Jam

"Jam" in French

bœuf

(impromptu informal performance)

confiture

(sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

embouteillage

(blockage, congestion)

jam

(impromptu informal performance)

marmelade

(sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

pétrin

(difficult situation)

brouiller

(to block or confuse a broadcast signal)

coincer

(to get something stuck in a confined space)

embouteiller

(to cause congestion or blockage)

enfoncer

(to force something into a space)

enrayer

(to cause congestion or blockage)

faire un bœuf

(music: to improvise as a group)

fourrer

(to force something into a space)

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