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jam VerbPlural: jams - atascar, atorar, trabar, congestionar; Synonyms: clog, lock, obstruct, block, choke up, clog up, congest, bung up; Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. ; Block passage through.
Jam the Voice of America.
Block the signals emitted by this station.
Obstruct the path.
- meter a la fuerza; Synonyms: drive in, force in, push in, bash in, drag in, jam in, ram; Push down forcibly.
The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor.
- apiñar, atestar, atiborrar; Synonyms: stuff, cram, bunch, crowd, fill up, flock, jam-pack, overpack; Crowd or pack to capacity. ; Press tightly together or cram.
The theater was jampacked.
The crowd packed the auditorium.
- trabarse, encasquillarse; Synonyms: get jammed, get locked, lock; Get stuck and immobilized.
The mechanism jammed.
- atascarse; Synonyms: get jammed, get stuck; Get stuck and immobilized.
The mechanism jammed.
jam Noun- mermelada, confitura, jalea, compota; Synonyms: preserve, marmalade, compote, confiture, sweetmeat, jelly; Preserve of crushed fruit.
[ + ] Quips, Quotes & Proverbs- Country people make their own jam, but city people get theirs in the buses. Los pueblerinos hacen sus propia jalea, los habitantes de la ciudad encuentran sus propios aglomeraciones en los autobuses.
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- embotellamiento, apelotonamiento; Synonyms: blockage, bottleneck, clogging, hold-up, holdup; An obstruction in a pipe or tube. ; The state or condition of being obstructed.
[ + ] Quips, Quotes & Proverbs- Country people make their own jam, but city people get theirs in the buses. Los pueblerinos hacen sus propia jalea, los habitantes de la ciudad encuentran sus propios aglomeraciones en los autobuses.
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- atascamiento, trabazón; Synonyms: clogging, blockage, jamming, obstruction, stoppage
- apuro, aprieto, lance apretado; Synonyms: fix, mess, awkward situation, deep water, difficult situation, difficulty, distressed condition, hardship, predicament; Informal terms for a difficult situation.
He got into a terrible fix.
He made a muddle of his marriage.
- apretujamiento, abarrancadero, apretamiento, apretura; Synonyms: squeeze, cram, deadlock, difficult situation, squeezing, tightening; The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space. ; The act of gripping and pressing firmly.; A twisting squeeze.
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