wedge

we‹ 1. noun

1) (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.) kile

2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) stykke

2. 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.) kile/klemme fast

kile

I

subst. \/wedʒ\/

1) kile, blei(g)

2) (om form) trekant, kileformet stykke

• the seats are arranged in a wedge

setene er plassert i en trekant

• would you like a wedge of this cake?

vil du ha et stykke av denne kaken?

3) (golf) wedge

4) (militærvesen) kile (formasjon)

5) (sko med kileformet hæl) platåsko

6) (meteorologi) høytrykksrygg

7) (mekanikk) skyvelapp (i ventil)

drive a wedge into (overført) skille, dele så splid

• that drove a wedge into the organization

det delte organisasjonen

thin end of the wedge (hverdagslig, overført) begynnelse, opptakt

• their request for a few pounds is the thin end of the wedge

deres forespørsel om noen få pund er bare begynnelsen

II

verb \/wedʒ\/

1) kile (fast), kile ut, sprenge med kiler

2) kløyve

be wedged (in) være fastklemt

• she got the heel of her shoe wedged in something

hun satte skohælen fast i noe

wedge apart kløyve fra hverandre (overført) splitte, splintre

wedge in eller wedge into kile inn (i), presse inn (i)

• they were wedged into the bus like sardines

de ble presset inn i bussen til de satt som sild i tønne

wedge off kløyve av

wedge oneself eller wedge one's way trenge seg (frem), kile seg (frem)

• she wedged herself through the crowd

hun trengte seg frem gjennom folkemengden

wedge open åpne, kile åpen kløyve

wedge together klemme sammen