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1 noun∎ strawberry jam confiture f de fraises;(b) (traffic jam) bouchon m, embouteillage m, encombrement m∎ there was a great jam of people outside the theatre il y avait une foule énorme devant le théâtre∎ I'm in a bit of a jam je suis plutôt dans le pétrin(tart, pudding, sandwich) à la confiture∎ we were jammed in like sardines on était entassés ou serrés comme des sardines;∎ all my clothes are jammed into one drawer tous mes vêtements sont entassés dans un seul tiroir;∎ I was jammed (up) against the wall j'étais coincé contre le mur;∎ he jammed the gun into his pocket il fourra le pistolet dans sa poche;∎ she jammed her hat on elle enfonça ou vissa son chapeau sur sa tête;∎ to jam one's foot on the brake(s) écraser le frein ou la pédale de frein∎ she jammed the window shut with a wedge elle coinça ou bloqua la fenêtre avec une cale;∎ to jam a door open with a book maintenir une porte ouverte à l'aide d'un livre∎ a crowd of late arrivals jammed the entrance une foule de retardataires bloquait l'entrée;∎ the streets were jammed with cars les rues étaient embouteillées∎ the switchboard was jammed le standard était saturé∎ thousands of people jammed in for the concert des milliers de personnes se sont entassées pour assister au concert(b) (drawer, window, lift etc) se coincer, se bloquer; (gun, machine) s'enrayer, se bloquer; (brakes, wheel, paper in printer) se bloquer∎ I was just jamming c'était juste de l'impro(d) (in mountaineering) faire un verrou, coincer►► British familiar humorous jam sandwich (police car) voiture f de police□ ;familiar jam session bœuf m, jam-session f➲ jam in(a) (wedge in) coincer;∎ the crowd were jamming him in il était coincé par la foule;∎ her car was being jammed in by a large truck un gros camion était en train de la coincer∎ he had jammed as many quotations as he could find into the essay il avait farci sa dissertation de toutes les citations qu'il avait trouvées(crowd in) s'entasser;∎ they all jammed in (into train) ils s'y entassèrent tous;∎ we won't all be able to jam in at once nous n'allons jamais tous tenir à la fois∎ to jam on the brakes écraser le frein ou la pédale de frein(b) (lid, hat etc) enfoncer -
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jam [dʒæm]1. nouna. confiture fb. ( = traffic jam) embouteillage ma. ( = stuff) entasser ; ( = thrust) fourrer• the prisoners were jammed into a small cell les prisonniers ont été entassés dans une petite celluleb. ( = stick) coincerc. ( = make unworkable) [+ lock, brake] bloquer ; [+ mechanism, gun, machine] enrayerd. ( = block) [+ street, corridor] encombrere. [+ station, broadcast] brouiller ; [+ switchboard] encombrera. ( = become stuck) [door, switch, lever, photocopier] se coincer ; [mechanism, gun] s'enrayer ; [brake] se bloquerb. ( = press tightly) the crowd jammed into the courtroom la foule s'est entassée dans la salle de tribunal4. compounds[tart] à la confiture* * *[dʒæm] 1.1) Culinary confiture f2) ( congestion) ( of people) foule f; ( of traffic) embouteillage m3) (of machine, system, department) blocage m4) (colloq) ( difficult situation) pétrin (colloq) m5) (also jam session) Music bœuf (colloq) m, jam-session f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) (stuff, pile)to jam things into — entasser des choses dans [small space, suitcase, box]
2) (fix firmly, wedge) coincer4) (also jam up) ( block) [dirt, malfunction, person] enrayer [mechanism]; coincer [lock, door, window, system]5) Radio, Telecommunications brouiller [frequency, transmission]3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) ( become stuck) [mechanism, switch] s'enrayer; [lock, door, window] se coincer, se bloquer2) Music improviser•Phrasal Verbs:- jam in
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jam — jam1 [dʒæm] n ↑butter, ↑jam ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(cars/people)¦ 3¦(machine)¦ 4¦(difficult situation)¦ 5¦(music)¦ 6 kick out the jams 7 jam tomorrow ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(FOOD)¦ [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
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jam */ — I UK [dʒæm] / US noun Word forms jam : singular jam plural jams 1) [countable/uncountable] a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar that is usually spread onto bread strawberry jam a jar of jam a jam tart 2) [countable, usually… … English dictionary
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