Jams - Английское значение и перевод слова Jams на Русский язык

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

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A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

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The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

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She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

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I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

noun

A shoe with a thick wooden sole.

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Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and th…

verb

Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.

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The gutters were clogged up with leaves

verb

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen

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[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

verb

Flatten by pressure; squeeze or press.

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The skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag

noun

A pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.

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A cold compress

verb

To press something into a smaller space

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Snow in the crater compresses into a fastest-growing glacier., firmly compress the dirt in the pot …

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

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He does not confine his message to high politics

noun

The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.

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Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

verb

To keep someone or something within limits

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The animals were confined in a large pen., harris does not confine her stage work to broadway., can…

verb

Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

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Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb

To make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or crowded

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There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

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The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

verb

Crowd or pack to capacity

verb

Cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

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Developing countries are crippled by their debts

noun

A person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.

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An emotional cripple

verb

Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

noun

A large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.

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A huge crowd gathered in the street outside

verb

(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement.

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The dance floor was crowded with revellers

noun

A large group of people who have gathered together

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A crowd formed outside the club., crowds of people watched the fireworks., i don’t know many people…

verb

Make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it.

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The switch deactivates the alarm

verb

To cause something to be no longer active or effective

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All chemical weapons facilities will be deactivated.

noun

The state or condition of being difficult.

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Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun

The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand

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[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

noun

A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.

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He wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: den's dilemma in a nutshell

State of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options

noun

A situation in which a choice has to be made between possibilities that will all have results you do not want

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The dilemma was over how to protect a charming little island and at the same time allow economic de…

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

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It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

verb

To make something or someone unable to act in the correct or usual way

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Thieves disabled the museum’s alarm system.

verb

To turn off a part of a computer system, or stop it from working in the normal way

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To disable a program or device, right-click its listing under the appropriate category and choose '…

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

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I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

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We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

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He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

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The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

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At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

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The abdication imbroglio of 1936

noun

An unwanted, difficult, and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems

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The soviet union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the afghan imbroglio.

verb

Prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal.

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The car had been immobilized by a wheel clamp

verb

To prevent a company, country, or economy from using money or other assets

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Underdeveloped financial markets limit the availability of credit, immobilizing large amounts of ca…

verb

Place, fit, or push (something) into something else.

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Claudia inserted her key in the lock

noun

A loose page or section in a magazine or other publication, typically one carrying an advertisement.

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Tedious glossy magazine inserts to lure advertisers with inflated readership claims don't compensat…

verb

Introduce

noun

A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.

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She made a mess of the kitchen

verb

Make untidy or dirty.

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She scratched her head, messing her hair still further

noun

A stretch of swampy or boggy ground.

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Acres of land had been reduced to a mire

verb

Cause to become stuck in mud.

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Sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down

noun

An area of deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. any messy situation

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The cart’s wheels sank in the red mire., fig. at the time the country was mired in the great depres…

noun

A large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence.

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A mob of protesters

verb

Crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way.

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He was mobbed by autograph hunters

noun

A large group of people gathered together who are often uncontrollable or violent

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He arrived at the airport to find a mob of adoring fans waiting for him., she was mobbed by her fan…

verb

Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

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I fear he may have muddled the message

noun

An untidy and disorganized state or collection.

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The finances were in a muddle

noun

A messy and confused state

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Her life was in a muddle.

verb

Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.

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She was obstructing the entrance

verb

Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).

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The rented flat she occupies in hampstead

verb

Live in (a certain place)

verb

(of an army or group of people) to move into and take control or possession of a place

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Nationalist forces now occupy more than 70% of the country., a large couch occupies most of the spa…

verb

Fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable.

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Employees were assigned to make sure people didn't overcrowd the escalators

verb

Put more into (a container) than it either should or can contain.

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Jean led the way slowly, balancing her teacup, which she had overfilled

verb

Cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement.

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Mrs burrows had been paralysed by a stroke

verb

To cause a person, group, or organization to stop working

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The fuel protesters have threatened to try to paralyse the country again on november 13., the compa…

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

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He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

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She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

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An earlier bridge may have been piled

noun

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

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We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty

verb

Pledge or solemnly promise (one's faith or loyalty).

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Men to plighted vows were faithful

noun

An unpleasant condition, esp. a serious, sad, or difficult one

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My problems aren’t much compared with the plight of the storm victims.

noun

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

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The club's financial predicament

noun

An unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve

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With no money and no job, he found himself in a real predicament.

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

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He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

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A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

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Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

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They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

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Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

noun

Something that causes difficulty or that is hard to deal with

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Financing the camp’s athletic program is a problem., he has a serious health problem., i’m having p…

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

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She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

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He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

verb

Cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something.

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She was puzzled by the doctor's manner

noun

A game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.

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Those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards

noun

Something that is difficult to understand

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Their son is a puzzle to them., the police are trying to solve the puzzle of who sent them the lett…

noun

A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

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Torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire

noun

A situation that can easily trap you so that you become involved with problems from which it is difficult to escape

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When i tried to get my tax situation straightened out with the government, i ran into a bureaucrati…

noun

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

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Kate was in a quandary

noun

A state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved

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I’ve had two job offers, and i’m in a real quandary about/over which one to accept.

noun

An uncastrated male sheep.

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Mr watkinson, from constable burton, near leyburn, won best male with his aged ram.

verb

Roughly force (something) into place.

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He rammed his stick into the ground

abbreviation

Random-access memory.

noun

An item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal.

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A ham sandwich

verb

Insert or squeeze (someone or something) between two other people or things, typically in a restricted space or so as to be uncomfortable.

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The girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car

noun

Slices or pieces of meat, cheese, salads, etc., put between two pieces of bread that are held together by the person who picks them up when ready to eat

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A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, my kids always eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lu…

verb

Push (someone or something) roughly.

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They started pushing and shoving people out of the way

noun

A strong push.

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She gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell

verb

Come into rough contact with while moving

verb

Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.

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Kate squeezed his hand affectionately

noun

An act of squeezing something.

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A gentle squeeze of the trigger

Press firmly

noun

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

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Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.

verb

Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something).

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He stuck his fork into the sausage

verb

A long thin implement resembling a length of wood

noun

Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

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I prefer to buy stuff in sales

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

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An old teapot stuffed full of cash

verb

The tangible substance that goes into a physical object

noun

A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

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He pushed his way through the throng

verb

(of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area).

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A crowd thronged the station

noun

A large group of people

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A huge throng had gathered around the speaker., [ t ] the narrow streets were thronged with tourist…

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

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She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

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He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

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[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

noun

A piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.

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The door was secured by a wedge

verb

Fix in position using a wedge.

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The door was wedged open

verb

Prepare (pottery clay) for use by cutting, kneading, and throwing down to homogenize it and remove air pockets.

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The photo shows this as if you are facing the person wedging the clay.