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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
traffic jam n	(queue of traffic)	embotellamiento nm
		atasco nm
	Our journey was delayed by a traffic jam on the A40.
	Nuestro viaje se retrasó por un embotellamiento en la autopista A40.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
jam n	mainly UK (food: fruit conserve)	mermelada nf
	Sheila used the leftover plums to make jam.
	Sheila usó las ciruelas que sobraban para hacer mermelada.
jam n	(vehicle congestion)	atasco nm
		embotellamiento nm
	Jeff was late to work after being stuck in a jam for three hours.
	Jeff llegó tarde al trabajo después de estar en un atasco durante tres horas.
jam n	informal (improvised music session)	sesión improvisada nf + adj
	(MX, coloquial)	palomazo nm
	(AR, coloquial)	zapada nf
	(voz inglesa)	jam nf
	The band got together for a jam on Saturday.
	La banda se juntó para tener una sesión improvisada el sábado.
jam⇒ vi	(door: become stuck) (puerta)	atrancarse⇒ v prnl
		atascarse⇒ v prnl
	The door jammed, and Ben couldn't get out.
	La puerta se atrancó y Ben no podía salir.
jam vi	(machine: become stuck) (máquina)	atascarse⇒ v prnl
		atorarse⇒ v prnl
	The printer jammed again, so no one could print anything for over an hour.
	La impresora se atascó otra vez y nadie pudo imprimir nada durante una hora.
jam [sth] in [sth], jam [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr	(push hard, wedge)	forzar⇒ vtr
		meter a la fuerza loc verb
		empujar con fuerza loc verb
	Paul tried to jam a dollar into the vending machine, but it didn't work.
	Paul trató de forzar un dólar en la máquina expendedora pero no pudo.
jam [sth] full of [sth] v expr	informal (overfill)	sobrecargar con vtr + prep
		saturar con vtr + prep
		llenar de vtr + prep
	Tom jammed his backpack full of useless things.
	Tom sobrecargó su mochila con cosas inútiles.
jam [sth]⇒ vtr	informal (phone line, etc.)	saturar⇒ vtr
		atestar⇒ vtr
	The news caused panic and jammed the phone lines.
	La noticia causó pánico y saturó las líneas telefónicas.
jam [sth] vtr	(broadcast: block) (señal eléctrica)	interferir⇒ vtr
	The military tried to jam the protesters' communications.
	El ejército trató de interferir las comunicaciones de los manifestantes.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
jam n	(crowd of people) (de gente)	atasco nf
		aglomeración nf
	Ben didn't like going out into the jam of holiday shoppers.
	A Ben no le gustaba salir durante el atasco de las compras navideñas.
jam n	informal (difficult situation)	apuros nmpl
		aprieto nm
	Bobby had gotten himself into quite a jam.
	Bobby se había metido en apuros.
jam, paper jam n	(paper stuck in machine)	atasco nm
	The printer was out of commission all day because of a major paper jam.
	La impresora estuvo sin funcionar durante todo el día por un atasco de papel.
jam⇒ vi	informal (play improvised music) (música)	improvisar⇒ vi
	(AR, coloquial)	zapar⇒ vi
		hacer una jam loc verb
	The band jammed at the local bar all night.
	La banda improvisó en el bar durante toda la noche.
jam on [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(slam on)	apretar⇒ vtr
	Nancy jammed on the buttons, trying to get something to work.
	Nancy apretó los botones, tratando de que algo funcione.

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Locuciones verbales jam \| ~~traffic jam~~
Inglés		Español
jam [sth] in, jam in [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(cram [sth] into [sth])	meter a la fuerza vtr + loc adv
jam [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	informal (block, overload)	obstruir⇒ vtr
		atascar⇒ vtr
	For some reason, this type of paper always jams the photocopier up.
	Por algún motivo este tipo de papel siempre obstruye la fotocopiadora.
jam up vi phrasal	informal (become stuck or blocked)	atascarse⇒ v prnl
		bloquearse⇒ v prnl
	The printer has jammed up again.
	La impresora se atascó de nuevo.

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Compound Forms: traffic jam \| jam
Inglés		Español
traffic jam n	(queue of traffic)	embotellamiento nm
		atasco nm
	Our journey was delayed by a traffic jam on the A40.
	Nuestro viaje se retrasó por un embotellamiento en la autopista A40.

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'traffic jam' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

backup - gridlock - tailback

Spanish:

congestionamiento - embotellamiento - retención - taco - tapón - tranque - atasco - cuello de botella - congestión - atolladero - embudo

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