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wedge [wedʒ]1. nounb. ( = piece) [of cake, cheese, pie] (grosse) part f2. plural noun• she was sitting on the bench, wedged between her mother and her aunt elle était assise sur le banc, coincée entre sa mère et sa tante4. compounds* * *[wedʒ] 1.1) (to insert in rock, wood etc) coin m; ( to hold something in position) cale f; (of cake, pie, cheese) morceau m2) ( in golf) cocheur m de sable2.noun modifier3.transitive verb1) ( make firm)to wedge something in ou into place — caler quelque chose
the door is wedged shut — ( stuck) la porte est coincée
2) ( jam)4.to be wedged against/between — être coincé contre/entre
Phrasal Verbs:- wedge in•• -
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A n1 ( block) (to insert in rock, wood etc) coin m ; ( to hold sth in position) cale f ; ( in rockclimbing) piton m ; (of cake, pie, cheese) morceau m ; a wedge of lemon une tranche de citron ; a wedge of high pressure Meteorol une dorsale barométrique ; a wedge of geese un vol d'oies ;B modifC vtr1 ( make firm) to wedge sth in ou into place caler qch ; to wedge a door open/shut caler une porte pour la tenir ouverte/fermée ; the door is wedged shut ( stuck) la porte est coincée ;2 ( jam) to wedge sth into enfoncer or faire rentrer qch dans [gap, hole] ; to be wedged against/between être coincé contre/entre.to drive a wedge between X and Y monter X contre Y ; it's (only) the thin end of the wedge ce n'est qu'un début.■ wedge in:▶ wedge [sb/sth] in, wedge in [sb/sth] coincer [qn/qch]. -
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wedge [wedʒ]1 noun(a) (under door, wheel) cale f;∎ put a wedge under the door calez la porte, mettez une cale sous la porte;∎ figurative their political differences drove a wedge between the two friends les deux amis se sont brouillés à cause de leurs divergences politiques(b) (for splitting wood) coin m(c) (of cheese, cake, pie) morceau m, part f(d) (golf club) cale f(e) (for climber) coin m(f) (shoe heel) semelle f compensée(a) (make fixed or steady) caler;∎ the window was wedged open la fenêtre était maintenue ouverte à l'aide d'une cale;∎ I wedged the door open/shut j'ai maintenu la porte ouverte/fermée par une cale;∎ wedge the table with something, it's wobbling mets une cale sous la table, elle est branlante(b) (squeeze, push) enfoncer;∎ to wedge sth apart fendre ou forcer qch;∎ he wedged his foot in the door il a bloqué la porte avec son pied;∎ she sat wedged between her two aunts elle était assise coincée entre ses deux tantes;∎ I found the ring wedged down behind the cushion j'ai trouvé la bague enfoncée derrière le coussin►► wedge heel semelle f compensée∎ she was wedged in between two Italians elle était coincée entre deux Italiens;∎ I wedged myself in at the back of the crowded hall je me suis glissé au fond de la salle bondée;∎ the photo was wedged in between two books la photo était glissée entre deux livres -
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1 noun∎ strawberry jam confiture f de fraises;(b) (traffic jam) bouchon m, embouteillage m, encombrement m∎ there was a great jam of people outside the theatre il y avait une foule énorme devant le théâtre∎ I'm in a bit of a jam je suis plutôt dans le pétrin(tart, pudding, sandwich) à la confiture∎ we were jammed in like sardines on était entassés ou serrés comme des sardines;∎ all my clothes are jammed into one drawer tous mes vêtements sont entassés dans un seul tiroir;∎ I was jammed (up) against the wall j'étais coincé contre le mur;∎ he jammed the gun into his pocket il fourra le pistolet dans sa poche;∎ she jammed her hat on elle enfonça ou vissa son chapeau sur sa tête;∎ to jam one's foot on the brake(s) écraser le frein ou la pédale de frein∎ she jammed the window shut with a wedge elle coinça ou bloqua la fenêtre avec une cale;∎ to jam a door open with a book maintenir une porte ouverte à l'aide d'un livre∎ a crowd of late arrivals jammed the entrance une foule de retardataires bloquait l'entrée;∎ the streets were jammed with cars les rues étaient embouteillées∎ the switchboard was jammed le standard était saturé∎ thousands of people jammed in for the concert des milliers de personnes se sont entassées pour assister au concert(b) (drawer, window, lift etc) se coincer, se bloquer; (gun, machine) s'enrayer, se bloquer; (brakes, wheel, paper in printer) se bloquer∎ I was just jamming c'était juste de l'impro(d) (in mountaineering) faire un verrou, coincer►► British familiar humorous jam sandwich (police car) voiture f de police□ ;familiar jam session bœuf m, jam-session f➲ jam in(a) (wedge in) coincer;∎ the crowd were jamming him in il était coincé par la foule;∎ her car was being jammed in by a large truck un gros camion était en train de la coincer∎ he had jammed as many quotations as he could find into the essay il avait farci sa dissertation de toutes les citations qu'il avait trouvées(crowd in) s'entasser;∎ they all jammed in (into train) ils s'y entassèrent tous;∎ we won't all be able to jam in at once nous n'allons jamais tous tenir à la fois∎ to jam on the brakes écraser le frein ou la pédale de frein(b) (lid, hat etc) enfoncer
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