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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| jam on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (slam on) | auf etwas hauen Präp + Vi |
| | Nancy jammed on the buttons, trying to get something to work. |
| jam [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (block, overload) | verstopfen Vt |
| | | blockieren Vt |
| | For some reason, this type of paper always jams the photocopier up. |
| jam up vi phrasal | informal (become stuck or blocked) | verstopfen Vi |
| | | blockieren Vi |
| | The printer has jammed up again. |
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WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
| in a jam adv | informal (in, into a difficult situation) | in der Klemme sitzen, in der Patsche sitzen Rdw |
| | (vage) | ein Problem haben Rdw |
| | Sophia got in a jam when she locked herself out of her hotel room. |
| in a jam adj | informal (in a difficult situation) | in der Klemme sitzen, in der Patsche sitzen Rdw |
| | (vage) | ein Problem haben Rdw |
| | Emma was in a jam when her truck broke down miles away from the nearest garage. |
| jam n | mainly UK (food: fruit conserve) (Gastronomie) | Marmelade Nf |
| | (Gastronomie) | Konfitüre Nf |
| | Sheila used the leftover plums to make jam. |
| | Sheila machte aus den restlichen Pflaumen Marmelade. |
| jam n | (vehicle congestion) (Verkehrswesen) | Stau Nm |
| | (Verkehrswesen) | Verkehrsstockung Nf |
| | Jeff was late to work after being stuck in a jam for three hours. |
| | Jeff kam, nachdem er drei Stunden lang im Stau gesteckt hatte, zu spät zur Arbeit. |
| jam n | informal (improvised music session) (informell, Musik) | Jamsession Nf |
| | The band got together for a jam on Saturday. |
| | Die Band traf sich am Samstag für eine Jamsession. |
| jam⇒ vi | (door: become stuck) | klemmen Vi |
| | The door jammed, and Ben couldn't get out. |
| | Die Tür klemmte, weshalb Ben nicht mehr rauskam. |
| jam vi | (machine: become stuck) | klemmen Vi |
| | | stecken bleiben Vi |
| | The printer jammed again, so no one could print anything for over an hour. |
| | Der Drucker klemmte schon wieder, weshalb eine Stunde lang niemand etwas drucken konnte. |
jam [sth] in [sth],
jam [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (push hard, wedge) (informell) | [etw] in [etw] reindrücken Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] in [etw] hineindrücken Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | Paul tried to jam a dollar into the vending machine, but it didn't work. |
| | Paul versuchte einen Euro in den Automaten reinzudrücken, doch es klappte nicht. |
| jam [sth] full of [sth] v expr | informal (overfill) | etwas mit etwas vollstopfen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | Tom jammed his backpack full of useless things. |
| | Tom stopfte seinen Rucksack mit nutzlosen Dingen voll. |
| jam [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (phone line, etc.) | etwas überfluten Vt, fix |
| | | etwas überschwemmen Vt, fix |
| | | etwas verstopfen Vt |
| | The news caused panic and jammed the phone lines. |
| | Die Nachricht verursachte Panik und überflutete die Telefonleitungen. |
| jam [sth] vtr | (broadcast: block) | etwas blocken Vt |
| | | etwas unterbinden Vt, fix |
| | The military tried to jam the protesters' communications. |
| | Das Militär versuchte die Kommunikation zwischen den Protestanten zu blocken. |
| jam n | (crowd of people) | Schlange Nf |
| | | Warteschlange Nf |
| | Ben didn't like going out into the jam of holiday shoppers. |
jam,
paper jam n | (paper stuck in machine) (Druckerei) | Papierstau Nm |
| | The printer was out of commission all day because of a major paper jam. |
| jam n | informal (difficult situation) (informell) | Patsche Nf |
| | (informell) | Klemme Nf |
| | Bobby had gotten himself into quite a jam. |
| jam⇒ vi | informal (play improvised music) (informell, Musik) | jammen Vi |
| | The band jammed at the local bar all night. |
| jam session n | (improvised music) (Anglizismus) | Jam Session Nf |
| | I missed the jazz concert, but the jam session was fun. |
| jam-packed adj | informal (completely full) | überfüllt V Part Perf |
| | | voll gestopft Adv + V Part Perf |
| | (informell) | rappelvoll Adj |
| | At five o'clock, the subway was jam-packed with commuters on their way home. |
| money for jam expr | UK, informal (easy money) | leicht verdientes Geld Rdw |
| traffic jam n | (queue of traffic) | Stau Nm |
| | Our journey was delayed by a traffic jam on the A40. |