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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.) kolo2) (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.) kolovrat; volan2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) voziti2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) naglo (se) obrniti3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) krožiti•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
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- wheelwright* * *I [wi:l]nounkolo; krmarsko kolo (tudi figuratively); volan; kolo sreče; American colloquially bicikel; history kolo za mučenje; kolovrat; figuratively gibalna, vodilna sila; obračanje, obrat, krog, vrtenje; military obrat; figuratively preobrat; plural kolesje, gonilo, mehanizem (tudi figuratively), music refren, pripev; American slang dolaron wheels — na kolesih, z vozilom, figuratively kot namazano, hitro, brez trenjawheels within wheels — zelo zapletena aparatura (mehanizem), figuratively komplikacija za komplikacijo, zapletena stvar, položajwheel and axle — naprava za izkoriščanje sile vzvoda, na podlagi razlike v obsegu kolesa in njegove osia big wheel American colloquially figuratively visoka živina, vplivna osebaFortune's wheel, the wheel of Fortune — kolo sreče; usodaa fly on the wheel figuratively oseba, ki precenjuje svoj vplivthe man at the wheel — oseba pri krmilu; vozač, voznik, šoferto break a (butter)fly (up) on the wheel figuratively po nepotrebnem poseči po ostrih ukrepih, s topovi streljati na vrabceto break s.o. on the wheel history mučiti koga na kolesuto go on wheels figuratively iti kot po maslu (gladko, brez motenj)to put ( —ali to set) one's shoulder to the wheel — truditi se, napenjati seto put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel figuratively delati komu zapreke, metati komu polena pod nogeto take the wheel — sesti za volan, voziti, šofiratiII [wi:l]transitive verbobrniti, obračati okoli osi; vrteti v krogu; valiti, valjati; opremiti s kolesi; voziti ( a wheel chair stol na kolesih); kotaliti, prevažati na kolesihto wheel a victim history treti žrtev na kolesu; intransitive verb naglo se obrniti ( round okoli)
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Wheelwright — Wheelwright … Wikipedia Español
Wheelwright — Wheelwright, KY U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 1042 Housing Units (2000): 236 Land area (2000): 1.742557 sq. miles (4.513202 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.742557 sq. miles (4.513202 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Wheelwright, KY — U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 1042 Housing Units (2000): 236 Land area (2000): 1.742557 sq. miles (4.513202 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.742557 sq. miles (4.513202 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Wheelwright — Wheel wright , n. A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wheelwright — (spr. Uihirit), William, geb. zu Newburyport im Staate Massuchusetts, ging erst nach Brasilien, dann nach der Westküste Südamerikas, wo er 1833 die Pacific Dampfschifffahrts Compagnie gründete, welche ihm in Chili u. Peru privilegirt wurde, dann… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
wheelwright — ► NOUN chiefly historical ▪ a person who makes or repairs wooden wheels … English terms dictionary
wheelwright — [hwēl′rīt΄, wēl′rīt΄] n. [see WHEEL & WRIGHT] a person who makes and repairs wheels and wheeled vehicles … English World dictionary
Wheelwright — A wheelwright (or wainwright) is a person who builds or repairs wheels. Making and balancing a wheel is skilled work.This occupational name eventually became the English surname Wheelwright .Historically, these tradesmen made wheels for carts and … Wikipedia
wheelwright — UK [ˈwiːlˌraɪt] / US [ˈwɪlˌraɪt] / US [ˈhwɪlˌraɪt] noun [countable] Word forms wheelwright : singular wheelwright plural wheelwrights someone in the past whose job was to make or repair wooden wheels … English dictionary
Wheelwright — Recorded in the spellings of Wheelwright, Wheelright, and originally Whelewryghte, this is a very English occupational surname.Describing a skilled maker of wheeled vehicles and probably members of the ancient Guild of Wheelwrights, it is like… … Surnames reference
wheelwright — [[t](h)wi͟ːlraɪt[/t]] wheelwrights N COUNT A wheelwright is someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels and other wooden things such as carts, carriages, and gates … English dictionary
