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I 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]1) (on vehicle) ruota f.; (on piece of furniture) rotella f.2) (for steering) volante m.; mar. ruota f. del timoneto be at o behind the wheel stare al volante; to take the wheel — (in vehicle) mettersi al volante
3) (in mechanism) ruota f. dentata2.3.have you got wheels? — colloq. sei motorizzato?
a three-, four-wheeled vehicle — un veicolo a tre, quattro ruote
••II 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]verbo transitivo spingere [bicycle, pram]2.1) (anche wheel round) (circle) [ bird] volteggiare2) (turn sharply) [ person] voltarsi improvvisamente; [ regiment] compiere una conversione; [ vehicle] sterzare di colpo; [ ship] virare•••* * *[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.) ruota2) (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.) ruota; volante2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) pedalare2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) girarsi3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) volteggiare•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright* * *I 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]1) (on vehicle) ruota f.; (on piece of furniture) rotella f.2) (for steering) volante m.; mar. ruota f. del timoneto be at o behind the wheel stare al volante; to take the wheel — (in vehicle) mettersi al volante
3) (in mechanism) ruota f. dentata2.3.have you got wheels? — colloq. sei motorizzato?
a three-, four-wheeled vehicle — un veicolo a tre, quattro ruote
••II 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]verbo transitivo spingere [bicycle, pram]2.1) (anche wheel round) (circle) [ bird] volteggiare2) (turn sharply) [ person] voltarsi improvvisamente; [ regiment] compiere una conversione; [ vehicle] sterzare di colpo; [ ship] virare••• -
2 ♦ wheel
♦ wheel /wi:l/n.1 ( anche fig.) ruota: A bicycle has two wheels, la bicicletta ha due ruote; Fortune's wheel, la ruota della fortuna; (autom.) spare wheel, ruota di scorta2 (mecc.) ruota dentata; ingranaggio3 (autom., = steering wheel) volante: Don't speak to the person at the wheel, non parlate alla persona al volante (o al conducente)!5 (stor.) ruota ( della tortura): to break sb. on the wheel, infliggere a q. il supplizio della ruota9 moto rotatorio; evoluzione; cerchio (fig.); (mil.) conversione: the wheels of the swallows in the air, i cerchi delle rondini nell'aria; a left [a right] wheel, una conversione a sinistra [a destra]13 (pl.) ( slang) automobile; macchina; mezzo; quattroruote: Are you walking or have you got wheels?, sei a piedi o sei motorizzato?; clean wheels, auto ‘pulita’ ( mai segnalata alla polizia; usata per fare un colpo)● (autom.) wheel alignment, convergenza delle ruote □ wheel and axle, carrucola □ (autom., mecc.) wheel balancing, bilanciatura (o equilibratura) delle ruote □ (autom., mecc.) wheel base ► wheelbase □ (autom.) wheel box, vano passaruota □ (mecc.) wheel case, scatola degli ingranaggi □ (autom.) wheel change, sostituzione di una ruota □ wheel clamps, ganasce, ceppi ( applicati alle ruote di veicoli in divieto di sosta) □ (autom.) wheel cover, copriruota □ wheel horse, cavallo del timone ( in un tiro a quattro o a due) □ (naut.) wheel-house, timoniera □ (tecn.) wheel loader, pala a ruote; terna ( macchina movimento terra a triplice funzione) □ (stor.) wheel lock, ruota del meccanismo di sparo ( in fucili antiquati) □ ( disegno) wheel pen, tiralinee □ (tecn.) wheel tractor, trattore gommato ( di una terna) □ (archit.) wheel window, rosone □ (autom.) wheel wobble, sfarfallamento delle ruote (anteriori) □ to be at the wheel (o behind the wheel), essere al volante (o al timone); (fig.) avere il comando □ ( ciclismo) to finish on sb. 's wheel, finire a ruota con q. □ (fig., iron.) to invent the wheel, inventare la ruota (o l'acqua calda) □ (fig.) to put one's shoulder to the wheel, dare il proprio contributo a un'impresa; aiutare la baracca (fam.) □ to set the wheels in motion, mettere in moto un progetto; far partire un'iniziativa □ (fam. USA) to spin one's wheels, macinare a vuoto; concludere poco o nulla; sprecare tempo □ to take the wheel, (autom.) andare al volante, prendere il volante (o la guida); (naut.) prendere il timone □ (mecc.) to turn the wheels, far girare le ruote □ ( ginnastica) to turn wheels, fare evoluzioni (o giravolte, capriole) □ (fam.) There are wheels within wheels, è un affare di scatole cinesi; è una faccenda molto ingarbugliata □ ( ciclismo) to win by a wheel's length, vincere di una ruota.(to) wheel /wi:l/A v. t.1 far girare; roteare; far ruotareB v. i.1 girare; ruotare; roteare; turbinare; volteggiare: The helicopter was wheeling in the air above the motorway, l'elicottero volteggiava in aria sopra l'autostrada2 (mil.) fare una conversione3 (fam.) andare in bicicletta; pedalare● (fam. spec. USA) to wheel and deal, agire con spregiudicatezza, senza remore; (spec.) intrallazzare, fare l'affarista (o il maneggione) □ (mil.) Right [left] wheel!, conversione a dest'! [a sinist'!].
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