wedge in


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w>wedge in

vt sep (lit) post → festkeilen; to be wedged in (car, house, person etc) → eingekeilt or eingezwängt sein; if you park there, you’ll wedge me/my car in → wenn du da parkst, keilst du mich ein/wird mein Auto eingekeilt; he wedged himself in between them → er zwängte sich zwischen sie
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