traffic jam in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for traffic jam in the English»French Dictionary

traffic jam N

traffic jam

embouteillage m

Translations for traffic jam in the English»French Dictionary

unsnarl traffic jam

débloquer

how far does the queue/traffic jam stretch?

jusqu'où va la queue/l'embouteillage?

Translations for traffic jam in the French»English Dictionary

bouchon (sur autoroute)

traffic jam, tailback

bouchon (en ville)

traffic jam

embouteillage (en ville)

traffic jam

encombrement (embouteillage)

traffic jam

Translations for traffic jam in the English»French Dictionary

I.jam [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] N

1. jam FOOD:

jam

confiture f

apricot jam

confiture d'abricots

apricot jam attr tart, doughnut

à la confiture

2. jam (congestion):

jam (of people)

foule f

jam (of traffic)

embouteillage m

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

jam

blocage m

4. jam (difficult situation):

jam inf

pétrin m inf

this is a real jam

on est vraiment dans le pétrin inf

to be in/get into a jam

être/se mettre dans le pétrin inf

to help sb out of a jam

tirer qn du pétrin inf

5. jam MUS:

jam, a. jam session

bœuf m inf

jam, a. jam session

jam-session f

II.jam <pres part jamming; pret, pp jammed> [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] VB trans

1. jam (stuff, pile):

to jam things into small space, suitcase, box

entasser des choses dans

she jammed her clothes into the drawer

elle a entassé ses vêtements dans le tiroir

reporters were jamming microphones into our faces

les journalistes nous fourraient des micros sous le nez inf

to jam one's hat on

enfoncer son chapeau sur sa tête

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

freiner à bloc

2. jam (fix firmly, wedge):

jam

coincer

I was jammed between the wall and the door

j'étais coincé entre le mur et la porte

I got my finger jammed in the door

je me suis coincé le doigt dans la porte

the key's jammed in the lock

la clé s'est coincée dans la serrure

3. jam:

jam, a. jam up (crowd, fill up) (gen)

encombrer

cars jammed (up) the roads

les routes étaient embouteillées

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

être bourré de qc

4. jam:

jam, a. jam up (cause to stop functioning, block) dirt, malfunction, person: mechanism

enrayer

jam, a. jam up lock, door, window, system

coincer

sand had jammed (up) the mechanism

le sable avait enrayé le mécanisme

to be jammed or jammed up mechanism:

s'enrayer (by sth à cause de qc)

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

se coincer or se bloquer (by sth à cause de qc)

to be jammed or jammed up system:

se bloquer

5. jam:

jam RADIO, TELEC frequency, transmission

brouiller

III.jam <pres part jamming; pret, pp jammed> [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm] VB intr

1. jam (become stuck):

jam mechanism, switch, lever:

s'enrayer

jam lock, door, window:

se coincer, se bloquer

2. jam MUS:

jam

faire un bœuf inf

jam

improviser

IV.jam [Brit dʒam, Am dʒæm]

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

c'est du gâteau! inf

you want jam on it inf! Brit

et puis quoi encore!

(it's a case of) jam tomorrow

les beaux jours sont pour demain

See also money, logjam, bread

I.money [Brit ˈmʌni, Am ˈməni] N

1. money (coins, notes):

money

argent m

2. money (funds):

money

argent m

to make money (person)

gagner de l'argent

to make money (business, project)

rapporter de l'argent

to run out of money

ne plus avoir d'argent

to get one's money back (in shop)

être remboursé

to get one's money back (after loan, resale)

rentrer dans ses fonds

to get one's money back (after risky venture, with difficulty)

récupérer son argent

to find the money to do

trouver l'argent pour faire

there's no money in it

ça ne rapporte pas

where is the money going to come from?

et d'où viendra l'argent?

there's big money involved inf

il y a de grosses sommes en jeu

they made a lot of money when they sold the house

ils ont fait un beau bénéfice quand ils ont vendu la maison

they made a lot of money when they sold the house attr matters, problems, worries

d'argent

3. money (in banking, on stock exchange):

money

argent m

money

monnaie f

money

capitaux mpl

to raise money

trouver des capitaux

to pay good money

payer en bel et bon argent, payer un bon prix

to put up money for a project

investir de l'argent dans un projet

4. money (salary):

money

salaire m

the job is boring but the money is good

le travail est ennuyeux, mais c'est bien payé

to earn good money

bien gagner sa vie

5. money (price):

money

prix m

it's not the best car in the world, but it's good for the money

ce n'est pas la meilleure voiture du monde, mais elle est bien pour le prix

6. money (wealth):

money

argent m

money

fortune f

to make one's money in business

faire (sa) fortune dans les affaires

to inherit one's money

acquérir sa fortune par héritage

there's a lot of money in that area

il y a beaucoup de gens riches dans la région

there's a lot of money (to be made) in computing

l'informatique, ça peut rapporter

II.monies, moneys N

monies,moneys npl:

monies, moneys (funds)

fonds mpl

monies, moneys (funds)

capitaux mpl

monies, moneys (sums)

sommes fpl

III.money [Brit ˈmʌni, Am ˈməni]

not for love nor money

pour rien au monde

for my money …

à mon avis …

it's money well spent

c'est de l'argent bien dépensé

money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water

l'argent lui file entre les doigts

it's money for jam, it's money for old rope

c'est de l'argent facile

money talks

avec l'argent on obtient ce qu'on veut

time is money

le temps c'est de l'argent

the smart money is on X

les gens bien informés misent sur X

to be in the money

être en fonds

to be made of money

être cousu d'or, rouler sur l'or

to get one's money's worth, to get a good run for one's money

en avoir pour son argent

to give sb a good run for his/her money

en donner à qn pour son argent

to have money to burn

avoir de l'argent à ne savoir qu'en faire or à jeter par les fenêtres

to put one's money where one's mouth is

sortir son portefeuille

to throw good money after bad

investir en pure perte

your money or your life!

