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1 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.) džemas- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) pri(si)grūsti2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) (į)sprausti, (į)brukti3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) užstrigti, užsikirsti4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trukdyti2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) grūstis2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) bėda, sunki padėtis•- jam on -
2 reconcile
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) sutaikyti2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) suderinti3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) su(si)taikyti• -
3 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) paskutinis lašas
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