jam
[dʒæm] ( pt & pp jammed, cont jamming )noun
| 1. | [preserve] Marmelade die |
| 2. | [of traffic] Stau der |
| 3. | (inf)
[difficult situation]
Klemme die,
Patsche die
to get into a jam in eine Patsche geraten |
jam
[dʒæm] ( pt & pp jammed, cont jamming )transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [mechanism, brakes]
Conjugation blockieren
to jam shut [window, door] fest zumachen to get one's finger jammed sich (D) den Finger einquetschen |
| 2. | [cram]
to jam sthg into sthg etw in etw (A) stopfen |
| 3. | [streets, town] Conjugation verstopfen |
| 4. | TELEC
thousands of callers jammed the switchboard Tausende von Anrufern blockierten die Leitungen der (Telefon)zentrale |
| 5. | RADIO Conjugation stören |
jam
[dʒæm] ( pt & pp jammed, cont jamming )intransitive verb Conjugation
[stick - window, door] Conjugation klemmen
[ - brakes, lever] sich verklemmen
jam on
transitive verb separable Conjugation
to jam the brakes on eine Vollbremsung machen
