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jamming

/ˈdʒæmɪŋ/

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verb

Atascar, atascarse

To get something stuck in a confined space.

Examples :

"Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door."

El pobre dedito de su bebé se atascó en la puerta.

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verb

Atascar, meter a la fuerza

To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.

Examples :

"The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters."

El tren de la hora punta estaba atascado de viajeros.

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verb

Atascar, bloquear

To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

Examples :

"A single accident can jam the roads for hours."

Un solo accidente puede atascar las carreteras durante horas.

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verb

Interferir, bloquear

To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

Examples :

"The government is jamming the radio signals to prevent people from hearing the opposition's message. "

El gobierno está interfiriendo las señales de radio para evitar que la gente escuche el mensaje de la oposición.

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verb

Lanzar una bola cerca de las manos del bateador

To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

Examples :

"Jones was jammed by the pitch."

Jones fue golpeado por el lanzamiento.

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verb

Improvisar, tocar en grupo

To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).

Examples :

"The band is jamming in the garage, trying out new song ideas. "

La banda está improvisando en el garaje, probando nuevas ideas para canciones.

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verb

Atrapar, pillarse

To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

Examples :

"When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe."

Cuando tropezó en el escalón, se pilló el dedo del pie.

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verb

Intentar anotar puntos

To attempt to score points.

Examples :

"Toughie jammed four times in the second period."

Toughie intentó anotar cuatro veces en el segundo período.

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verb

Orzar

To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Examples :

"The captain was jamming the sailboat close to the wind, trying to quickly round the buoy. "

El capitán estaba orzando el velero cerca del viento, tratando de rodear la boya rápidamente.

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verb

Cancelar, dejar plantado

To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.

Examples :

"Sarah was supposed to go to the movies with Mark, but she jammed on the date at the last minute. "

Se suponía que Sarah iría al cine con Mark, pero canceló la cita en el último minuto.

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noun

Atasco, interferencia

The act or process by which something is jammed.

Examples :

"The jamming of the printer caused us to miss our deadline. "

El atasco de la impresora nos hizo perder el plazo.

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adjective

Genial, increíble

Great; awesome.

Examples :

""That new song is jamming!" "

¡Esa canción nueva es increíble!

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