jam

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jam
[d?æm]sustantivo
1muchedumbre (f) multitud (f) (crowd) (of people)
  • traffic jam -> atasco (m) , embotellamiento (m)
2(familiar) (difficult situation)
  • to be in/get into a jam -> estar/meterse en un aprieto
3(improvised performance)
  • jam (session) -> jam-session (f)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp jammed)
4embutir (pack tightly) (objects)(into en); atestar (with de)
  • traffic jammed the streets (container) -> el tráfico colapsaba las calles
5provocar interferencias en (block) (radio broadcast, station); bloquear (switchboard)
  • the drawer is jammed -> el cajón se ha atascado
  • he jammed the window open -> atrancó la ventana para que se quedara abierta
verbo intransitivo
6atascarse (drawer, machine), trancarse (Am)
  • people jammed into the hall -> la gente abarrotaba la sala
7improvisar (Mus) (con un grupo)
sustantivo
1mermelada (f) (fruit preserve)
  • jam jar -> tarro (m) de mermelada
  • jam tart -> pastel (m) or torta (f) de confitura (español de Colombia, CSur)

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jam [yam-se-shon]
1Llenar y cerrar algo apretando y apiñando.
2(Rad.) Enredar la difusión de una difusora.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Quedarse inmóvil por efecto de apretadura o acumulación. (n)
va. Apiñar; acuñar o apretar, estrechar, apachurrar.

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jam [dʒæm]
noun
1 [of people] aglomeración; (f)
you never saw such a jam! ¡había que ver cómo se agolpaba la gente!; there was a jam in the doorway había una aglomeración de gente en la puerta; se había agolpado la gente en la puerta
2 (traffic jam) embotellamiento; (m) atasco; (m)
a 5km jam of cars una caravana un atasco de coches de 5km;or there are always jams here aquí siempre se atasca el tráfico; aquí siempre hay atascos
3 (obstruction) atasco; (m)
there's a jam in the pipe se ha atascado está atascada la cañería;or
4 (informal) (difficulty) apuro; (m) aprieto; (m)
to be in a jam estar en un aprieto; estar en apuros; to get into a jam meterse en un aprieto; meterse en apuros; to get sb out of a jam sacar a algn del apuro
verb:transitive
1 (block) [+mechanism, drawer, pipe] atascar; [+wheel] trabar; [+exit, road] cerrar; obstruir
it's got jammed se ha atascado; no se puede mover/quitar/retirar etc;etc
2 (cram) [+passage, exit] atestar; abarrotar; [+container] atestar; llenar
people jammed the exits la gente se agolpaba en las salidas
I jammed my finger in the doorin me pillé el dedo con la puerta
to jam sth into a boxinto meter algo a la fuerza en una caja
we were all jammed togethertogether estábamos todos apiñados
the room was jammed with peoplewith el cuarto estaba atestado de gente
streets jammed with cars calles atestadas de coches
3 (Telec) (Rad) interferir
verb:intransitive
1 [+mechanism, drawer, pipe] atascarse; atorarse; (LAm) [+nut, part, wheel] atascarse; atrancarse; [+gun] encasquillarse
this part has jammed esta pieza se ha atascado; no se puede mover esta pieza; the drawer had jammed (shut/open) el cajón no se podía abrir/cerrar
2 (Mús) (informal) improvisar
modifier
jam session (n) jam session actuación improvisada de jazz, rock etc; (f) (actuación improvisada de jazz, rock etc) etc
jam [dʒæm] (Britain)
noun
1 (food) mermelada; (f)
strawberry jam mermelada de fresas; (f) you want jam on it! (informal) ¡y un jamón!
the jam is spread very thin (informal) hay cosas buenas pero apenas se notan
2 (informal) (luck) chorra; (informal) (f)
look at that for jam! ¡qué chorra tiene el tío!; (informal)
verb:transitive
hacer mermelada de
modifier
jam jar (n) (Britain) tarro de mermelada; (m) pote de mermelada; (m)
jam pot (n) (Britain)
jam jar See culture box in entry jam.
jam roll (n) (Britain) brazo de gitano con mermelada; (m)
jam tart (n) tarta de mermelada; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "jam"

Imperative
  • jam
  • you jam
  • he/she jams
  • we jam
  • you jam
  • they jam
Preterite
  • I jammed
  • you jammed
  • he/she jammed
  • we jammed
  • you jammed
  • they jammed
Present Continuous
  • I am jamming
  • you are jamming
  • he/she is jamming
  • we are jamming
  • you are jamming
  • they are jamming
Present Perfect
  • I have jammed
  • you have jammed
  • he/she has jammed
  • we have jammed
  • you have jammed
  • they have jammed
Past Continuous
  • I was jamming
  • you were jamming
  • he/she was jamming
  • we were jamming
  • you were jamming
  • they were jamming
Past Perfect
  • I had jammed
  • you had jammed
  • he/she had jammed
  • we had jammed
  • you had jammed
  • they had jammed
Future
  • I will jam
  • you will jam
  • he/she will jam
  • we will jam
  • you will jam
  • they will jam
Future Perfect
  • I will have jammed
  • you will have jammed
  • he/she will have jammed
  • we will have jammed
  • you will have jammed
  • they will have jammed
Future Continuous
  • I will be jamming
  • you will be jamming
  • he/she will be jamming
  • we will be jamming
  • you will be jamming
  • they will be jamming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been jamming
  • you have been jamming
  • he/she has been jamming
  • we have been jamming
  • you have been jamming
  • they have been jamming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been jamming
  • you will have been jamming
  • he/she will have been jamming
  • we will have been jamming
  • you will have been jamming
  • they will have been jamming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been jamming
  • you had been jamming
  • he/she had been jamming
  • we had been jamming
  • you had been jamming
  • they had been jamming
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