edgeways (redirected from get a word in edgewise)

edge·wise  (jwz) also edge·ways (-wz)

adv.

1. With the edge foremost.

2. On, by, with, or toward the edge.

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edgeways [ˈɛdʒˌweɪz] esp US and Canadian, edgewise [ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz]

adv

1. with the edge forwards or uppermost they carried the piano in edgeways

2. on, by, with, or towards the edge he held it edgeways

get a word in edgeways (usually used with a negative) to succeed in interrupting a conversation in which someone else is talking incessantly

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	edgeways - as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" edgewise
	2.	edgeways - with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise" edgewise

Translations

edgeways [ˈedʒweɪz] edgewise [ˈedʒwaɪz] ADV → de lado, de canto
I couldn't get a word in edgeways → no pude meter baza

edgeways [ˈedʒweɪz] adv [move] → latéralement
he couldn't get a word in edgeways → il ne pouvait pas placer un mot, il ne pouvait pas en placer une

edgeways

adv → mit der Schmalseite voran; I couldn’t get a word in edgeways → ich bin überhaupt nicht zu Wort gekommen

edgeways [ˈɛdʒˌweɪz] adv → di fianco
I couldn't get a word in edgeways (fam) → non sono riuscito a infilare neppure una parola

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edgeways [ˈɛdʒˌweɪz] adv → di fianco
I couldn't get a word in edgeways (fam) → non sono riuscito a infilare neppure una parola