wheel

wheel
wi:l
1. noun
1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) rueda
2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) volante

2. verb
1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) conducir; girar
2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) girar
3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) revolotear
•
- -wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright
wheel n rueda
wheel
tr[wiːl]
noun
1 rueda
2 (steering wheel) volante nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (push) empujar
intransitive verb
1 girar
■ she wheeled round giró sobre los talones
2 (birds) revolotear
plural noun wheels
1 coche m sing
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be at the wheel (car) estar al volante 2 (ship) llevar el timón
to wheel and deal trapichear
wheel clamp cepo
wheel ['hwi:l] vt
: empujar (una bicicleta, etc.), mover (algo sobre ruedas)
wheel vi
1) rotate: girar, rotar
2)
to wheel around turn: darse la vuelta
wheel n
1) : rueda f
2) or steering wheel : volante m (de automóviles, etc.), timón m (de barcos o aviones)
3) wheels npl
: maquinaria f , fuerza f impulsora
the wheels of government: la maquinaria del gobierno
wheel
v.
• hacer gira v.
• hacer rodar v.
• mover suavemente v. (Ship)
n.
• rueda del timón s.f.
n.
• maquinaria s.f.
• rueda (Automóvil) s.f.
• torno s.m.
• volante s.m.
wheel*
n.
• persona importante s.f.
hwiːl, wiːl
I
noun
1)
a) (of vehicle) rueda f

to oil the wheels — allanar el camino

to set o put (the) wheels in motion — poner* las cosas en marcha

wheels within wheels — entresijos mpl

b) (potter's wheel) torno m
2) (steering wheel - of car) volante m; (- of ship) timón m

at the wheel — (of car) al volante; (of ship) al timón

3) wheels pl (car) (colloq) coche m

II
1.
transitive verb \<\<bicycle/wheelchair\>\> empujar; \<\<person\>\> llevar (en silla de ruedas etc)

2.
vi
a) (turn suddenly) wheel (around o (BrE) round) \<\<person\>\> girar sobre sus (or mis etc) talones, darse* media vuelta, volverse*

to wheel and deal — (colloq) andar* en tejemanejes (fam)

b) (BrE Mil) hacer* conversión, cambiar de frente
c) (circle) dar* vueltas; \<\<birds\>\> revolotear
Phrasal Verbs:
[wiːl]
1. N
1) (lit) rueda f ; (=steering wheel) volante m ; (Naut) timón m ; (potter's) torno m

a basket on wheels — una cesta con ruedas

to be at or behind the wheel — estar al volante

to take the wheel — tomar el volante

big 3.
2) (Mil) vuelta f , conversión f

a wheel to the right — una vuelta hacia la derecha

3) wheels coche msing

do you have wheels? * — ¿tienes coche?

4) (in fig phrases)

the wheel of fortune — la rueda de fortuna

the wheels of government — el mecanismo del gobierno

2.
VT (=push) [+ bicycle, pram] empujar; [+ child] pasear en cochecito

we wheeled it over to the window — lo empujamos hasta la ventana

when it broke down I had to wheel it — cuando se averió tuve que empujarlo

3. VI
1) (=roll) rodar
2) (=turn) girar; [bird] revolotear

to wheel left — (Mil) dar una vuelta hacia la izquierda

to wheel round — [+ person] girar sobre los talones

3)
- wheel and deal
4.
CPD

wheel horse * N — (US) trabajador(a) m / f infatigable, mula f de carga

wheel trim N — tapacubos m inv

- wheel out
* * *
[hwiːl, wiːl]
I
noun
1)
a) (of vehicle) rueda f

to oil the wheels — allanar el camino

to set o put (the) wheels in motion — poner* las cosas en marcha

wheels within wheels — entresijos mpl

b) (potter's wheel) torno m
2) (steering wheel - of car) volante m; (- of ship) timón m

at the wheel — (of car) al volante; (of ship) al timón

3) wheels pl (car) (colloq) coche m

II
1.
transitive verb \<\<bicycle/wheelchair\>\> empujar; \<\<person\>\> llevar (en silla de ruedas etc)

2.
vi
a) (turn suddenly) wheel (around o (BrE) round) \<\<person\>\> girar sobre sus (or mis etc) talones, darse* media vuelta, volverse*

to wheel and deal — (colloq) andar* en tejemanejes (fam)

b) (BrE Mil) hacer* conversión, cambiar de frente
c) (circle) dar* vueltas; \<\<birds\>\> revolotear
Phrasal Verbs:

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