verb🔗ShareCoincer, bloquerTo get something stuck in a confined space."Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door."Le pauvre petit orteil de son bébé s'est coincé dans la porte.actiontechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoincer, fourrerTo brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze."The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters."Le train aux heures de pointe était bondé de navetteurs.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoucher, bloquerTo cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up""A single accident can jam the roads for hours."Un seul accident peut boucher les routes pendant des heures.traffictechnologymachineactionvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBrouiller, perturberTo block or confuse a broadcast signal."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.technologyelectronicscommunicationsignalmediamilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer une balle près des mains du batteurTo throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands."Jones was jammed by the pitch."Jones a été gêné par le lancer.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire du jam, improviserTo play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session)."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.musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoincer, se pincerTo injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip."When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe."Lorsqu'il a trébuché sur la marche, il s'est coincé l'orteil.medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTenter de marquer des pointsTo attempt to score points."Toughie jammed four times in the second period."Toughie a tenté de marquer quatre fois dans la deuxième période.sportgameactionpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpannerTo bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback."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.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnnuler, planterTo give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out."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.attitudeactionhumanentertainmentsocietycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBrouillage, blocageThe act or process by which something is jammed."The jamming of the printer caused us to miss our deadline. "Le brouillage de l'imprimante nous a fait rater notre échéance.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGénial, superGreat; awesome.""That new song is jamming!" "Cette nouvelle chanson est géniale !stylelanguageentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
