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jam

compota

Definições

inglês > português

jam

1. Substantivo. compota de frutas

2. Substantivo. situação difícil; enrascada

3. Substantivo. congestão, bloqueio

4. Substantivo. apresentação informal e repentina de um grupo musical

5. Verbo. bloquear, congestionar

6. Verbo. tocar música de maneira improvisada

7. Verbo. entalar

8. Verbo. espremer; colocar em lugar apertado

inglês > inglês

jam

1. n. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

2. n. A difficult situation.

3. n. Blockage, congestion.

A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.

a jam of logs in a river

4. n. (popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

5. n. (by extension, informal) A song; a track.

6. n. (by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.

We came up with some new ideas at the game jam.

7. n. (baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.

8. n. (basketball) A forceful dunk.

9. n. (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.

Toughie scored four points in that jam.

10. n. (climbing) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.

11. n. (slang) luck.

He's got more jam than Waitrose.

12. n. (slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them.

13. v. To get something stuck in a confined space.

My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.

Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.

I jammed the top knuckle of my ring finger.

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

They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.

The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.

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

A single accident can jam the roads for hours.

16. v. To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

17. v. (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

Jones was jammed by the pitch.

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

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

When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.

20. v. (roller derby) To attempt to score points.

Toughie jammed four times in the second period.

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

22. v. (Canadian, informal) To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.

23. n. (dated) A kind of frock for children.

24. n. (mining) alternative form of jamb

português > inglês

compota

1. n-f. jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

2. n-f. compote

Pronúncia

Exemplos

So all you need is good cheese and a jar of black cherry jam.
    Assim, tudo o que você precisa é um bom queijo e um pote de geleia de cereja negra.
We got stuck in a traffic jam, which made us twenty minutes late.
    Ficamos presos num congestionamento, o que nos fez chegar 20 minutos atrasados.
My family is full of musicians, and a couple of times a year we get together and jam at my cousin's studio. We improvise and have a great time.
    A minha família é repleta de músicos, e nós nos reunimos algumas vezes no ano para tocar no estúdio do meu primo. Nós improvisamos e nos divertimos bastante.

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lightning	ladder	soap	drink
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squid	thirty-nine	plum	safety belt

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flood	son	hairdresser	tool box
toothbrush	finger nail	melon	khaki
aunt	peach	cliff	dishwasher

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