logjam

log·jam

 (lôg′jăm′, lŏg′-)

n.

1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together.

2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse.

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log•jam

(ˈlɔgˌdʒæm, ˈlɒg-)

n.

1. an immovable pileup or tangle of logs, as in a river, causing a blockage.

2. any blockage or massive accumulation: a logjam of bills before Congress.

[1880–85]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" halt, stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, stop, check - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
	2.	logjam - an immovable mass of logs blocking a river mass - an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

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Translations

logjam

[ˈlɒgdʒæm] N (fig) → atolladero m
to clear the logjam → desbloquear la situación, salir del atolladero

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logjam

[ˈlɒgdʒæm] n (= deadlock) to break the logjam → sortir de l'impasse

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logjam

[ˈlɒgˌdʒæm] n to break the logjam → superare l'impasse f inv

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