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big wheel N

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1. big wheel (important person):

big wheel inf

pez m gordo inf

2. big wheel (in amusement park):

big wheel Brit

rueda f gigante

big wheel Brit

rueda f de la fortuna Mex

big wheel Brit

rueda f de Chicago Chil Col

big wheel Brit

noria f Spain

big wheel Brit

vuelta f al mundo Arg

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I.wheel [Am (h)wil, Brit wiːl] N

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1.1. wheel (of vehicle):

to oil the wheels

allanar el camino

to run on oiled wheels

ir or marchar sobre ruedas

to set or put (the) wheels in motion

poner las cosas en marcha

wheels within wheels

there are wheels within wheels here

esto tiene más entresijos de lo que parece

to reinvent the wheel

reinventar la rueda

1.2. wheel:

potter's wheel

1.3. wheel:

roulette wheel

the wheel of fortune

la rueda de la fortuna

1.4. wheel (in torture):

2. wheel:

steering wheel (of car)

steering wheel (of ship)

at the wheel (of car)

at the wheel (of ship)

there is now a new director at the wheel

ahora hay un nuevo director al timón

to take the wheel (in car)

tomar el volante

to take the wheel (in car)

coger el volante esp Spain

to take the wheel (on ship)

tomar el timón

to take the wheel (on ship)

coger el timón esp Spain

3. wheel <wheels, pl > inf (car):

4. wheel Brit MIL:

to make a left wheel

hacer conversión a la izquierda

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

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

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1. wheel (turn suddenly):

wheel, a. wheel around, Brit wheel round person:

girar sobre sus talones

wheel, a. wheel around, Brit wheel round person:

darse media vuelta

wheel, a. wheel around, Brit wheel round person:

to wheel and deal inf

andar en tejemanejes inf

2. wheel Brit MIL:

hacer conversión

cambiar de frente

3. wheel (circle):

wheel birds:

I.big <comp bigger, superl biggest> [Am bɪɡ, Brit bɪɡ] ADJ The usual translation of big, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun.

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1.1. big (in size):

big

a big garden

un jardín grande

a big garden

un gran jardín

I need a bigger size

necesito una talla más grande

these shoes are too big for me

estos zapatos me quedan grandes

her big, blue eyes

sus grandes ojos azules

how big is the table?

¿cómo es de grande or qué tamaño tiene la mesa?

a big girl (large) euph

una chica grandota inf

a big girl (buxom) euph

una chica pechugona inf

1.2. big (powerful):

big bomb/engine

2.3. big inf as intensifier:

you big thickhead!

¡pedazo de estúpido! inf

don't be such a big spoilsport!

¡no seas tan aguafiestas!

3. big (significant, serious):

big

a big decision

una gran decisión

a big decision

una decisión importante

it was a big mistake

fue un gran or grave error

this is his big day

hoy es su gran día

there's a big difference

hay una gran diferencia

the big question now is …

el quid del asunto or de la cuestión ahora es …

big reductions!

¡grandes rebajas!

5. big (magnanimous, generous):

big

it was big of her

fue muy generoso de su parte

he's too big to take offense

no se va a ofender, está por encima de esas cosas

that's big of you! iron

¡qué generoso eres! iron

6. big (boastful):

II.big [Am bɪɡ, Brit bɪɡ] ADV inf

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1. big (ambitiously):

to think big

to think big

planear las cosas a lo grande

3. big (with great success):

the movie went over big in Europe

la película tuvo un gran éxito en Europa

the movie went over big in Europe

la película fue un exitazo en Europa inf

to make it big

tener un gran éxito

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I.wheel [wi:l] N

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2. wheel TECH:

spinning wheel

4. wheel pl inf (vehicle, car):

5. wheel NAUT:

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to wheel a pram along

empujar un carrito de niño

III.wheel [wi:l] VB intr

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Phrases:

to wheel and deal inf

hacer negocios sucios

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

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1. big:

big (in size, amount)

big (before singular nouns)

a big book

un libro grande

a big budget film

una película de gran presupuesto

a big house

una casa grande

big letters

mayúsculas f pl

to be a big spender inf

ser un derrochador

big words inf

palabras f pl altisonantes

the bigger the better

cuanto más grande mejor

4. big (on a large scale):

big

Phrases:

to make it big inf

triunfar a lo grande

to think big

tener grandes aspiraciones

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A big wheel of lightencompassing ethics, meditation, and wisdomhad started shining. en.wikipedia.org

This means that the theoretical maximum a player could win on the big wheel was 510,000. en.wikipedia.org

The lathe was upstairs in a bedroom driven by a big wheel in the basement turned by his wife. en.wikipedia.org

Above the big wheel, the count wheel is mounted on the front of the clock outside the clock frame. en.wikipedia.org

The big wheel encountered some ethical problems on day one and engineers struggled to get it upright. www.adnews.com.au

You're a big wheel in the axle grease business. en.wikipedia.org

Finally, the minimum prize on the big wheel is 20,000. en.wikipedia.org

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