wheel

wheel
wheel [{{t}}wi:l]
1 noun
(a) (of bicycle, car, train) roue f; (smaller) roulette f; (for potter) tour m;
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
(b) {{}}Cars{{}}
(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
(c) {{}}Nautical{{}} barre f, gouvernail m;
at the wheel à la barre
(d) {{}}History{{}} (of torture) roue f;
to break sb on the wheel rouer qn
2 intransitive verb
(a) (birds) tournoyer; (procession) faire demi-tour; {{}}Military{{}} (column) effectuer une conversion;
to wheel to the left tourner sur la gauche;
{{}}Military{{}} left wheel! à gauche!
(b) (idiom) {{}}familiar{{}}
to wheel and deal (do business) brasser des affaires; {{}}pejorative{{}} magouiller
3 transitive verb
(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
4 wheels plural noun
(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
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (car) bagnole f;
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
wheel about, wheel around
1 intransitive verb
(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
(b) (circle) tourner en rond ou en cercle, tournoyer;
vultures wheeling about in the sky des vautours qui tournoient dans le ciel
2 separable transitive verb
(turn) tourner; (dancing partner) faire tourner

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