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1 wedge
[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.) zagozda2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) predmet v obliki zagozde2. 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.) zagozditi (se)* * *I [wedž]nounklin, predmet v obliki klina; klinasta podloga, zagozda; military klinasta formacija, klin; klinasta pismenka (klinopisa)wedge character, inscription — klinopisni znak, napisthe thin ( —ali small) end of the wedge figuratively slab začetek, prvi korakto get in the thin end of the wedge figuratively začeti, napraviti prvi korakII [wedž]transitive verbpritrditi, pričvrstiti s klinom, zagozditi; vriniti, s klinom razklatito wedge apart — s klinom razdvojiti, narazen datito wedge away, to wedge off — odcepitito wedge o.s. in — vriniti se noter; intransitive verb vriniti se, zabiti se (in, into v) -
2 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo;
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(the) thin end of the wedge — the thin end of the wedge phrase something that is not important by itself but will have serious, usually bad, effects in the future If we bend the rules for him this time, it will be the thin end of the wedge. Thesaurus: small and minor… … Useful english dictionary
the thin end of the wedge — Brit : the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc. The bank s decision to raise rates could be the thin end of the wedge. [=many other banks may also decide to raise rates] • • • Main Entry: ↑thin the … Useful english dictionary
the thin end of the wedge — UK ► something that is not very harmful in itself but that will be the start of a harmful development: »The introduction of a fee for the service has been described as the thin end of the wedge by union leaders. Main Entry: ↑thin … Financial and business terms
the thin end of the wedge — ► the thin end of the wedge informal an action of little importance in itself but likely to lead to more serious developments. Main Entry: ↑wedge … English terms dictionary
(the) thin end of the wedge — British & Australian the start of a harmful development. There are those who see the closure of the hospital as the thin end of the wedge … New idioms dictionary
the thin end of the wedge — something that is not important by itself but will have serious, usually bad, effects in the future If we bend the rules for him this time, it will be the thin end of the wedge … English dictionary
thin end of the wedge — The thin end of the wedge is something small and seemingly unimportant that will lead to something much bigger and more serious. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To refer to an event or action as the thin end of the wedge means that it… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
thin end of the wedge — The thin end of the wedge is something small and seemingly unimportant that will lead to something much bigger and more serious … The small dictionary of idiomes
Thin end of the wedge — The thin end of the wedge is something small and seemingly unimportant that will lead to something much bigger and more serious … Dictionary of English idioms
thin end of the wedge — noun Something that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment. The MP told parliament that legalising cannabis would be the thin end of the wedge … Wiktionary
the thin end of the wedge — informal an action of little intrinsic importance that is likely to lead to more serious developments. → wedge … English new terms dictionary