liisteri
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts. puhekieltä A difficult situation.
1928, Upton Sinclair, Boston
It's a blackmail ring, and the district attorneys get a share of the loot. (..) Well, they got him in the same kind of jam, and soaked him to the tune of three hundred and eighty-six thousand.
1975, (w), (w)
She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
I helped her out of a jam, I guess
But I used a little too much force.
puhekieltä blockage Blockage, congestion.
A traffic jam caused us to miss the games first period.''
a jam of logs in a river
puhekieltä An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. puhekieltä An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
We came up with some new ideas at the game jam.
puhekieltä A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
Hes in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.''
puhekieltä A forceful dunk. puhekieltä A play during which points can be scored.
Toughie scored four points in that jam.
puhekieltä 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.
puhekieltä luck.
Hes got more jam than Waitrose.''
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.
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.
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
To block or confuse a broadcast signal. puhekieltä To throw a pitch at or near the batter|batter's hands.
Jones was jammed by the pitch.
puhekieltä To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.
puhekieltä To attempt to score points.
Toughie jammed four times in the second period.
puhekieltä To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
(rfquotek)
puhekieltä To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out. puhekieltä A kind of frock for children. puhekieltä(alternative form of)
to be
yam (gloss) (l) (conserved fruits where no parts of fruits are visible anymore)
already
hour (gloss)
clock (gloss)
clock (third-person singular) dative form of jis.
Vys jam nazkas natai. 'It's never good enough for him. (He's never satisfied.)'
Es jam atsaceju par reizi. 'I replied to him right away.'
Jam daguoja laistīs paceli nu sātys. 'He had to leave his home.'
(alternative form of) (lt-form-pronoun)
2007, Jurga (Jurga Šeduikytė), Angelai
Jo balti sparnai man tinka
Jam savo šarvus dovanoju
: His white wings suit me
: I present to him my armor
(jbo-rafsi of)
you (plural)
your (plural) (inflection of)
jamEnglish jam
Slangisanakirja
diinari: James Deania matkiva
diini: James Deania matkiva
jama / jamassa: vaikea tilanne : Ollaan, Make, kuule aika hankalas jamas.
jamekset: (kotimaiset) farmarihousut : Joka jätkälle jamekset.
jamit: vapaa soitto yhdessä
jammaa / jammailee: soitella yhdessä improvisoiden : Loppuillan bändi jammaili ja jengi vaan tsittas.