wheel

wheel
wheel [wi:l]
1. noun
roue f ; [of trolley, toy] roulette f ; ( = steering wheel) volant m
• at the wheel (of vehicle) au volant
• to take the wheel (of ship) prendre le gouvernail ; (of car) prendre le volant
• to change a wheel changer une roue
• (set of) wheels ( = car) (inf) bagnole (inf) f
• have you got wheels? (inf) vous êtes motorisé ? (inf)
2. transitive verb
[+ barrow, cycle] pousser ; [+ child] pousser (dans un landau etc)
• I wheeled my trolley to the checkout j'ai poussé mon chariot vers la caisse
• wheel him in! (inf : humorous) amenez-le !
3. compounds
► wheel clamp noun sabot m de Denver
► wheel round intransitive verb
[person] se retourner (brusquement)
* * *
[wiːl], US [hwiːl] 1.
noun
1) (on vehicle) roue f; (on furniture) roulette f
2) (for steering) volant m; Nautical roue f (de gouvernail)

to be at ou behind the wheel — être au volant

3) (in mechanism) rouage m also fig
2.
(colloq) wheels plural noun bagnole (colloq) f

have you got wheels? — (colloq) tu es motorisé? (colloq)

3.
transitive verb pousser

they wheeled me into the operating theatre — ils m'ont emmené dans la salle d'opération sur un chariot

4.
intransitive verb
1) (also wheel round) (circle) [bird] tournoyer
2) (turn sharply) [person, regiment] faire demi-tour; [car, motorbike] braquer fortement; [ship] virer de bord
5.
-wheeled combining form

a three-/four-wheeled vehicle — un véhicule à trois/quatre roues

Phrasal Verbs:
••

to wheel and deal — magouiller (colloq)

it's wheels within wheels — l'affaire est plus compliquée qu'elle n'en a l'air


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