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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.) ķīlis2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) (trīsstūra) gabaliņš2. 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.) ieķīlēt; noķīlēt; ieķīlēties; iespriesties* * *ķīlis; nostiprināt ar ķīļi; iedzīt ķīli -
2 wedge of cake
tortes gabals -
3 wedge writing
ķīļraksts -
4 wedge-shaped
ķīļveida, ķīļveidīgs -
5 the thin end of the wedge
neliels, bet daudzsološs panākums -
6 to wedge oneself in
iespiesties -
7 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) ievārījums; ievārījuma-- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) sablīvēties2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) iespiest; iegrūst; saspiest3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) iesprūst; ieķīlēties4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) traucēt (raidstaciju)2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) sablīvējums; sastrēgums; drūzma2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) ķeza•- jam on* * *džems, ievārījums; sablīvējums, sastrēgums, drūzma; iesprūdums, saķīlējums; traucējums; ķeza; iegrūst, iespiest; saspiest; piespiest; radīt sastrēgumu, sablīvēties; iesprūst, saķīlēties; traucēt; improvizēt -
8 skid
[skid] 1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) slīdēt (sāniski); samesties2. noun1) (an accidental slide sideways.) sānslīde; (riteņa) samešanās2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) bremzes kurpe* * *bremzes kurpe; vadošā sliede; buksēšana; piesis; buksēt; slīdēt -
9 stabilize
[-bi-]verb (to make (more) stable: He put a wedge of paper under the table to stabilize it.) stabilizēt; nostiprināt* * *stabilizēt, stabilizators -
10 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) apstāties; apturēt2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) aizkavēt; atturēt3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) pārstāt4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) bloķēt; nosprostot; aizbāzt5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) nospiest (vārstuli); piespiest (stīgu)6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) apmesties; uzturēties2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) apstāšanās; beigas2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) pietura; pieturvieta3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punkts4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) vārstulis; reģistrs5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ķīlis; atturis; aizturis•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *apstāšanās; apturēšana; pietura; pauze, pārtraukums; pieturzīme; runas veids; vārstulis; reģistrs; eksplozīvais līdzskanis; aizturis; diafragma; apstādināt; apstāties; ciemoties; atturēt, aizturēt -
11 stabilise
[-bi-]verb (to make (more) stable: He put a wedge of paper under the table to stabilize it.) stabilizēt; nostiprināt
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Wedge — (von englisch wedge = „Keil“) bezeichnet: im Golfsport Schläger für kürzere Distanzen, siehe Golfschläger#Wedges in der Tontechnik keilförmige Lautsprecher für die Bühnen, siehe Monitoring (Tontechnik) in der Medizin den Druck beim Verschließen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wedge — Wedge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive. My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would rive in twain. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To force… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wedge — [wej] n. [ME wegge < OE wecg, akin to Ger dial. weck < IE * wogwhyo , wedge, akin to * wogwhni s, plowshare > L vomis, OHG waganso] 1. a piece of hard material, as wood or metal, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be… … English World dictionary
wedge — ► NOUN 1) a piece of wood, metal, etc. with a thick end that tapers to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2) a wedge shaped thing or piece. 3) a golf club with a low, angled face for… … English terms dictionary
Wedge — (w[e^]j), n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. {Wigg}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of metal, or other hard material … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wedge — 〈[wɛ̣dʒ] m. 6; Sp.; Golf〉 Schläger, dessen Schlagfläche wesentlich breiter als die normaler Golfschläger ist [<engl. wedge „Keil“] * * * Wedge [wɛd̮ʒ], der; [s], s [engl. wedge, eigtl. = Keil, nach der Form der Schlagfläche] (Golf): Schläger… … Universal-Lexikon
wedge — (n.) O.E. wecg a wedge, from P.Gmc. *wagjaz (Cf. O.N. veggr, M.Du. wegge, Du. wig, O.H.G. weggi wedge, Ger. Weck wedge shaped bread roll ), of unknown origin. The verb is recorded from mid 15c. Wedge issue is attested from 1999 … Etymology dictionary
Wedge — 〈[vɛ̣dʒ] m.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s; Sport; Golf〉 Schläger, dessen Schlagfläche wesentlich breiter als die normaler Golfschläger ist [Etym.: <engl. wedge »Keil«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Wedge — [wɛdʒ] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. wedge, eigtl. »Keil« (nach der Form der Schlagfläche)> Golfschläger mit bes. breiter Schlagfläche für bestimmte Schläge … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
wedge — index impact Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wedge — [wɛdʒ] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; mot anglais. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Golf. Club à tête métallique pour les coups d approche (20 à 40 m) … Encyclopédie Universelle