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1 ♦ jam
♦ jam (1) /dʒæm/n.1 calca, ressa, folla2 (autom., = traffic jam) ingorgo di traffico; traffico intasato; intasamento; DIALOGO → - Being late- I'm stuck in a jam, sono bloccata nel traffico5 (mus., = jam session) jam session; riunione di musicisti (spec. di jazz) per suonare improvvisando● (mecc.) jam-nut, controdado □ jam-packed, stracolmo; strapieno; zeppo.♦ jam (2) /dʒæm/n.1 [uc] marmellata; confettura: to make jam, fare la marmellata; strawberry jam, marmellata di fragola; a pot of jam, un vasetto di marmellata; jam jar, vasetto da marmellata NOTA D'USO: - marmalade o jam?-2 (fig. fam.) pacchia; rose e fiori (pl.): The job wasn't all jam, il lavoro non era tutto rose e fiori● (fig.) jam tomorrow, belle promesse (pl.); belle parole (pl.) □ (fam.) to want jam on it, chiedere troppo; volere tutto e poi ancora; volerla troppo facile.(to) jam (1) /dʒæm/A v. t.1 infilare a forza; pigiare; stipare; ficcare; calcare: They managed to jam all the people into the bus, sono riusciti a far salire tutti sull'autobus stipandoli; We were jammed in the back, eravamo pigiati sul sedile posteriore; He jammed his hat on, si calcò in testa il cappello2 incuneare; incastrare; bloccare (incuneando): to jam a door open with a foot, bloccare una porta con un piede per tenerla aperta; to jam the windows shut, bloccare le finestre ( con assi, ecc.)4 bloccare; ostacolare; ostruire: Traffic was completely jammed by the demonstrators, il traffico è stato completamente bloccato dai dimostranti5 (mecc.) bloccare; inceppareB v. i.1 accalcarsi; pigiarsi; stiparsi: Thousands of fans tried to jam into the stadium, migliaia di tifosi cercarono di accalcarsi nello stadio2 (mecc.) bloccarsi; incastrarsi; incepparsi; grippare● (autom.) to jam on the brakes, pigiare sul freno; frenare di colpo □ (fig.) to jam up the works, mettere il bastone tra le ruote.(to) jam (2) /dʒæm/v. t.fare marmellata con.
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