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♦ 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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I [dʒɑː(r)]1) (jolt) colpo m., urto m. (anche fig.)2) (noise) suono m. discordante, stridore m.II 1. [dʒɑː(r)]1) (give shock to) scuotere [ person] (anche fig.)2) AE (spur)2.to jar sb. into action — spingere qcn. ad agire
1) [instrument, voice] stridere, produrre un suono discordanteto jar on sb. o sb.'s nerves — dare ai nervi a qcn
3) (clash) [ colours] stonare, stridere; [ note] stonare; [ opinions] discordare, contrastare, essere in conflittoIII [dʒɑː(r)]* * *I noun(a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth: She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars.)II past tense, past participle - jarred; verb1) ((with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on): Her sharp voice jarred on my ears.)2) (to give a shock to: The car accident had jarred her nerves.)•- jarring* * *I [dʒɒː(r)] n II [dʒɒː(r)]1. vi(clash: sounds) stridereto jar (with) — (colours) stonare (con), (opinions) discordare (da)
2. vt3. n(jolt) scossa, scossone m fig colpo, scossone* * *jar (1) /dʒɑ:(r)/n.3 discordanza; stonatura; disarmonia; dissenso.jar (2) /dʒɑ:(r)/n.2 giara; orciojar (3) /dʒɑ:(r)/n.(to) jar /dʒɑ:(r)/A v. i.1 urtare emettendo un suono stridente; stridere: The brakes jarred as the car suddenly stopped, i freni stridettero quando l'automobile si fermò di botto2 dare ai nervi; urtare: His haughty tone jarred on my nerves, il suo tono altezzoso mi diede ai nervi; to jar on the ears, avere un suono sgradevole; urtare l'orecchio3 essere in stridente contrasto (con); stridere; stonare; fare a pugni; cozzare: Your tie jars with your shirt, la tua cravatta fa a pugni con la camicia; Their political ideas jar with mine, le loro opinioni politiche sono in netto contrasto con le mieB v. t.1 urtare ( provocando una scossa); far vibrare dolorosamente; scuotere; dare una scossa a: to jar one's knee, urtare dolorosamente il ginocchio3 (fig.) scuotere; scioccare: fui scosso dalla triste notizia.* * *I [dʒɑː(r)]1) (jolt) colpo m., urto m. (anche fig.)2) (noise) suono m. discordante, stridore m.II 1. [dʒɑː(r)]1) (give shock to) scuotere [ person] (anche fig.)2) AE (spur)2.to jar sb. into action — spingere qcn. ad agire
1) [instrument, voice] stridere, produrre un suono discordanteto jar on sb. o sb.'s nerves — dare ai nervi a qcn
3) (clash) [ colours] stonare, stridere; [ note] stonare; [ opinions] discordare, contrastare, essere in conflittoIII [dʒɑː(r)] -
3 jam jar
nbarattolo or vasetto da marmellata
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