jam |
|
jam
[d?æm]sustantivo
1. muchedumbre (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)
4. embutir (pack tightly) (objects)(into en); atestar (with de)
- traffic jammed the streets (container) -> el tráfico colapsaba las calles
5. provocar 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
6. atascarse (drawer, machine), trancarse (Am)
- people jammed into the hall -> la gente abarrotaba la sala
7. improvisar (Mus) (con un grupo)
sustantivo
1. mermelada (f) (fruit preserve)
- jam jar -> tarro (m) de mermelada
- jam tart -> pastel (m) or torta (f) de confitura (español de Colombia, CSur)
Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited
jam [yam-se-shon]
1. Llenar y cerrar algo apretando y apiñando.
2. (Rad.) Enredar la difusión de una difusora.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3. Quedarse inmóvil por efecto de apretadura o acumulación. (n)
va. Apiñar; acuñar o apretar, estrechar, apachurrar.
Have a Spanish question? Get help from experts!
Latest Activity
- zhangjun413 earned 150 pts for the 'write' section of Lesson 1.2 - Personal Descriptions (12 secs ago)
- Siggaard earned 150 pts for the 'speak' section of Lesson 4.2 - Y → E and O → U with Food (19 secs ago)
- puto_dinero earned the Estudiante badge for completing Lesson 1.1 - Greetings and Introductions (15 mins ago)
- marengga earned the Estudiante badge for completing Lesson 1.1 - Greetings and Introductions (17 mins ago)
- Seitheach voted for Quién es este hombre? (24 mins ago)
- juanjosam joined SpanishDict (26 mins ago)
- orkun joined SpanishDict (27 mins ago)
- Issabela answered the question Quién es este hombre? (1 hr ago)
- Issabela answered the question "Voy de acampada" (A game) (1 hr ago)
- martinezantonio asked the question Quién es este hombre? Es un mexicano. (1 hr ago)
- Issabela voted for Mortimer, where in the world did you go? (1 hr ago)
- sunshinzmommie asked the question My Thanksgiving:No tengo ninguna familia en Colorado, a excepción de la familia que he hecho de mis amigos y mis suegros (2 hrs ago)
(May not be accurate.)
