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1 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.) roda2) (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.) volante2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rodar2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) rodar3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) voar•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright* * *[wi:l] n 1 roda. 2 coll bicicleta. 3 volante. 4 movimento giratório. 5 rotação, giro. 6 fig viravolta. 7 qualquer coisa, instrumento, aparelho, etc. que em forma ou movimento sugere uma roda. 8 força propulsora. 9 wheels maquinaria, maquinismo. 10 suplício da roda. 11 sl veículo. • vt+vi 1 rodar, 2 transportar (sobre rodas). 3 virar(-se), volver(-se). 4 mover em forma circular. 5 sl pedalar. • adj de ou relativo a roda. at the wheel a) ao volante. b) na roda do leme. c) no controle. Fortune’s wheel roda da sorte, roda da fortuna. free wheel roda livre (bicicleta). he put a spoke in my wheel fig ele atrapalhou meu caminho, ele me criou dificuldades. he put his shoulder to the wheel ele pôs mãos à obra, ajudou bastante, esforçou-se. potter’s wheel roda de oleiro. spinning wheel roda de fiar. steering wheel a) Naut roda do leme. b) volante de direção. to break a fly on the wheel fig atirar com canhões em moscas. to grease the wheels sl engraxar, subornar. to take the wheel tomar, pegar o controle. to wheel round volver(-se), virar(-se) repentinamente. wheels within wheels coisas, assuntos complicados. -
2 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.) roda2) (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.)2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rolar, girar2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) rodar, girar3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) voar em círculos•- wheeled- - wheeled - wheelbarrow - wheelchair - wheelhouse - wheelwright -
3 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.) volante* * *steer.ing-wheel[st'iəriŋ wi:l] n 1 roda do leme. 2 volante. -
4 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.) roda propulsora* * *pad.dle-wheel[p'ædəl wi:l] n roda de pá. -
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.) volante -
6 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.) roda de pás -
7 cartwheel
1) (a wheel of a cart.) roda de carroça2) (a sideways somersault.) salto mortal* * *cart.wheel[k'a:twi:l] n 1 roda de carro. 2 movimento acrobático: fazer estrela. • vi fazer estrelas. -
8 millwheel
noun (a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns.)* * *mill.wheel[m'ilwi:l] n roda da azenha. -
9 waterwheel
noun (a wheel moved by water to work machinery etc.) nora* * *wa.ter.wheel[w'ɔ:təwi:l] n roda d’água, roda hidráulica, turbina. -
10 wheelbarrow
noun (a small carrier with one wheel at the front, and two legs and two handles at the back: He used a wheelbarrow to move the manure to the back garden.) carrinho de mão* * *wheel.bar.row[w'i:lbærou] n carrinho de mão. -
11 wheelhouse
noun (the shelter in which a ship's steering-wheel is placed.) casa do leme* * *wheel.house[w'i:lhaus] n Naut casa do leme. -
12 Castor
(a small wheel on the legs of furniture to make it easier to move.) rodinha* * *Cas.tor3[k'a:stə; k'æstə] n Astr Castor. -
13 castor
(a small wheel on the legs of furniture to make it easier to move.) rodinha* * *cas.tor1[k'a:stə; k'æstə] n 1 Zool castor. 2 chapéu de pêlo de castor (ou de seda). 3 Cosmetics, Med castóreo.————————cas.tor2 -
14 circumference
((the length of) the boundary line of a circle or anything circular in shape: the circumference of a circle/wheel.) circunferência* * *cir.cum.fer.ence[sək'∧mfərəns] n 1 circunferência, periferia. 2 circuito. -
15 grindstone
noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) pedra de amolar* * *grind.stone[gr'aindstoun] n rebolo. to keep one’s nose to the grindstone forçar alguém a trabalhar arduamente. -
16 hub
1) (the centre of a wheel.) eixo2) (a centre of activity or business.) centro* * *[h∧b] n 1 Mech cubo da roda. 2 centro (de importância, interesse, etc.). -
17 mudguard
noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) para-lama* * *mud.guard[m'∧dga:d] n pára-lama. -
18 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) cilindro2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) rolo3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) rolo4) (a long large wave on the sea.) vagalhão* * *roll.er[r'oulə] n 1 rolo, cilindro, tambor. 2 laminador, calandra. 3 vaga, onda alta. 4 o que rola, enrola. 5 atadura, ligadura. 6 qualquer ave da família dos Coraciídeos, notáveis por seu hábito de dar saltos e reviravoltas. -
19 rut
(a deep track made by a wheel etc in soft ground: The road was full of ruts.) sulco- rutted- in a rut* * *rut1[r∧t] n 1 cio: excitação sexual dos animais. 2 período do cio. • vi estar no cio.————————rut2[r∧t] n 1 sulco de carros, trilho, sulco. 2 rotina. • vt sulcar, formar trilhos. in a rut rotineiramente. -
20 tyre
(a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.) pneu* * *[t'aiə] n 1 aro. 2 pneu. spare tyre estepe.
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