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Translate traffic jam from English to French

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traffic jam:
- embouteillage; bouchon; encombrement; obstruction; ralentissement; circulation ralentie
Wiktionary:
- traffic jam → embouteillage, bouchon
- traffic jam → embouteillage, bouchon

English

Detailed Translations for traffic jam from English to French

traffic jam:

traffic jam [the ~] nom

the traffic jam (tailback; traffic block; buildup of traffic)
l'embouteillage; le bouchon; l'encombrement
- embouteillage [le ~] nom
- bouchon [le ~] nom
- encombrement [le ~] nom
the traffic jam
l'obstruction; le bouchon; le ralentissement
- obstruction [la ~] nom
- bouchon [le ~] nom
- ralentissement [le ~] nom
the traffic jam (tailback)
la circulation ralentie
- circulation ralentie [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for traffic jam:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bouchon	buildup of traffic; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam	blockage; cap; congestion; constipation; cork; crown-cap; dowel; float; fuse; fuze; jam; peg; plug; safety fuse; stagnancy; stagnation; standstill; stoppage
circulation ralentie	tailback; traffic jam
embouteillage	buildup of traffic; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam	blockage; bottleneck; bottling; bottling room; congestion; constipation; file; jam; line; narrowing of the road; queue; road narrowing; row; stagnancy; stagnation; standstill; stoppage; traffic bottleneck
encombrement	buildup of traffic; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam	accumulation; bar; barrier; blockage; congelation; congestion; constipation; hindrance; impediment; jam; mess; mountain; muddle; obstacle; obstruction; roadblock; stagnancy; stagnation; standstill; stoppage
obstruction	traffic jam	barrier; barrier obstacles; block; blockage; congelation; congestion; constipation; hampering; hindrance; impediment; impeding; interfering with; jam; obstacle; obstruction; stagnancy; stagnation; standstill; stonewalling; stoppage; thwarting; trouble
ralentissement	traffic jam	congelation; obstruction; speed-reducing; stoppage
-	snarl-up

Synonyms for "traffic jam":

snarl-up; crush; jam; press

Related Definitions for "traffic jam":

a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move¹

Wiktionary Translations for traffic jam:

traffic jam

noun

situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow
- traffic jam → embouteillage

traffic jam

noun

Qui obstrue une voie de circulation
- bouchon → traffic congestion; traffic jam; stop-and-go traffic
Embarras de circulation
- embouteillage → traffic jam; traffic congestion

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• traffic jam	→ embouteillage; bouchon	↔ Verkehrsstau — Verkehrsstockung von Fahrzeugen auf Verkehrswegen

Related Translations for traffic jam

jam
traffic

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University