atasco

m.

1 blockage.

2 traffic hold-up, traffic jam.

3 obstruction, clog, blockage, blocking.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atascar.

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atasco

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) obstruction, blockage

2 (de tráfico) traffic jam

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noun m.

1) traffic jam

2) obstruction, blockage

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SM (=obstrucción) obstruction, blockage; (Aut) traffic jam

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masculino

a) (de tráfico) traffic jam; (en proceso) holdup, delay

b) (en tubería) blockage

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= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.

Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.

Ex. Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.

Ex. Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.

Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.

Ex. But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.

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* atasco de papel = paper jam.

* atasco de tráfico = tailback.

* atascos = logjam [log-jam].

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masculino

a) (de tráfico) traffic jam; (en proceso) holdup, delay

b) (en tubería) blockage

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= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.

Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.

Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.

Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.

Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.

Ex: But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.

* atasco de papel = paper jam.

* atasco de tráfico = tailback.

* atascos = logjam [log-jam].

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atasco

masculine

1 (de tráfico) traffic jam, jam (colloq); (en un proceso) holdup, delay

no hemos tenido más que problemas y atascos we've had nothing but problems and holdups

2 (en una tubería) blockage

hay un atasco en el desagüe the drain's blocked, there's a blockage in the drain

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Del verbo atascar: (conjugate atascar)

atasco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

atascó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
atascar    
atasco
atascar (conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹cañería› to block

b) (Méx) ‹motor› to stall

atascarse verbo pronominal
1

a) [cañería/fregadero] to block, get blocked

b) [tráfico] to get snarled up

2

a) [mecanismo] to jam, seize up

b) (Méx) [motor] to stall

atasco sustantivo masculino

a) (de tráfico) traffic jam;

(en proceso) holdup, delay

b) (en tubería) blockage

atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
atasco sustantivo masculino traffic jam
'atasco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embotellar
- estrechamiento
- tapón
English:
blockage
- bottleneck
- gridlock
- hold-up
- jam
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic jam
- hold
- traffic

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atasco nm

1. [obstrucción] blockage

2. [de vehículos] traffic jam;

Fig

se ha producido un atasco en las negociaciones the negotiations have stalled

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atasco

m AUTO traffic jam;

atasco de papel de impresora paper jam

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atasco nm

1) : blockage

2) embotellamiento: traffic jam

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atasco n (de coches) traffic jam