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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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