anglais > français | |
jam | |
1. n. Confiture. | |
I love strawberry jam. | |
2. n. Embouteillage. | |
Traffic jam. | |
3. n. Impromptu musical. | |
4. n. Difficulté | |
I'm in a bit of a jam right now. Can you help me out? | |
5. n. Bouchon. | |
Paper jam. | |
6. v. (Musique) Improviser de la musique. | |
The musicians decided on the spur of the moment to get together and jam. | |
7. v. (Défense) Brouiller. | |
The enemy was jamming the radio broadcasts. | |
8. v. (Argot) Bloquer un membre, un objet. | |
They jammed him up, and he was never able to recover. | |
anglais > anglais | |
jam | |
1. n. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. n. A difficult situation. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
3. n. Blockage, congestion. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
a jam of logs in a river | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
4. n. (popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
5. n. (by extension, informal) A song; a track. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
6. n. (by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
We came up with some new ideas at the game jam. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
7. n. (baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
8. n. (basketball) A forceful dunk. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
9. n. (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Toughie scored four points in that jam. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
10. n. (climbing) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
11. n. (slang) luck. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
He's got more jam than Waitrose. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
12. n. (slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
13. v. To get something stuck in a confined space. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
I jammed the top knuckle of my ring finger. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
14. v. To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
15. v. To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up". | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
A single accident can jam the roads for hours. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
16. v. To block or confuse a broadcast signal. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
17. v. (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Jones was jammed by the pitch. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
18. v. (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session). | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
19. v. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
20. v. (roller derby) To attempt to score points. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Toughie jammed four times in the second period. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
21. v. (nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
22. v. (Canadian, informal) To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
23. n. (dated) A kind of frock for children. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
24. n. (mining) alternative form of jamb | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
français > anglais | |
confiture | |
1. n-f. jam (UK), jelly (US) | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. n-f. preserve | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |