jam jar in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for jam jar in the English»Italian Dictionary

jam jar [Brit] N

jam jar

vasetto m di, da marmellata

Translations for jam jar in the Italian»English Dictionary

un vasetto di marmellata

a jar of jam

Translations for jam jar in the English»Italian Dictionary

jar¹ [Brit dʒɑː, Am dʒɑr] N

1. jar:

jar

vaso m

jar

vasetto m

jar (large) (for sweets, pickles, preserves)

barattolo m

jar (earthenware)

giara f

jar (earthenware)

orcio m

jar (earthenware)

brocca f

2. jar Brit (drink):

jar inf

bicchiere m

to go for a jar inf

andare a bere qualcosa

I.jar² [Brit dʒɑː, Am dʒɑr] N

1. jar (jolt):

jar

colpo m also fig

jar

urto m also fig

2. jar (noise):

jar

suono m discordante

jar

stridore m

II.jar² <forma in -ing jarring, pt, pp jarred> [Brit dʒɑː, Am dʒɑr] VB trans

1. jar (give shock to):

jar person

scuotere

jar also fig structure, building

fare tremare

to jar one's shoulder, neck

battere la spalla, il collo

2. jar Am (spur):

to jar sb into action

spingere qn ad agire

III.jar² <forma in -ing jarring, pt, pp jarred> [Brit dʒɑː, Am dʒɑr] VB intr

1. jar (make discordant noise):

jar instrument, music, voice:

stridere, produrre un suono discordante

to jar on person

dare ai nervi a

the noise jarred on her nerves

il rumore le dava sui nervi

that music jars on my ears

quella musica mi dà sui nervi

2. jar (rattle):

jar windows:

sbattere

3. jar (clash):

jar colours:

stonare, stridere

jar note:

stonare

jar ideas, opinions, comments, criticism:

discordare, contrastare, essere in conflitto

jar³ [Brit dʒɑː, Am dʒɑr] N arch

the door is on the jar

la porta è socchiusa

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

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 jar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jam jar in the Italian»English Dictionary

vaso da conserva

jam jar

Translations for jam jar in the English»Italian Dictionary

jar¹ [dʒɑ:r] N

jar

barattolo m

I.jar² <-rr-> [dʒɑ:r] VB trans (shake)

jar

scuotere

II.jar² <-rr-> [dʒɑ:r] VB intr

1. jar (cause unpleasant feelings):

to jar on sb's nerves

dare ai nervi a qu

2. jar (make unpleasant sound):

jar

stridere

3. jar (clash):

jar colors, design

stonare

to jar on the eye

essere un pugno in un occhio

III.jar² [dʒɑ:r] N

1. jar (shake):

jar

scossa f

2. jar (shock):

jar

colpo m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There he attacked a prisoner with a jam jar, and was again charged with grievous bodily harm.

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He had, apparently, been suffering from constipation, and the jam jar had been inserted in an attempt to remedy the situation.

metro.co.uk

If you have a jam jar with water in it, meant to trap the wasp, it might simply swim around and then climb out.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Layer up a lidded jam jar for breakfast on the go.

www.thesun.ie

Those of us who don't smoke do not squirrel away what we would have otherwise spent on smoking in a jam jar under the bed.

www.businessinsider.com.au

He has apparently been doing a passable imitation of a wasp attacking a jam jar.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Even some scruffily arranged blooms in a jam jar or chipped vase can cheer the soul.

www.independent.co.uk

Once the gelatine has dissolved, pour the liquid into an empty jam jar and place in the fridge to set.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

When they arrived, they looked almost too good to drink and the smoothies and milkshake arrived in trendy jam jar glasses.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

Together the two women were like wasps in a jam jar.

www.telegraph.co.uk