Dutch-English translations for opstopping

congestionBetween Bologna and Florence there was huge traffic congestion, what the French call a ; we could not get through as there was a queue of trucks, articulated lorries and cars at a standstill. Tussen Bologna en Florence was het erg druk op de weg. Er was een opstopping, een zoals de Fransen dat noemen: één grote rij vrachtwagens en auto’s waar niemand door heen kwam.
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A traffic jam caused us to miss the games first period.a jam of logs in a riverWe came up with some new ideas at the game jam.
logjamEfforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster. [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/30/13150/5672]
traffic jam