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CEFR B2 · Transport
traffic jam
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/ Headword: traffic 📚 Module 1: The World Around Me (p.313-320)
Synonyms & Antonyms
A traffic jam is a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly. It usually happens when there are too many cars on the road at once.
Synonyms
gridlock
congestion
bottleneck
snarl-up
tailback
Antonyms
clear road
free-flowing traffic
Translations
traffic jam in your language
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عربي
ازدحام مروري هو صف طويل من المركبات على الطريق لا يمكنها التحرك أو تتحرك ببطء شديد.
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اردو
ٹریفک جام سڑک پر گاڑیوں کی ایک لمبی قطار ہے جو حرکت نہیں کر سکتی یا بہت آہستہ حرکت کرتی ہے۔
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हिंदी
ट्रैफिक जाम सड़क पर वाहनों की एक लंबी कतार होती है जो चल नहीं पाती या बहुत धीरे चलती है।
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中文
交通堵塞是指道路上车辆排成长队，无法移动或只能缓慢移动的情况。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
It's when many cars stop on the road. They can't move fast. This happens when too many cars are in one place.
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Memory TipImagine cars 'jammed' together on the road.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
I was stuck in a traffic jam (cars not moving) for an hour this morning.
The accident caused a huge traffic jam (many stopped cars) on the highway.
We left early to avoid the rush hour traffic jam (slow moving vehicles) in the city center.
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