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[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 revolve
[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) girar- revolver- revolving* * *re.volve[riv'ɔlv] vt 1 revolver, girar, volver em círculo, órbita ou ciclo, rotar. 2 pensar, refletir, meditar, ponderar, analisar sob os diversos pontos de vista. 3 fig recorrer. -
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