jammed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for jammed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.jammed [dʒæmd] VB pp

jammed → jam II, III

II.jammed [dʒæmd] ADJ

1. jammed (crowded, filled up):

jammed

affollato

to be jammed (solid) with, to be jammed full of room, entrance, shelf: people, books, objects

essere pieno zeppo di

2. jammed (blocked):

jammed

bloccato

jammed

inceppato

to be jammed or jammed up mechanism:

essere bloccato or inceppato (by sth da qc, a causa di qc)

to be jammed or jammed up lock, door, window:

essere bloccato or incastrato (by sth a causa di qc)

to be jammed or jammed up system:

essere bloccato or inceppato

I.jam¹ [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] N

1. jam (congestion):

jam (of people)

calca f

jam (of people)

ressa f

jam (of traffic)

ingorgo m

jam (of traffic)

intasamento m

log jam

ingorgo di tronchi lungo un fiume

log jam fig

intoppo, ostacolo

2. jam (failure, blockage of machine, system, department):

jam

arresto m

jam

blocco m

3. jam (difficult situation):

jam inf

pasticcio m

jam inf

guaio m

this is a real jam

questo è davvero un bel guaio

to be in, get into a jam

essere, mettersi in un pasticcio

to help sb out of a jam

tirare qn fuori dai guai

4. jam MUS:

jam, also jam session

jam session f

II.jam¹ <forma in -ing jamming, pt, pp jammed> [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] VB trans

1. jam (stuff, pile):

to jam things into small space, suitcase, box

stipare delle cose in

she jammed her clothes into the drawer

cacciò i vestiti nel cassetto

reporters were jamming microphones into our faces

i giornalisti ci ficcavano i microfoni sotto il naso

to jam one's hat on

calcare or calcarsi il cappello in testa

to jam one's foot on the brake or to jam the brake on

fare una gran frenata

2. jam (fix firmly, wedge):

jam

incastrare, prendere (in mezzo)

I was jammed between the wall and the door

ero incastrato fra il muro e la porta

I got my finger jammed in the door

mi sono schiacciato il dito nella porta

the key's jammed in the lock

la chiave si è incastrata nella toppa

3. jam (crowd, fill up):

jam, also jam up

intasare

jam, also jam up

bloccare

cars jammed (up) the roads

le auto intasavano le strade

4. jam (cause to stop functioning, block) dirt, malfunction, person:

jam, also jam up mechanism, system

bloccare, fare inceppare

jam, also jam up lock, door, window

bloccare, fare incastrare

sand had jammed (up) the mechanism

la sabbia aveva fatto inceppare il meccanismo

5. jam:

jam RADIO, TELEC frequency, transmission

disturbare (con interferenze)

III.jam¹ <forma in -ing jamming, pt, pp jammed> [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] VB intr

1. jam (become stuck):

jam mechanism, switch, lever:

incepparsi, bloccarsi

jam lock, door, window:

bloccarsi, incastrarsi

2. jam MUS:

jam

improvvisare

I.jam in VB [dʒam -] (jam in)

jam in people:

jam in

affollarsi, assieparsi, stiparsi

II.jam in VB [dʒam -] (jam [sth, sb] in)

1. jam in (trap, wedge):

jam in

incastrare

to be jammed in

essere incastrato, bloccato in

2. jam in (pack in):

jam in

affollare

jam in

assiepare

there were 30 people jammed into the room

c'erano trenta persone assiepate or ammassate nella stanza

jam² [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] N FOOD

jam

marmellata f

jam

confettura f

apricot jam

marmellata di albicocche

apricot jam before n tart, doughnut

alla marmellata

it's real jam! (job, task) inf

è un gioco da ragazzi!

you want jam on it! Brit inf

che altro pretendi?

