jam Signification, définition

Signification de jam en français

• 0 a sweet food made from fruit and sugar, often spread on bread -- confiture [ feminine ]

  • toast and jam toast et confiture

• 1 when the flow of sth is stopped, because sth is stuck -- blocage [ masculine ]

  • a paper jam in the printer un bourrage dans l’imprimante

  • a traffic jam un embouteillage

• 2 a situation that causes trouble -- pétrin [ masculine ]

  • friends who help you out when you are in a jam des amis qui vous dépannent quand vous êtes dans le pétrin

• 3 to block or become blocked and unable to flow -- bloquer

  • People were jamming the streets outside. Des gens encombraient les rues dehors.

  • The printer is jammed again. L’imprimante est à nouveau bloquée.

• 4 to push sth into sth else forcefully -- fourrer

  • He jammed his hands into his pockets. Il enfonça /fourra ses mains dans ses poches.

• 5 to block the transmission of a signal -- brouiller

  • to jam a radio signal brouiller un signal radio

• 6 a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar -- confiture

  • raspberry jam

  • (also adjective) a jam sandwich.

• 7 to crowd full -- bloquer

  • The gateway to the embassy was jammed with angry protesters.

• 8 to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly -- coincer

  • He jammed his foot in the doorway.

• 9 to stick and (cause to) be unable to move -- (se) bloquer

  • The door / lever has jammed.

• 10 (of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station’s broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength -- brouiller

  • The device can jam navigational signals.

• 11 a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible -- embouteillage

  • They’re stuck in a traffic jam.

• 12 a difficult situation -- pétrin

  • I’m in a bit of a jam – I haven’t got enough money to pay for this meal.