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Sand·wich
(sănd′wĭch′, săn′-) A town of southeast England north of Dover. One of the original Cinque Ports, it is now a resort and market center.
sand·wich
(sănd′wĭch, săn′-)n.
1.
a. Two or more slices of bread with a filling such as meat or cheese placed between them.
b. A partly split long or round roll containing a filling.
c. One slice of bread covered with a filling.
2. Something resembling a sandwich: She layered a scoop of vanilla ice cream between two cookies to create a sandwich.
tr.v. sand·wiched, sand·wich·ing, sand·wich·es
1. To insert (one thing) tightly between two other things often of differing character or quality. "She showed me her wedding band, which was sandwiched on the same finger between two prettier, fancier rings" (Dan Leone).
2. To collide with or crash into (a person, for example) with impacts on opposing sides: The quarterback passed the football just before he was sandwiched by two linebackers.
3. To make room or time for: sandwiched a vacation between business trips.
[After John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), British politician.]
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sandwich
(ˈsænwɪdʒ; -wɪtʃ)n
1. (Cookery) two or more slices of bread, usually buttered, with a filling of meat, cheese, etc
2. anything that resembles a sandwich in arrangement
vb (tr)
3. to insert tightly between two other things
4. to put into a sandwich
5. to place between two dissimilar things
[C18: named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), who ate sandwiches rather than leave the gambling table for meals]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sand•wich
(ˈsænd wɪtʃ, ˈsæn-)n.
1. two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between them.
2. something that resembles or suggests a sandwich: a plywood sandwich.
v.t. 3. to put into a sandwich.
4. to insert between two other things.
[1755–65; allegedly after John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718–92)]
Sand•wich
(ˈsænd wɪtʃ, ˈsæn-)n.
a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports. 4467.
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sandwich
Past participle: sandwiched
Gerund: sandwiching
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| Noun | 1. |  sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between thembread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked butty - a sandwich; "a bacon butty" ham sandwich - a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham chicken sandwich - a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken open sandwich, open-face sandwich - sandwich without a covering slice of bread beefburger, hamburger, burger - a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients tunaburger - a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef Sloppy Joe - ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, Cuban sandwich, grinder, submarine sandwich, zep, torpedo, wedge, submarine, bomber, hero - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States gyro - a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, BLT - sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce Reuben - a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread western sandwich, western - a sandwich made from a western omelet wrap - a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla snack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals |
| Verb | 1. | sandwich - make into a sandwich |
| 2. | sandwich - insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" |
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Translations
سانْدويتْش، شَطيرَهسَنْدوِيتش
sendvičsevřít
sandwichklemme ind
sandviĉo
võileib
kerrosvoileipävoileipä
sandwichsannouicheserrer entre
sendvič
szendvicsközbeékelõdik
roti lapis
samlokaklemma
サンドイッチ
샌드위치
Sumuštinissuploti
iespiestsaplacinātsendvičssviestmaize
sandviş
sendvič
sendvič
sendvičсендвич
dubbelmackasandwichsmörgås
ขนมปังแซนด์วิช
sandviçsıkıştırmakarasına koymak
bánh mìbánh sandwichkẹpkhoác
sandwich
[ˈsænwɪdʒ]A. N (with French bread) → bocadillo m (Sp), sandwich m (esp LAm), emparedado m (esp LAm); (with sliced bread) → sandwich m
B. VT (also sandwich in) [+ person, appointment etc] → intercalar
to sandwich sth between two things → hacer un hueco para algo entre dos cosas
to sandwich sth between two things → hacer un hueco para algo entre dos cosas
C. CPD sandwich bar N → bar m de bocadillos, bocadillería f
sandwich board N → cartelón m (que lleva el hombre-anuncio)
sandwich course N (Univ etc) programa que intercala períodos de estudio con prácticas profesionales
sandwich man N (sandwich men (pl)) → hombre-anuncio m
sandwich board N → cartelón m (que lleva el hombre-anuncio)
sandwich course N (Univ etc) programa que intercala períodos de estudio con prácticas profesionales
sandwich man N (sandwich men (pl)) → hombre-anuncio m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sandwich
[ˈsænwɪdʒ ˈsænwɪtʃ] vt (also sandwich in) → intercaler
sandwiched between → pris(e) en sandwich entresandwich bar n → sandwicherie fsandwich board n → panneau m publicitaire (porté par un homme-sandwich)sandwich cake n (British) → gâteau m fourrésandwich course n → stage m de formation en alternancesandwich loaf n → pain m de miesandwich man [sandwich men] (pl) n → homme-sandwich m
sandwiched between → pris(e) en sandwich entresandwich bar n → sandwicherie fsandwich board n → panneau m publicitaire (porté par un homme-sandwich)sandwich cake n (British) → gâteau m fourrésandwich course n → stage m de formation en alternancesandwich loaf n → pain m de miesandwich man [sandwich men] (pl) n → homme-sandwich m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sandwich
n → Sandwich nt, → Doppelschnitte f → or -stulle f (N Ger); open sandwich → belegtes Brot; he has sandwiches for lunch → er isst Butterbrote or Sandwiches or Stullen (N Ger) → zum Mittagessen; he’s the meat or filling in the sandwich (Brit inf) → er ist das arme Opfer in der Mitte
vt (also sandwich in) → hineinzwängen; car → einkeilen; to be sandwiched between two things/people (car, house) → zwischen zwei Dingen/Menschen eingekeilt sein; (person also, small object) → zwischen zwei Dingen/Menschen eingezwängt sein; sandwiched between two slices of bread → zwischen zwei Brotscheiben; three pieces of wood, sandwiched together → drei Stück Holz, die nebeneinandergequetscht sind
sandwich
:sandwich bar
n → Snackbar f
sandwich board
n → Reklametafel f, → Sandwich nt (hum)
sandwich cake
n → Schichttorte f
sandwich course
n Ausbildungsgang, bei dem sich Theorie und Praxis abwechseln
sandwich man
n → Plakatträger m, → Sandwichmann m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sandwich
[ˈsænwɪdʒ]2. vt (also sandwich in) (person, appointment) → infilare
to be sandwiched between → essere incastrato/a fra
to be sandwiched between → essere incastrato/a fra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sandwich
(ˈsӕnwidʒ) , ((American) -witʃ) noun slices of bread etc with food between. cheese sandwiches.
verb to place or press between two objects etc. His car was sandwiched between two lorries.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sandwich
→ سَنْدوِيتش sendvič sandwich Sandwich σάντουιτς emparedado kerrosvoileipä sandwich sendvič tramezzino サンドイッチ 샌드위치 sandwich sandwich kanapka sanduíche бутерброд smörgås ขนมปังแซนด์วิช sandviç bánh sandwich 三明治Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009