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[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) geleia- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) bloquear2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) entalar3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) emperrar4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) interferir2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) engarrafamento2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) aperto•- jam on* * *jam1[dʒæm] n 1 esmagamento. 2 aperto, acotovelamento, aglomeração de gente. 3 congestionamento (de tráfego). 4 emperramento, desarranjo. 5 situação difícil ou perigosa. 6 estorvo, obstrução. 7 sl cocaína. 8 Comp aglomeração, congestionamento: acúmulo imprevisto de cartões ou de qualquer outro meio de entrada. • vt+vi 1 apertar(-se), comprimir(-se), apinhar(-se). they jam into the elevator / eles superlotam o elevador. 2 esmagar. 3 machucar. 4 empurrar, impelir. 5 fechar, tapar, entupir, bloquear, obstruir. 6 emperrar. this door jams / esta porta emperra. 7 Radio perturbar a transmissão. 8 Amer sl apresentar música popular avivada com improvisação. 9 Amer sl copular. jammed up interrompido, bloqueado, congestionado. to be in a jam estar em apuros. to jam on the brakes frear de repente. traffic jam impedimento, congestionamento, bloqueamento ou interrupção do tráfego.————————jam2[dʒæm] n Cook geléia de frutas. • vt transformar em geléia, espalhar geléia. to want jam on it coll esperar ou querer demais.
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