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jam1 /dʒæm/ sustantivo

1. uncountable or countable (Culin) mermelada f, dulce m (RPl)

2. countable (difficult situation) (colloq) aprieto m

jam2 -mm- verbo transitivo

1. 1. (cram) to ~ sth INTO sth meter algo a la fuerza en algo
   2. (congest, block) ‹road› atestar;
      the switchboard was ~med with calls la centralita estaba saturada de llamadas

2. (wedge firmly): he ~med his foot in the door metió el pie entre la puerta y el marco

3. (Rad) interferir^(conj.⇒)

verbo intransitivo [brakes] bloquearse;
[machine] trancarse^(conj.⇒);
[switch/lock] trabarse;
[gun] encasquillarse

Phrasal Verbs
jam on v + o + adv, v + adv + o: to ~ on the brakes dar^(conj.⇒) un frenazo

jam: jam jar~ jar sustantivo (BrE) tarro m or bote m para mermelada;
jam-packed~-packed /'dʒæm'pækt/ adjetivo (colloq) repleto, atestado (de gente);
jam session~ session sustantivo: sesión de un grupo de músicos de jazz o rock que se reúnen para improvisar

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

jam [dʒæm]

I	nombre 1   Culin mermelada 2   atasco      traffic jam, embotellamiento 3   familiar apuro, aprieto      to be in a jam, estar en un apuro      to get sb into a jam, meter a alguien en un lío      to get sb out of a jam, sacar a alguien de un aprieto
II	verbo transitivo 1   meter a la fuerza 2   atascar 3   Rad interferir
III	verbo intransitivo atascarse: the door has jammed, la puerta se ha atascado

jam: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
in a jam			en un lío
jam nut			tuerca nf
jam pot	n	(also jam jar) AmL	pote de mermelada nm
jam pot	n	(also jam jar)	bote de mermelada nm
jam pot	n	(also jam jar)	tarro de mermelada nm
jam producer			productor de mermelada nm
jam session		(Music) música	sesión improvisada nf
jam up			situación atascada nf
jam-full	adj		abarrotado
jam-full	adj		atestado
jam-full	adj		repleto
spread butter or jam			untar mantequilla o conservas v
traffic jam			embotellamiento
traffic jam			atasco
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English:

jam in - jam jar - jam on - jam session - jam-packed - marmalade - traffic jam - diabetic - jelly - last - pot - preserve - thickly - traffic

Spanish:

abarrotada - abarrotado - atasco - berenjenal - bloquear - brete - confitura - embotellamiento - embrollo - empalagar - estrechamiento - interferir - mermelada - pringarse - repleta - repleto - tapón - tope - atascar - atiborrar - atorar - dulce - taco

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