wedge in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wedge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wedge [Am wɛdʒ, Brit wɛdʒ] N

1.1. wedge (for securing):

wedge

cuña f

wedge

calce m

wedge

calzo m

1.2. wedge (for splitting):

wedge

cuña f

the thin end of the wedge

el principio de algo peor

to drive a wedge between two people/groups

abrir una brecha entre dos personas/grupos

1.3. wedge (shape):

a wedge of troops

tropas formadas en cuña

a wedge of cheese/cake

un trozo grande de queso/pastel

2.1. wedge:

wedge, a. wedge heel

tacón m de cuña

wedge, a. wedge heel

tacón m corrido Col

wedge, a. wedge heel

tacón m cubano Ven

wedge, a. wedge heel

taco m terraplén Chil

wedge, a. wedge heel

taco m chino Arg

2.2. wedge (shoe):

wedge

zapato m con tacón de cuña

3. wedge (in golf):

wedge

wedge m (hierro de cara con mucho ángulo)

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

1. wedge (secure):

to wedge a door open

ponerle una cuña or un calce a una puerta para que no se cierre

2. wedge (squeeze):

wedge

meter (a presión)

she was wedged between two fat men

estaba apretujada entre dos gordos (sin poderse mover)

wedge-shaped [ˈwedʒʃeɪpt] ADJ

wedge-shaped block of wood/piece of cheese

en forma de cuña

wedge-shaped tank formation

en cuña

wedge in VB [Am wɛdʒ -, Brit wɛdʒ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

wedge in

meter

I was wedged in between two cars and I couldn't pull out

estaba atascado entre dos coches y no podía salir

Translations for wedge in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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wedge

wedge

taco terraplén

wedge heel

tacón corrido

wedge heel

tacón cubano

wedge heel

taco chino

wedge heel

alzaprima (cuña)

wedge

acuñar (para que no se cierre) puerta/ventana

to wedge open

acuñar (para que no se abre) puerta/ventana

to wedge shut

wedge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wedge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wedge [wedʒ] N

1. wedge (tapered block):

wedge

cuña f

2. wedge fig (triangular piece):

wedge

porción

a wedge of cake/pie

un trozo de pastel/tarta

II.wedge [wedʒ] VB trans

wedge

poner una cuña a

to wedge the door open

mantener la puerta abierta (con una cuña)

to be wedged between sth people

estar apretado entre algo

to be wedged between sth object

quedar encajado entre algo

wedge N

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a wedge of cheese

una cuña de queso

Translations for wedge in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cuña (queso) f

wedge

falca

wedge

calza

wedge

cuña

wedge

acuñar

to wedge

calzar

to wedge

wedge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a wedge of cake/pie

un trozo de pastel/tarta

to wedge the door open

mantener la puerta abierta (con una cuña)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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The distinctive leaves are wedge-shaped with usually three bristle-tipped teeth at the tips.

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

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The slide was fixed to the frame by a transverse wedge behind the breech that in turn was held in place by the firing pin.

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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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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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There are target greens and bunkers for golfers to aim at while hitting their irons and wedges.

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It has a wedge driving into a block engraved in white on its hilt.

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The first player to fill all six wedges of their token won the game.

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