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3 ♦ log
♦ log (1) /lɒg/A n.2 (naut.) solcometro; misuratore della velocità: to heave (o to stream, to throw) the log, gettare (o filare) il solcometro5 (comput.) log ( file su cui si registrano gli eventi); registro: log file, file di log; file di registro6 (geol.) carotaggio geofisicoB a. attr.di tronchi: a log cabin, una capanna di tronchi d'albero● ( USA) log jam ► logjam □ (naut.) log line, sagola del solcometro □ log rolling ► logrolling □ to fall like a log, cadere pesantemente □ to float [to lie] like a log, galleggiare [star lì] come un pezzo di legno □ ( nelle favole) King Log, il re Travicello □ to sleep like a log, dormire come un ghiro (o un sasso) □ (prov.) Roll my log and I'll roll yours, una mano lava l'altra; do ut des.log (2) /lɒg/n. (mat., abbr. di logarithm)logaritmo: log-normal distribution, distribuzione lognormale.(to) log /lɒg/A v. t.3 (naut., aeron.) fare, totalizzare, coprire ( una distanza); fare, filare ( un certo numero di nodi); viaggiare alla velocità di: The new pilot hasn't logged many hours of flying time, il nuovo pilota non ha totalizzato molte ore di voloB v. i.fare legname; tagliare e trasportare tronchi.
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logjam — UK US (also log jam) /ˈlɒɡdʒæm/ noun [C] ► a situation in which no progress can be made because an agreement cannot be reached: »The union told its members it would try to break the log jam by dealing with individual companies. a… … Financial and business terms
logjam — also log jam, congestion of logs on a river, by 1851, Amer.Eng.; see LOG (Cf. log) (n.1) + JAM (Cf. jam) (v.). The figurative sense is by 1890 … Etymology dictionary
logjam — ► NOUN 1) a crowded mass of logs blocking a river. 2) a deadlock. 3) a backlog … English terms dictionary
logjam — ☆ logjam [lôg′jam΄ ] n. 1. an obstacle formed by logs jamming together in a stream 2. an obstacle formed by the accumulation of many items to deal with 3. a deadlock or impasse … English World dictionary
logjam — n. 1) to break (up), clear a logjam 2) (fig.) (esp. AE) a legislative logjam * * * [ lɒgdʒæm] clear a logjam (fig.) (esp. AE) a legislative logjam to break (up) … Combinatory dictionary
logjam — UK [ˈlɒɡˌdʒæm] / US [ˈlɔɡˌdʒæm] noun [countable] Word forms logjam : singular logjam plural logjams a situation in which one problem is stopping anything else from being done They need to break the logjam that has held up the talks for weeks … English dictionary
logjam — noun Date: 1885 1. a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse 2. a. deadlock, impasse < trying to break the logjam in negotiations > b. blockage c. jam, crowd • logjam transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
logjam — noun a) An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts. Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam. b) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress. A step forward for the… … Wiktionary
logjam — [[t]lɒ̱gʤæm[/t]] logjams N COUNT: usu sing To break the logjam means to change or deal with a difficult situation which has existed for a long time. [JOURNALISM] A new initiative was needed to break the logjam … English dictionary
logjam — /ˈlɒgdʒæm/ (say logjam) noun 1. a mass of logs forming a wedge across a current, behind which the logs are trapped. 2. any similar situation in which items which ought to be flowing smoothly forward are piled up behind one another: *trying to… …
logjam — /lawg jam , log /, n. 1. an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage. 2. any blockage or massive accumulation: a logjam of bills before Congress. [1880 85; LOG1 + JAM1] * * * … Universalium
