Usage examples of "jam" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all27 embouteillage11 confiture7 coincer6 pétrin1 encombrer1 other translations1

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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.

She made jam from the apples. Elle fit de la confiture avec les pommes.

They were stuck for hours in a traffic jam. Ils restèrent coincés dans un embouteillage durant des heures.

There is a traffic jam on the highway. Il y a un embouteillage sur l'autoroute.

She used apples to do the jam. Elle utilisa des pommes pour faire la confiture.

We got stuck in a traffic jam, which made us twenty minutes late. Nous sommes restés coincés dans un embouteillage, ce qui nous a mis vingt minutes en retard.

There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto. Il y avait un énorme embouteillage dans le centre-ville de Kyoto.

Please hide the blueberry jam where Takako can't see it. S'il te plaît, cache le pot de confiture de myrtilles là où Takako ne le verra pas.

I think you'll make it if we don't get stuck in a traffic jam. Je pense que tu vas y arriver si nous ne restons pas coincés dans un embouteillage.

We got up at dawn to avoid a traffic jam. Nous nous sommes levés à l'aube pour éviter un embouteillage.

Culture is like jam: the less one has, the more one spreads it. La culture, c’est comme la confiture : moins on en a, plus on l’étale.

The handyman was supposed to arrive at twelve noon, but got stuck in a traffic jam for a few hours. Le réparateur devait arriver à midi, mais il s'est retrouvé coincé dans des bouchons pendant plusieurs heures.

I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam. J'attribuais le retard de livraison aux embouteillages.

Culture is like jam, the less you have, the more you spread it. La culture c'est comme la confiture, moins on en a, plus on l'étale.

A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours. Un embouteillage durant les heures de pointe a retardé mon arrivée de deux heures.

So all you need is good cheese and a jar of black cherry jam. Donc tout ce dont tu as besoin est de bon fromage et d'un pot de confiture de cerises noires.

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