(it's a case of) jam tomorrow

si sta rimandando alle calende greche

it's money for jam

sono soldi facili

to put jam on the bread

= migliorare la situazione

jam pot [ˈdʒæmˌpɒt] N

jam pot → jam jar

See also jam jar

jam jar [Brit] N

jam jar

vasetto m di, da marmellata

jam jar [Brit] N

jam jar

vasetto m di, da marmellata

jam-full [Brit ˌdʒamˈfʊl] ADJ

jam-full → jam-packed

See also jam-packed

I.jam-packed [Brit ˌdʒamˈpakt, Am ˈˌdʒæm ˈpækt] VB pp

jam-packed → jam-pack

II.jam-packed [Brit ˌdʒamˈpakt, Am ˈˌdʒæm ˈpækt] ADJ

jam-packed

gremito

jam-packed

stipato

to be jam-packed with sth

essere pieno zeppo di qc

traffic jam [Brit, Am ˈtræfɪk ˌdʒæm] N

traffic jam

ingorgo m stradale

I.jam-packed [Brit ˌdʒamˈpakt, Am ˈˌdʒæm ˈpækt] VB pp

jam-packed → jam-pack

II.jam-packed [Brit ˌdʒamˈpakt, Am ˈˌdʒæm ˈpækt] ADJ

jam-packed

gremito

jam-packed

stipato

to be jam-packed with sth

essere pieno zeppo di qc

See also jam-pack

jam-pack [ˌdʒæmˈpæk] VB trans (crowd, fill up)

jam-pack

gremire

jam-pack

stipare

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inceppato

jammed

jammed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jammed in the English»Italian Dictionary

jam¹ [dʒæm] N FOOD

jam

marmellata f

I.jam² [dʒæm] N

1. jam inf (awkward situation):

jam

pasticcio m

to get into a jam

cacciarsi in un pasticcio

2. jam (blockage):

traffic jam

ingorgo m stradale

paper jam COMPUT

inceppamento m carta

II.jam² <-mm-> [dʒæm] VB trans

1. jam (cause to become stuck):

jam

far inceppare

jam door

bloccare

to jam sth into sth

ficcare qc in qc

2. jam a wheel:

jam

bloccare

3. jam RADIO:

jam

disturbare con interferenze

III.jam² <-mm-> [dʒæm] VB intr

1. jam (become stuck):

jam

bloccarsi

jam rifle

incepparsi

2. jam (play music):

jam

improvvisare

jam session N inf

jam session

jam session f inv

traffic jam N

traffic jam

ingorgo m

jam-packed [ˌdʒæm·ˈpækt] ADJ inf

to be jam-packed (with sth)

essere stracolmo, -a (di qc)

the streets were jam-packed with people

le strade erano piene zeppe di gente

Translations for jammed in the Italian»English Dictionary

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superaffollato (-a)

jam-packed

confettura

jam

grippare

to jam

gripparsi (motore, moto)

to jam

intasamento

traffic jam

intasamento del traffico

traffic jam

marmellata

jam

jammed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hit a traffic jam

rimanere intrappolato in un ingorgo

to get into a jam

cacciarsi in un pasticcio

traffic jam

ingorgo m stradale

paper jam COMPUT

inceppamento m carta

to jam sth into sth

ficcare qc in qc

to be jam-packed (with sth)

essere stracolmo, -a (di qc)

the streets were jam-packed with people

le strade erano piene zeppe di gente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Can be jammed and disabled fairly easily by experienced saboteurs.

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Long before opening time, the street is jammed with a good humored crowd.

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The mill gearing had been jammed by a baulk of timber, jamming the machinery by that date.

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The billfold is usually jammed to the point of bursting -- not with crisp $20s, but receipts.

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Careless climbing boys could get stuck with their knees jammed against their chins.

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Every pump was jammed, but one was dedicated to people with jerrycans.

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Moms will have to puzzle out which is which when they find a miniature stiletto jammed between their couch cushions.

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He said they concluded that the UFO had deliberately jammed both the aircraft and control tower electronics.

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They jammed the toilet under the stairs or in a closet (source of water closet name) and they built the sink into the wooden washstand.

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With the engine building to an overload, he begins to panic when discovering all communications to and from the room are jammed.

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