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traffic jam:
- Verkehrsstauung; Stau; Stauung; Verstopfung; Stockung; Kolonnenverkehr
Wiktionary:
- traffic jam → Verkehrsstau, Stau, Stockung
- traffic jam → Stau

English

Detailed Translations for traffic jam from English to German

traffic jam:

traffic jam [the ~] noun

the traffic jam (tailback; traffic block; buildup of traffic)
die Verkehrsstauung; der Stau; die Stauung
- Verkehrsstauung [die ~] noun
- Stau [der ~] noun
- Stauung [die ~] noun
the traffic jam
die Verstopfung; die Stauung; die Stockung
- Verstopfung [die ~] noun
- Stauung [die ~] noun
- Stockung [die ~] noun
the traffic jam (tailback)
der Kolonnenverkehr
- Kolonnenverkehr [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for traffic jam:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Kolonnenverkehr	tailback; traffic jam
Stau	buildup of traffic; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam	blockage; congestion; constipation; file; jam; line; queue; row; stoppage
Stauung	buildup of traffic; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam	blockage; congestion; constipation; file; hold-up; jam; line; queue; row; stagnancy; stagnation; standstill; stoppage; stowing
Stockung	traffic jam	breaking down; coming to a standstill; congelation; congestion; failing; file; hold-up; jam; line; obstruction; queue; reaching a deadlock; row; stagnation; stoppage
Verkehrsstauung	buildup of traffic; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam	blockage; congestion; constipation; jam; stoppage
Verstopfung	traffic jam	blockage; congestion; constipation; hold-up; jam; stagnation; 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 → Verkehrsstau; Stau; Stockung

traffic jam

noun

Verkehrsstockung von Fahrzeugen auf Verkehrswegen
- Verkehrsstau → traffic jam; traffic congestion
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- Stau → build-up; traffic jam; congestion

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• traffic jam	→ Stau	↔ bouchon — Qui obstrue une voie de circulation

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for traffic jam

jam
traffic

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University