traffic jam

/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
traffic jams

Meaning

  1. embotellamiento

    • They sit in a traffic jam for hours.

      Están en un embotellamiento por horas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

gridlock

Gridlock implies total, severe standstill; traffic jam is the general everyday word for heavy, slow traffic.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa traffic jam?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They sit in a ___ jam for hours.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a traffic jam?

noun

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