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1 money for jam
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2 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.) ievārījums; ievārījuma-- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) sablīvēties2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) iespiest; iegrūst; saspiest3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) iesprūst; ieķīlēties4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) traucēt (raidstaciju)2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) sablīvējums; sastrēgums; drūzma2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) ķeza•- jam on* * *džems, ievārījums; sablīvējums, sastrēgums, drūzma; iesprūdums, saķīlējums; traucējums; ķeza; iegrūst, iespiest; saspiest; piespiest; radīt sastrēgumu, sablīvēties; iesprūst, saķīlēties; traucēt; improvizēt -
3 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sūklis2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) sūklis3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvītkūka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) beršana ar sūkli2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) []berzt ar sūkli; []tīrīt ar sūkli2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) dzīvot uz cita rēķina•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *sūklis; noberšana ar sūkli; poraina viela; biskvītkūka; liekēdis; plencis, pļēgurs; tampons; noberzt ar sūkli; uzsūkt ar sūkli; zvejot sūkļus; dzīvot uz cita rēķina
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