jam

dʒæm
jammedjamming
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jam: sweet spread made from fruit and sugar
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Translation of jam into German,

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Noun

1.

food

sweet spread made from fruit and sugar
Marmelade fKonfitüre fFruchtaufstrich
  • I love strawberry jam on my toast.Ich liebe Erdbeermarmelade auf meinem Toast.
2.

traffic

blockage or congestion of movement
  • The traffic jam made us late for the meeting..Der Verkehrsstau hat uns zu spät zum Treffen gebracht
3.

problem

difficult or tricky situation
  • He found himself in a financial jam.Er geriet in eine finanzielle Zwickmühle.

Verb

1.

tight squeeze

tr.
force something into a space roughly
tr.
stopfen quetschen hineinpressen
  • He jammed his clothes into the suitcase.Er stopfte seine Kleidung in den Koffer.
2.

blockage

tr.
block or congest, preventing movement
tr.
  • Protesters jammed the city streets during the rally..Die Demonstranten blockierten die Straßen der Stadt während der Kundgebung
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Expressions with jam: examples in English and translations in German

blockieren
The stalled truck jammed up traffic for hours.
jammen
improvisieren
The band loves to jam out during rehearsals.
echte Klemme
echtes Problem
We found ourselves in a real jam when the car broke down.
leere Versprechungen
Zukunftsmusik
Politicians often offer jam tomorrow during campaigns.
voll auf die Bremse treten
He had to jam on the brakes to avoid hitting the deer.
in Schwierigkeiten geraten
in eine Klemme geraten
If you get into a jam, call me for help.

Images of jam

  • jam: sweet spread made from fruit and sugar
    (food) Marmelade

Synonyms and analogies of jam in English

Examples of jam in a sentence

  • The bakery sells homemade raspberry jam.
  • We were stuck in a jam for hours.
  • A jam on the highway caused major delays.
  • Without a map, we were in a real jam.
  • Call support if the software leaves you in a jam.
  • They organized a jam to explore new sounds.
JAM
/dʒæm/
Acronym

acr: Just About Managing

RareUK
barely having enough money to live
RareUK
Menschen mit knapp ausreichendem Einkommen
  • Many families are JAM and need help.Viele Familien kommen finanziell gerade so über die Runden und brauchen Hilfe.

Translations of "jam" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieMarmeladenf.

He wanted to sugarcoat the toast with jam instead of butter.

Er wollte den Toast mit Marmelade bestreichen, anstatt mit Butter.

dieJamnf.

In each jam go five players per team at the start.

In jedem Jam gehen pro Team fünf Spieler an den Start.

derStaunm.

We were stuck in a jam for hours on the highway yesterday.

Gestern steckten wir stundenlang im Stau auf der Autobahn fest.

Verb
jammenv.

Grab your guitar and let's jam out for a couple of hours.

Schnapp dir deine Gitarre und lass uns ein paar Stunden jammen.

blockierenv.

These wrap around the drive wheel of the chainsaw and jam it.

Diese legen sich um das Antriebsrad der Kettensäge und blockieren sie.

klemmenv.

If you press down too quickly, the mechanism might jam.

Wenn Sie zu schnell drücken, könnte der Mechanismus klemmen.

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jam: Examples and translations in context

He offered to sugar the homemade jam before sealing the jars.

Er bot an, die selbstgemachte Marmelade vor dem Einmachen zu süßen.

Grandma always kept homemade jam on hand for visiting grandchildren.

Oma hatte immer selbstgemachte Marmelade vorrätig für ihre Enkel zu Besuch.

Her homemade jam is every whit as good as the store-bought version.

Ihre selbstgemachte Marmelade ist genauso gut wie die aus dem Supermarkt.

He brought his colleague homemade jam as a small token of appreciation.

Er brachte seinem Kollegen selbstgemachte Marmelade als kleines Dankeschön mit.

At breakfast, she dolloped jam over her toast with delight.

Beim Frühstück gab sie mit Freude Marmelade auf ihren Toast.

The kids enjoyed their sandwiches slathered with jam from the glass jar.

Die Kinder genossen ihre Sandwiches mit Marmelade aus dem Glas.

Grandma stores her homemade jam down cellar so it stays nice and cool.

Oma lagert ihre selbstgemachte Marmelade im Keller, damit sie kühl bleibt.

Our office domestic diva brings homemade jam and beautifully packaged cookies for everyone.

Unsere Büro-Hausgöttin bringt selbstgemachte Marmelade und liebevoll verpackte Kekse für alle mit.

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