Translation of "jam" to French

Select source language

Source text

3 / 999

Select target language

Translation results

Your text has been partially translated.
You can translate a maximum of 999 characters at a time.
Login or register for free on PROMT.One and translate even more!

Advert

Dictionary translations for "jam"

jam [dʒæm] noun

pl. jams

l' embouteillage m (traffic)

I was caught in a traffic jam.

J'ai été pris dans un embouteillage.

la confiture f (culin)

Strawberries are made into jam.

On fait de la confiture avec les fraises.

le pétrin m (difficult situation)

I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.

Je te dois une fière chandelle de m'avoir sorti de ce pétrin.

la foule f (congestion of people)

le blocage m (failure of machine, system)

other translations 2

hide

jam [dʒæm] verb Conjugation

jammed / jammed / jamming / jams

coincer (fix firmly)

I'm stuck in a traffic jam.

Je suis coincé dans un embouteillage.

encombrer (crowd)

The road is jammed with cars.

La route était encombrée de voitures.

se bloquer (become stuck)

bloquer (traffic)

entasser (stuff, pile)

s'enrayer (mechanism)

other translations 3

hide

Phrases with "jam" (9)

traffic jam - embouteillage
jam on - enfoncer
jam into - entasser
jam jar - bocal
jam through - traîner
orange jam - confiture d'orange
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
jam in paper feed - bourrage
paper jam - bourrage papier

Contexts with "jam"

I was caught in a traffic jam. J'ai été pris dans un embouteillage.

Strawberries are made into jam. On fait de la confiture avec les fraises.

I'm stuck in a traffic jam. Je suis coincé dans un embouteillage.

I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam. Je te dois une fière chandelle de m'avoir sorti de ce pétrin.

I was delayed by a traffic jam. J'ai été retardé par un embouteillage.

Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.