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wheel (EN)
nom, verbe

nom “wheel”

s. wheel, pl. wheels
  1. roue
    The car's wheels spun on the slippery road.
  2. volant
    She kept her hands firmly on the wheel while driving.
  3. barre
    The sailor took the wheel to navigate through the channel.
  4. rouet
    The grandmother sat by the fireplace spinning yarn on her wheel.
  5. tour
    He formed the vase on the wheel.
  6. une personne qui a beaucoup de pouvoir ou d'influence
    She became a big wheel in the business world.
  7. (au poker) une quinte de l'as au cinq
    He had a wheel and won the round.
  8. la jante métallique d'une roue de véhicule
    He bought new alloy wheels for his car.
  9. une grande meule de fromage ronde
    They purchased a wheel of cheddar for the feast.
  10. un type de feu d'artifice qui tourne en brûlant
    The wheel lit up the sky during the festival.
  11. (figuré) un cycle ou un schéma récurrent
    They felt caught in the wheel of routine.
  12. (dans le domaine militaire) une manœuvre où les soldats tournent ensemble
    The platoon executed a wheel to the right.

verbe “wheel”

infinitif wheel; il wheels; prét. wheeled; part. passé wheeled; gér. wheeling
  1. pousser (sur roues)
    The nurse wheeled the patient to the operating room.
  2. pivoter
    She wheeled around when someone called her name.
  3. tournoyer
    The hawks wheeled in the sky above.
  4. faire tourner
    She wheeled the large globe to show the different continents.