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1 jammy
adjective (covered with jam: jammy fingers.) lleno de mermeladatr['ʤæmɪ]1 lleno,-a de mermelada■ don't touch that book with your jammy fingers! ¡no toques el libro con los dedos llenos de mermelada!2 familiar suertudo,-a■ what a jammy so-and-so he is! ¡vaya suerte que tiene el tío!'dʒæmi['dʒæmɪ]ADJ (Brit) (compar jammier) (superl jammiest) suertudo *, potrudo ** * *['dʒæmi] -
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adj.1 cubierto(a) de mermelada (covered with jam)2 suertudo(a) (familiar) (lucky) (británico)3 afortunado, con buena suerte, con suerte, suertudo.4 agradable. -
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I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; (also adjective) a jam sandwich.) mermelada, confitura- jammy
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1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) abarrotar2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) embutir, meter a la fuerza3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) atrancarse4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) bloquear
2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) atasco, embotellamiento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) apuro, aprieto•- jam onjam1 n1. mermelada2. atascojam2 vb1. meter2. atascarse / atrancarse / bloquearsethe door is jammed, I can't open it se ha atrancado la puerta y no puedo abrirlatr[ʤæm]1 (tight spot) aprieto, apuro1 (fill) abarrotar, atestar2 (cram) embutir, meter a la fuerza3 SMALLRADIO/SMALL interferir■ the rebels jammed government radio broadcasts los rebeldes interfirieron las emisiones de radio del gobierno4 (block) bloquear■ the switchboard was jammed with calls of complaint las llamadas de protesta bloquearon la centralita1 (stick) atrancarse■ the door is jammed, I can't open it la puerta se ha atrancado, no puedo abrirla2 (machine parts) atascarse, agarrotarse■ the lock has jammed, it won't open se ha atascado la cerradura, no abre3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar en una sesión improvisada de jazz o rock\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get into a jam meterse en un apuroto jam the brakes on pegar un frenazo, frenar de golpe————————tr[ʤæm]1 mermelada, confitura\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLjam jar bote nombre masculino de mermelada1) cram: apiñar, embutir2) block: atascar, atorar3)to jam on the brakes : frenar en secojam vistick: atascarse, atrancarsejam n2) predicament: lío m, aprieto m, apuro m3) : mermelada fstrawberry jam: mermelada de fresan.• mermelada (de naranja) s.f.n.• agolpamiento s.m.• atasco s.m.• brete s.m.• compota s.f.• confitura s.f.• conserva s.f.• estrujón s.m.• lío s.m.• pellejería s.f.• reventón s.m.v.• apañuscar v.• apiñar v.• apretar v.• atascar v.• atorar v.• entorpecer v.• machacar v.dʒæm
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1) u c ( Culin) mermelada f, dulce m (RPl)2) c ( difficult situation) (colloq) aprieto mto be in a jam — estar* en un aprieto or en apuros
3) c ( traffic jam) atasco m, embotellamiento m
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- mm- transitive verb1)a) ( cram)b) (congest, block) \<\<road\>\> atestar2) ( wedge firmly)3) ( Rad) interferir*
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vi \<\<brakes\>\> bloquearse; \<\<machine\>\> trancarse*; \<\<switch/lock\>\> trabarse, trancarse*; \<\<gun\>\> encasquillarsePhrasal Verbs:- jam on
I [dʒæm] (Brit)1. N1) (=food) mermelada fstrawberry jam — mermelada f de fresas
you want jam on it! * — (fig) ¡y un jamón!
2) * (=luck) chorra * flook at that for jam! — ¡qué chorra tiene el tío! *
2.3.CPDjam jar N — (Brit) tarro m de mermelada, pote m de mermelada
jam pot N (Brit) — = jam jar
jam roll N — (Brit) brazo m de gitano con mermelada
II [dʒæm]1. N1) [of people] aglomeración fyou never saw such a jam! — ¡había que ver cómo se agolpaba la gente!
there was a jam in the doorway — había una aglomeración de gente en la puerta, se había agolpado la gente en la puerta
2) (=traffic jam) embotellamiento m, atasco ma 5km jam of cars — una caravana or un atasco de coches de 5km
there are always jams here — aquí siempre se atasca el tráfico, aquí siempre hay atascos
3) (=obstruction) atasco mthere's a jam in the pipe — se ha atascado or está atascada la cañería
4) (fig) * (=difficulty) apuro m, aprieto mto be in a jam — estar en un aprieto, estar en apuros
to get into a jam — meterse en un aprieto, meterse en apuros
2. VT1) (=block) [+ mechanism, drawer, pipe] atascar; [+ wheel] trabar; [+ exit, road] cerrar, obstruirit's got jammed — se ha atascado, no se puede mover/quitar/retirar etc
2) (=cram) [+ passage, exit] atestar, abarrotar; [+ container] atestar, llenar•
I jammed my finger in the door — me pillé el dedo con la puerta•
to jam sth into a box — meter algo a la fuerza en una caja•
the room was jammed with people — el cuarto estaba atestado de gente3) (Telec, Rad) interferir3. VI1) [mechanism, drawer, pipe] atascarse, atorarse (LAm); [nut, part, wheel] atascarse, atrancarse; [gun] encasquillarsethis part has jammed — esta pieza se ha atascado, no se puede mover esta pieza
the drawer had jammed (shut/open) — el cajón no se podía abrir/cerrar
2) (Mus) * improvisar4.CPDjam session N — jam session f (actuación improvisada de jazz, rock etc)
- jam in- jam on* * *[dʒæm]
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1) u c ( Culin) mermelada f, dulce m (RPl)2) c ( difficult situation) (colloq) aprieto mto be in a jam — estar* en un aprieto or en apuros
3) c ( traffic jam) atasco m, embotellamiento m
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- mm- transitive verb1)a) ( cram)b) (congest, block) \<\<road\>\> atestar2) ( wedge firmly)3) ( Rad) interferir*
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vi \<\<brakes\>\> bloquearse; \<\<machine\>\> trancarse*; \<\<switch/lock\>\> trabarse, trancarse*; \<\<gun\>\> encasquillarsePhrasal Verbs:- jam on
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