Translation
traffic jam
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Word origin
From the verb ingorgare ('to clog, to choke'), from in- and gorgo ('whirlpool'), from Latin gurges.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- gurges
- English cognates
- gorge
Grammar
Examples
bloccati '.
We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.
'.
Traffic jams on the motorway are frequent in summer.
causato .
An accident caused a huge traffic jam in the centre.
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ingorgo: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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