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we‹ 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) kile2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) stykke2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) kile/klemme fastkileIsubst. \/wedʒ\/1) kile, blei(g)2) ( om form) trekant, kileformet stykke• would you like a wedge of this cake?3) ( golf) wedge4) ( militærvesen) kile (formasjon)5) ( sko med kileformet hæl) platåsko6) ( meteorologi) høytrykksrygg7) ( mekanikk) skyvelapp (i ventil)drive a wedge into ( overført) skille, dele så splidthin end of the wedge (hverdagslig, overført) begynnelse, opptaktIIverb \/wedʒ\/1) kile (fast), kile ut, sprenge med kiler2) kløyvebe wedged (in) være fastklemtwedge apart kløyve fra hverandre ( overført) splitte, splintrewedge in eller wedge into kile inn (i), presse inn (i)wedge off kløyve avwedge oneself eller wedge one's way trenge seg (frem), kile seg (frem)wedge open åpne, kile åpen kløyvewedge together klemme sammen
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drive a wedge between — (someone/something) to cause a division between people or groups. Frank had to travel a lot and this finally drove a wedge between him and his wife. The issue of global warming has driven a wedge between our government and the rest of the world … New idioms dictionary
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