bread:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jam on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms jam on : present tense I/you/we/they jam on he/she/it jams on present participle jamming on past tense jammed on past participle jammed on jam on the brakes/jam the brakes on to put your foot very suddenly and … English dictionary
jam — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a very thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar and eaten especially on bread; conserve: strawberry jam 2 (C) a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people, things, cars… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jam the brake(s) on — jam on the brake(s) | jam the brake(s) on idiom to operate the ↑brakes on a vehicle suddenly and with force • The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes. Main entry: ↑jamidiom … Useful english dictionary
