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I 1. [wedʒ]1) cuneo m., bietta f., zeppa f.; (of cake, cheese) fetta f.2) (in golf) wedge m.3) (anche wedge heel) zeppa f.; (shoe) scarpa f. con la zeppa2.••II 1. [wedʒ]1) (make firm)to wedge sth. in o into place incuneare qcs.; to wedge a door open — tenere una porta aperta con un cuneo
2) (jam)to wedge sth. into — conficcare o incastrare qcs. in [ gap]
2.to be wedged against, between — essere infilato contro, tra
to wedge oneself — infilarsi ( between tra; in in)
- wedge in* * *[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.) cuneo2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) spicchio2. 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.) incastrare, incastrarsi* * *[wɛdʒ]1. n2. vtmettere una zeppa sotto or in* * *wedge /wɛdʒ/n.1 cuneo ( anche fig.); bietta; zeppa; fermo; ( anche) zeppa di scarpa: a wooden wedge, una bietta; un cuneo di legno; a door wedge, un fermo per le porte2 (TV) cuneo di risoluzione3 (fig.) dissapore; dissidio; screzio: to drive a wedge between husband and wife, causare uno screzio fra marito e moglie7 (archit.) cuneo; concio; imposta● (mecc.) wedge buckle, controchiavetta □ wedge formation, formazione a cuneo ( di oche in volo, ecc.) □ (mecc.) wedge gear, ruota di frizione ( con gola a cuneo) □ wedge heel, tacco a zeppa □ (polit.) wedge issue, argomento controverso (spec. usato per sottrarre sostenitori agli avversari) □ a wedge of cake, uno spicchio di torta □ wedge-shaped, a forma di cuneo; cuneiforme; a forma di V □ ( d'uccello) wedge-tailed, con la coda a forma di cuneo □ (fam., fig.) the thin end of the wedge, una cosa in apparenza senza importanza destinata ad avere conseguenze significative ( e in genere negative); il primo passo; il primo anello di una catena: They consider research on embryos to be the thin end of the wedge leading to human cloning, sostengono che la ricerca sugli embrioni non sia che il primo passo verso la clonazione umana.(to) wedge /wɛdʒ/v. t.1 incuneare; imbiettare; rincalzare ( con una zeppa): to wedge (up) a wardrobe, rincalzare un armadio2 conficcare; incastrare; infilare: to wedge cotton wool into a wound, infilare cotone idrofilo in una ferita● to wedge away (o off), spingere fuori; far uscire a forza □ to wedge sb. into a corner, incastrare q. in un angolo □ to wedge oneself into the crowd, incunearsi tra la folla □ to wedge the gate open, tenere aperto il cancello con una bietta.* * *I 1. [wedʒ]1) cuneo m., bietta f., zeppa f.; (of cake, cheese) fetta f.2) (in golf) wedge m.3) (anche wedge heel) zeppa f.; (shoe) scarpa f. con la zeppa2.••II 1. [wedʒ]1) (make firm)to wedge sth. in o into place incuneare qcs.; to wedge a door open — tenere una porta aperta con un cuneo
2) (jam)to wedge sth. into — conficcare o incastrare qcs. in [ gap]
2.to be wedged against, between — essere infilato contro, tra
to wedge oneself — infilarsi ( between tra; in in)
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