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wheel [wi:l]1. noun[+ barrow, cycle] pousser ; [+ child] pousser (dans un landau etc)3. compounds[person] se retourner (brusquement)* * *[wiːl], US [hwiːl] 1.1) ( on vehicle) roue f; ( on furniture) roulette f2) ( for steering) volant m; Nautical roue f (de gouvernail)to be at ou behind the wheel — être au volant
3) ( in mechanism) rouage m also fig2.(colloq) wheels plural noun bagnole (colloq) f3.have you got wheels? — (colloq) tu es motorisé? (colloq)
transitive verb pousser4.they wheeled me into the operating theatre — ils m'ont emmené dans la salle d'opération sur un chariot
1) (also wheel round) ( circle) [bird] tournoyer2) ( turn sharply) [person, regiment] faire demi-tour; [car, motorbike] braquer fortement; [ship] virer de bord5.- wheeled combining forma three-/four-wheeled vehicle — un véhicule à trois/quatre roues
Phrasal Verbs:- wheel in••to wheel and deal — magouiller (colloq)
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wheel [wi:l]1 noun∎ on wheels sur roues/roulettes;∎ figurative the wheel has come full circle la boucle est bouclée;∎ the wheel of fortune la roue de la fortune;∎ figurative the wheels have come off les choses ont commencé à mal tourner∎ (steering) wheel volant m;∎ to be at the wheel être au volant; figurative être aux commandes;∎ to get behind or to take the wheel se mettre au ou prendre le volant;∎ the City on Wheels = surnom de Los Angeles∎ at the wheel à la barre∎ to break sb on the wheel rouer qn∎ to wheel to the left tourner sur la gauche;∎ Military left wheel! à gauche!(bicycle, trolley, barrow) pousser; (suitcase) tirer;∎ she wheeled the baby around the park elle a promené le bébé dans le parc;∎ she wheeled in a trolley full of cakes elle entra en poussant un chariot plein de gâteaux;∎ figurative they wheeled on or out the usual celebrities ils ont ressorti les mêmes célébrités(a) (workings) rouages mpl;∎ the wheels of government les rouages du gouvernement;∎ there are wheels within wheels c'est plus compliqué que ça n'en a l'air∎ he's got a new set of wheels il a une nouvelle bagnole►► Cars wheel alignment parallélisme m des roues;Cars wheel arch passage m de roue;Cars wheel bolt boulon m de roue;wheel brace clef f en croix;Cars wheel chain chaîne f (de pneu);Cars wheel cover enjoliveur m;Cars wheel cylinder cylindre m de roue;Cars wheel disc enjoliveur m;Cars wheel hop rebond m des roues;Cars wheel lock(-up) blocage m des roues;Cars wheel nut écrou m de roue;Cars wheel rim jante f de roue;Cars wheel shimmy phénomène m de shimmy;Cars wheel track alignement m des roues;Cars wheel trim enjoliveur m de roues;Cars wheel wobble flottement m des roues(a) (turn) faire demi-tour ou se retourner (brusquement); (procession) faire demi-tour; (horse) pirouetter; (birds) tournoyer;∎ she wheeled around to face him elle s'est retournée brusquement pour lui faire face∎ vultures wheeling about in the sky des vautours qui tournoient dans le ciel(turn) tourner; (dancing partner) faire tourner -
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4 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (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.) roue2) (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.) tour, volant2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) (faire) rouler, pousser2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) (se) retourner (brusquement)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) tournoyer•- wheeled- - wheeled - wheelbarrow - wheelchair - wheelhouse - wheelwright -
5 steering-wheel
noun (the wheel in a car for steering it, fixed to the steering-column, or the wheel on a ship that is turned to control the rudder.) volant -
6 daisy-wheel
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7 paddle-wheel
noun (a large wheel fitted with flat pieces of wood, attached to the side or stern of a boat and turned to make it move through the water.) roue à aubes -
8 alloy wheel
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9 front-wheel drive
noun traction f avant -
10 potter's wheel
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11 prayer wheel
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12 rear wheel
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13 rear-wheel drive
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14 spare wheel
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15 spinning wheel
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16 steering wheel
noun Automobile volant m -
17 water wheel
noun roue f hydraulique -
18 Catherine wheel
Catherine wheel [ˈkæθərɪn‚wi:l]( = firework) soleil m* * *['kæθrɪn wiːl], US [-hwiːl]noun soleil m ( feu d'artifice) -
19 four-wheel drive
['fɔːˌwiːl], US [-'hwiːl]= four-wheel drive vehiclenoun quatre-quatre m inv, 4 x 4 m inv -
20 Ferris wheel
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