wedge in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wedge in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wedge [Brit wɛdʒ, Am wɛdʒ] N

1. wedge (block):

wedge (to insert in rock, wood etc.)

cuneo m

wedge (to insert in rock, wood etc.)

bietta f

wedge (to hold sth in position)

cuneo m

wedge (to hold sth in position)

bietta f

wedge (to hold sth in position)

zeppa f

wedge (in rockclimbing)

chiodo m da roccia

wedge (of cake, pie, cheese)

fetta f

a wedge of lemon

uno spicchio di limone

a wedge of high pressure METEO

una dorsale barometrica

a wedge of geese

uno stormo di oche (disposto a V)

a wedge of geese before n shape

di cuneo

2. wedge SPORTS (in golf):

wedge

wedge m

3. wedge FASHION:

wedge, also wedge heel

zeppa f

wedge, also wedge heel (shoe)

scarpa f con la zeppa

wedge, also wedge heel before n shoe

con la zeppa

II.wedge [Brit wɛdʒ, Am wɛdʒ] VB trans

1. wedge (make firm):

to wedge sth in or into place

incuneare qc

to wedge a door open, shut

tenere una porta aperta, chiusa con un cuneo

the door is wedged shut (stuck)

la porta è chiusa con un cuneo

2. wedge (jam):

to wedge sth into gap, hole

conficcare or incastrare qc in

to be wedged against, between

essere infilato contro, tra

III.to wedge oneself VB refl

to wedge oneself

infilarsi (between tra; in in)

to get oneself wedged

infilarsi

IV.wedge [Brit wɛdʒ, Am wɛdʒ]

to drive a wedge between X and Y

mettere disaccordo tra X e Y

it's (only) the thin end of the wedge

non è che l'inizio

wedge-tailed [ˈwedʒˌteɪld] ADJ

wedge-tailed

con la coda cuneiforme

wedge-shaped ADJ

wedge-shaped

cuneiforme

wedge in VB [wɛdʒ -] (wedge [sb, sth] in, wedge in [sb, sth])

wedge in

infilare

wedge-heeled ADJ FASHION

wedge-heeled

con la zeppa

Translations for wedge in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

incuneare

to wedge in

incunearsi

to wedge oneself in also fig

inzeppare

to wedge

bietta

wedge

cuneiforme

wedge-shaped

zeppa

wedge

zeppa

wedge (heel)

scarpe con la zeppa

wedge or wedge-heeled shoes, platform shoes, platforms

wedge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wedge in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wedge [wedʒ] N

1. wedge:

wedge (tapered block)

cuneo m

wedge (for door)

zeppa f

2. wedge fig (triangular piece):

wedge

fetta f

a wedge of cake/pie

una fetta di torta

II.wedge [wedʒ] VB trans

to wedge the door open

tenere aperta la porta con una zeppa

to be wedged between sth

essere incastrato tra qc

Translations for wedge in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cuneo

wedge

zeppa

wedge

wedge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a wedge of cake/pie

una fetta di torta

to wedge the door open

tenere aperta la porta con una zeppa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To the east, the formation wedges out and becomes thinner.

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The eyes are very small and are located on the top of the head, which has a blunt snout and is wedge-shaped.

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It is to be distinguished clinically from pterygium, which is a wedge shaped area of fibrosis that appears to grow into the cornea.

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These loads are usually a wedge shaped piece of microwave absorbent material.

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Contusions typically form in a wedge-shape with the widest part in the outermost part of the brain.

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The harder they struggled the tighter they became wedged.

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A wedge of pressurised fluid builds behind this constriction, separating the moving parts.

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The explosive lumps came in wedge or cubed shapes and their plasticizers evaporated after three to eight minutes exposure to air.

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The back plate too was hexagonal but more reclined; it was at its underside joined to a lower back glacis plate, both forming a wedge.

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There is also the risk of the baby falling to a hard floor, or getting wedged between the bed and the wall or headboard.

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