Catherine wheel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Catherine wheel in the English»Italian Dictionary

Catherine wheel [Brit ˈkaθrɪn wiːl, Am ˈkæθ(ə)rən ˌ(h)wil] N (firework)

Catherine wheel

girandola f

Translations for Catherine wheel in the Italian»English Dictionary

girandola

Catherine wheel

Translations for Catherine wheel in the English»Italian Dictionary

Catherine [Brit ˈkaθərɪn, Am ˈkæθ(ə)rɪn]

Catherine

Caterina

I.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] N

1. wheel:

wheel (on vehicle, trolley)

ruota f

wheel (on piece of furniture)

rotella f

front, back wheel

ruota anteriore, posteriore

2. wheel (for steering) (in vehicle):

wheel

volante m

wheel NAUT

ruota f del timone

to be at or behind the wheel

stare al volante

to take the wheel (in vehicle)

mettersi al volante

to take the wheel NAUT

mettersi al timone

to fall asleep at the wheel

addormentarsi al volante

3. wheel (in watch, mechanism, machine):

wheel

ruota f dentata

the wheels of government fig

gli ingranaggi del governo

4. wheel (for pottery):

wheel

tornio m

5. wheel HISTORY (instrument of torture):

wheel

ruota f

6. wheel GAMES (in roulette):

wheel

piatto m

II.wheels N

wheels npl inf (car):

wheels

macchina f

wheels

auto f

are these your new wheels?

è la tua nuova macchina?

have you got wheels? inf

sei motorizzato?

III.-wheeled COMP

a three-, four-wheeled vehicle

un veicolo a tre, quattro ruote

IV.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] VB trans

wheel bicycle, barrow, pram:

wheel

spingere

to wheel a child in a pram

spingere un bambino nella carrozzina

they wheeled me into the operating theatre

mi hanno portato nella sala operatoria in barella

V.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] VB intr

1. wheel (circle):

wheel, also wheel round bird:

volteggiare

2. wheel (turn sharply):

wheel person:

voltarsi improvvisamente

wheel regiment:

compiere una conversione

wheel car, motorbike:

sterzare di colpo

wheel ship:

virare

to wheel to the right person:

voltarsi verso destra

to wheel to the right regiment:

compiere una conversione verso destra

right, left wheel! MIL

(per fila) destra, sinistra avanti marsc!

VI.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil]

the wheel of fortune

la ruota della fortuna

it's wheels within wheels

è un vero marchingegno

to reinvent the wheel

scoprire l'acqua calda

to be fifth wheel Am

essere l'ultima ruota del carro

to wheel and deal

intrallazzare

Catherine wheel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Catherine wheel in the Italian»English Dictionary

girandola

catherine wheel

Translations for Catherine wheel in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wheel [hwi:l] N

1. wheel (of vehicle):

wheel

ruota f

front/rear wheel

ruota anteriore/posteriore

big wheel

ruota f

to be on wheels

avere le ruote

2. wheel TECH:

wheel

tornio m

spinning wheel

filatoio m a mano

3. wheel AUTO:

wheel

volante m

to be at the wheel

essere al volante

to take the wheel

mettersi al volante

to get behind the wheel

mettersi al volante

4. wheel pl inf (vehicle, car):

wheel

mezzo m

5. wheel NAUT:

wheel

timone m

Phrases:

to be hell on wheels inf

essere un pericolo al volante

II.wheel [hwi:l] VB trans

wheel

spingere

III.wheel [hwi:l] VB intr

wheel

volteggiare

Phrases:

to wheel and deal inf

intrallazzare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The solitary leaf rises on a tall, palely mottled stem and spins out in a Catherine wheel of leaflets, sometimes as many as 20.

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It should look a bit like a Catherine wheel.

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As they reached a crescendo, the pub would explode with bangers and Catherine wheels and everyone hurled their beer into the air.

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Around here, if you have a craving for a sparkler or a Catherine wheel on the wrong side of the divide, all you've got to do is cross the road.

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He subsequently turned a Catherine wheel into an adjacent flower bed.

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Most of us have memories of teeth-snapping toffee apples, sparklers and spluttering Catherine wheels failing to rotate.

www.telegraph.co.uk

My hatred of fireworks dates back to 1986, when my father launched himself at a flaming Catherine wheel that had become stuck on a tree in the back garden.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There is also a Catherine wheel over it.

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The corbels are decorated with Catherine wheels.

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People wear a hat and cover their shoulders while someone spins around them holding a lit-up Catherine wheel.

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