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jamming

/ˈdʒæmɪŋ/

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verb

Coincer, bloquer

To get something stuck in a confined space.

Examples :

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

Le pauvre petit orteil de son bébé s'est coincé dans la porte.

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verb

Coincer, fourrer

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

Examples :

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

Le train aux heures de pointe était bondé de navetteurs.

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verb

Boucher, bloquer

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

Examples :

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

Un seul accident peut boucher les routes pendant des heures.

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verb

Brouiller, perturber

To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

Examples :

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

Le gouvernement brouille les signaux radio pour empêcher les gens d'entendre le message de l'opposition.

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verb

Lancer une balle près des mains du batteur

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

Examples :

"Jones was jammed by the pitch."

Jones a été gêné par le lancer.

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verb

Faire du jam, improviser

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. "

Le groupe fait du jam dans le garage, essayant de nouvelles idées de chansons.

music entertainment

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verb

Coincer, se pincer

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."

Lorsqu'il a trébuché sur la marche, il s'est coincé l'orteil.

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verb

Tenter de marquer des points

To attempt to score points.

Examples :

"Toughie jammed four times in the second period."

Toughie a tenté de marquer quatre fois dans la deuxième période.

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verb

Empanner

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. "

Le capitaine empannait le voilier près du vent, essayant de contourner rapidement la bouée.

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verb

Annuler, planter

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. "

Sarah était censée aller au cinéma avec Mark, mais elle a annulé le rendez-vous à la dernière minute.

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noun

Brouillage, blocage

The act or process by which something is jammed.

Examples :

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

Le brouillage de l'imprimante nous a fait rater notre échéance.

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adjective

Génial, super

Great; awesome.

Examples :

""That new song is jamming!" "

Cette nouvelle chanson est géniale !

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