wedge

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wedge
[wedʒ]
sustantivo
1cuña (f) calzo (m) (for door, wheel);
    trozo (m)
  • it has driven a wedge between them -> los ha enemistado
verbo transitivo
2encajar (insert)
  • to wedge a door open -> calzar una puerta para dejarla abierta

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wedge [uedch]
sustantivo
1Cuña para partir leña o abrir otros cuerpos duros, y cualquier otro cuerpo que tiene su figura.
2Prisma triangular. (Geometría)
1Acuñar, meter cuñas para rajar, fácilmente alguna cosa.
2Apretar, abrir o fijar con cuña
sustantivo
va.

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wedge [wedʒ]
noun
1 (for keeping in position) cuña; (f) calza; (f)
to drive a wedge between two people abrir una brecha entre dos personas
this is the thin end of the wedge esto puede ser el principio de muchos males
The Malvern case threatens to overturn that principle # And it could be the thin end of the wedge for thousands of other employees Sir David Smith, principal of Edinburgh University, said that top-up fees were the thin end of the wedge. Once introduced for some courses, they would spread to all subjects, he said
2 (piece) [of cheese, cake] porción; (f) pedazo (grande); (m)
3 (Golf) wedge; (m) cucharilla; (f)
4 (shoe) zapato de cuña; (m)
verb:transitive
to wedge sth in place asegurar algo
he packed it in a cardboard box, carefully wedging it in place with pieces of foam she put the books next to the typewriter, wedging them in place with the ashtray
to wedge a door open mantener abierta una puerta con una cuña una calza;or I was wedged between two other passengers me estuve apretado inmovilizado entre otros dos pasajeros;or it's wedged no se puede mover
modifier
wedge heel (n) (heel) tacón de cuña; (m) (shoe) zapato de cuña; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "wedge"

Imperative
  • wedge
  • you wedge
  • he/she wedges
  • we wedge
  • you wedge
  • they wedge
Preterite
  • I wedged
  • you wedged
  • he/she wedged
  • we wedged
  • you wedged
  • they wedged
Present Continuous
  • I am wedging
  • you are wedging
  • he/she is wedging
  • we are wedging
  • you are wedging
  • they are wedging
Present Perfect
  • I have wedged
  • you have wedged
  • he/she has wedged
  • we have wedged
  • you have wedged
  • they have wedged
Past Continuous
  • I was wedging
  • you were wedging
  • he/she was wedging
  • we were wedging
  • you were wedging
  • they were wedging
Past Perfect
  • I had wedged
  • you had wedged
  • he/she had wedged
  • we had wedged
  • you had wedged
  • they had wedged
Future
  • I will wedge
  • you will wedge
  • he/she will wedge
  • we will wedge
  • you will wedge
  • they will wedge
Future Perfect
  • I will have wedged
  • you will have wedged
  • he/she will have wedged
  • we will have wedged
  • you will have wedged
  • they will have wedged
Future Continuous
  • I will be wedging
  • you will be wedging
  • he/she will be wedging
  • we will be wedging
  • you will be wedging
  • they will be wedging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been wedging
  • you have been wedging
  • he/she has been wedging
  • we have been wedging
  • you have been wedging
  • they have been wedging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been wedging
  • you will have been wedging
  • he/she will have been wedging
  • we will have been wedging
  • you will have been wedging
  • they will have been wedging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been wedging
  • you had been wedging
  • he/she had been wedging
  • we had been wedging
  • you had been wedging
  • they had been wedging
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