Fer, un obstacle, que un aparell o un mecanisme no funcionin bé travant els seus moviments: el fang encalla la bicicleta; hi ha alguna cosa que encalla la cremallera.
Make, an obstacle, that a device or mechanism do not work well through its movements: the mud jams the bicycle; there's something that jams the zipper.
Quedar aturat un vehicle a causa d'un obstacle que el priva d'avançar: el cotxe ha encallat a la carretera nevada; el trineu s'ha encallat.
A vehicle is stopped due to an obstacle that deprives it of advancing: the car has stuck on the snowy road; the sled has been jammed.
Quedar atrapada, una embarcació, a la sorra o entre les roques: la barca va encallar entre les roques. sin: embarrancar
Getting trapped, a boat, in the sand or between the rocks: the boat stuck between the rocks. sin: embarrancar
encallar-se Aturar-se, algú o alguna cosa, no progressar a causa dels obstacles que li ho impedeixen: les negociacions s'han encallat.
Getting stuck Stopping, someone or something, not progressing because of the obstacles that prevent it: negotiations have been stuck.