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Dictionary: log·jam   (lôg'jăm', lŏg'-) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together.
  2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse.

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WordNet: logjam
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any stoppage attributable to unusual activity

Meaning #2: an immovable mass of logs blocking a river


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ophobning af tømmerstokke, dødvande, hårdknude

Nederlands (Dutch)
impasse, stremming, stremming van houtvlotten

Français (French)
n. - embouteillage, (fig) blocage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sackgasse, Stau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κυκλοφοριακή συμφόρηση κορμών σε ποταμό

Italiano (Italian)
blocco, ingorgo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bloqueio (m)

Русский (Russian)
затор при сплаве леса, завал на дороге, мертвая точка в переговорах

Español (Spanish)
n. - estancamiento, impasse, atasco de troncos en un curso de agua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (timmer)bröt, (bildl.) dödläge, stopp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
受圆木阻塞, 僵局, 停滞状态

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 受圓木阻塞, 僵局, 停滯狀態

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통나무 떼, 막다른 데, 정체 , 막힘

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 丸太の集まり, 行き詰まり, 停滞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أخشاب طافيه متشابكه يتعذر تحريكها, ورطه, مأزق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוש בולי עץ צפים, מבוי סתום‬


 
 
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