la bourse ou la vie!

logjam N lit

logjam

embouteillage m (de bois de flottage)

logjam fig

blocage m

I.bread [Brit brɛd, Am brɛd] N

1. bread FOOD:

bread

pain m

a loaf/slice of bread

une miche/tranche de pain

to be on bread and water

être au pain sec et à l'eau

to be on bread and water attr oven, plate

à pain

to be on bread and water sauce

au pain

2. bread (money):

bread inf

fric m inf

bread inf

argent m

3. bread (livelihood):

to earn one's (daily) bread

gagner sa vie

II.bread [Brit brɛd, Am brɛd] VB trans FOOD

bread cutlet, fish, etc

paner

breaded cutlets

côtelettes panées

III.bread [Brit brɛd, Am brɛd]

to break bread with sb

partager un repas avec qn

to cast one's bread upon the waters

se comporter de façon altruiste

to know which side one's bread is buttered on

savoir où est son intérêt

to put bread on the table

faire bouillir la marmite

to put jam on the bread

mettre du beurre dans les épinards

to take the bread out of sb's mouth

retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

the best thing since sliced bread hum

l'invention la plus géniale de ces dernières années

I.traffic [Brit ˈtrafɪk, Am ˈtræfɪk] N

1. traffic (road vehicles in street, town):

traffic

circulation f

to direct the traffic

régler la circulation

heavy traffic

circulation dense

the volume of traffic has doubled

la circulation a doublé de volume

traffic into/out of London

la circulation vers/en sortant de Londres

traffic is being diverted

il y a une déviation

to hold up the traffic

provoquer un bouchon

to hold up the traffic attr accident, density, noise, problem, regulations

de la circulation

traffic hold-up

embouteillage m

traffic tailback

bouchon m

2. traffic (movement of planes, ships, trains, cars, people):

traffic

trafic m

freight/passenger traffic

trafic de fret/voyageurs

cross-Channel traffic

trafic m transmanche

3. traffic (dealings):

traffic (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods)

trafic m (in de)

traffic (in ideas)

mouvement m (in de)

a one-way/two-way traffic

un trafic unilatéral/dans les deux sens

4. traffic:

traffic ELECTRON, COMPUT, TELEC

trafic m

II.to traffic in <pres part trafficking; pret, pp trafficked> VB intr

to traffic in drugs, cocaine, arms, stolen goods:

to traffic in

faire du trafic de

traffic jam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for traffic jam in the English»French Dictionary

traffic jam N

traffic jam

embouteillage m

Translations for traffic jam in the English»French Dictionary

to hit a traffic jam

tomber sur un bouchon

Translations for traffic jam in the French»English Dictionary

embouteillage

traffic jam

encombrement

traffic jam

Translations for traffic jam in the English»French Dictionary

jam¹ [dʒæm] N

jam

confiture f

Phrases:

jam tomorrow

demain, on rase gratis

I.jam² [dʒæm] N

1. jam inf (awkward situation):

jam

pétrin m

2. jam no pl (crowd):

jam

cohue f

jam AUTO

embouteillage m

3. jam (in machine):

jam

bourrage m

4. jam MUS:

jam

bœuf m

II.jam² <-mm-> [dʒæm] VB trans

1. jam (cause to become stuck):

jam

coincer

jam machine, mechanism

bloquer

to jam sth open

maintenir qc ouvert

2. jam (cram):

to jam sth into sth

fourrer qc dans qc

3. jam RADIO:

jam

brouiller

III.jam² <-mm-> [dʒæm] VB intr

1. jam (become stuck):

jam

se coincer

jam brakes, photocopier

se bloquer

2. jam (play music):

jam

faire des improvisations collectives de jazz

I.traffic [ˈtræfɪk] N no pl

1. traffic (transport movement):

traffic

trafic m

traffic for cars

circulation f

traffic fatalities

décès sur la route

heavy traffic

circulation dense

heavy traffic of trucks

circulation des poids lourds

to get stuck in traffic

être bloqué par la circulation

sea traffic

navigation f

passenger/commercial traffic

transport m des passagers/marchandises

2. traffic pej (trade, dealings):

traffic

trafic m

to have traffic with sb

faire des affaires avec qn

II.traffic <trafficked, trafficked> [ˈtræfɪk] VB intr pej (trade illegally)

to traffic in sth

faire du trafic de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The music video was set in a traffic jam in a car.

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Traffic waves are a type of traffic jam.

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About 2,100 extras and 1,870 vehicles were used to stage the traffic jam scene for that film.

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The traffic jam slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100km mi and lasted for more than ten days.

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A good metaphor to describe the cognitive bottleneck is that of a traffic jam.

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The resulting motion has been compared to a traffic jam: the motion of each boson would be strongly correlated with that of its two neighbours.

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This first happens while the family is caught in a traffic jam on their way to the beach for a picnic.

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At the beginning is shows the band that stuck in a traffic jam among a large number of cars.

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Their old vehicle has broken down, causing a traffic jam.

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A supply wagon turned over and caused a traffic jam in the retreat across the bridge.

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