Meanings (ES + gloss)
mermelada
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
He is allergic to jam.
She loves eating jam for breakfast in hotels.
atasco
A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
a jam of logs in a river
a jam on the 101 South, blocking the two right lanes [radio report]
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
atascar
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.
My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
meter
To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
aturdir • enturbiar • interferir intencionalmente • obcecar • ofuscar
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
The airstrike suffered minimal casualties because electronic-warfare aircraft were jamming the enemy air-defense radars.
The government jams foreign propaganda broadcasts.