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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 wheel
I.roda; conversão (Drill)II. (v)rodar, girar; fazer uma conversão, executar uma mudança de direção ( Drill)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > wheel
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4 wheel
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5 wheel and axle
wheel and axle[wi:l ən 'æksəl] n Mec cabrestante: espécie de guincho. -
6 wheel horse
wheel horse[w'i:l hɔ:s] n 1 cavalo de tira que fica mais próximo das rodas. 2 Amer, coll pessoa trabalhadeira. -
7 wheel seat
wheel seat[w'i:l si:t] n Mech mancal: dispositivo sobre o qual a roda se apóia. -
8 wheel base
distância entre os eixosEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > wheel base
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9 wheel\ barrow
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10 four-wheel
four-wheel[fɔ: w'i:l] adj de quatro rodas, que opera sobre quatro rodas. four-wheel brake freio nas quatro rodas. four-wheel drive tração nas quatro rodas. -
11 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. -
12 he put a spoke in my wheel
he put a spoke in my wheelfig ele atrapalhou meu caminho, ele me criou dificuldades.————————he put a spoke in my wheelfig ele frustrou meu intento. -
13 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. -
14 potter’s wheel
pot.ter’s wheel[pɔtəz w'i:l] n torno de oleiro.————————potter’s wheelroda de oleiro. -
15 to break a fly on the wheel
to break a fly on the wheelfig atirar com canhões em moscas.————————to break a fly on the wheelarrombar portas abertas. -
16 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 -
17 Ferris wheel
Fer.ris wheel[f'eris wi:l] n roda-gigante. -
18 Fortune’s wheel
Fortune’s wheelroda da sorte, roda da fortuna. -
19 abrasive wheel
abrasive wheelrebolo. -
20 at the wheel
at the wheela) ao volante. b) na roda do leme. c) no controle.
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Wheel — (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular frame turning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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