Translations for big wheel in the English»French Dictionary

big wheel N

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1. big wheel Brit (at funfair):

2. big wheel (important person):

big wheel inf

gros bonnet m inf

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I.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] N

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

the wheels of government fig

les rouages du gouvernement

4. wheel (for pottery):

5. wheel HISTORY (instrument of torture):

6. wheel GAMES (in roulette):

II.wheels N

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wheels npl (car):

wheels inf

bagnole f inf

wheels inf

are these your new wheels?

c'est ta nouvelle bagnole? inf

have you got wheels inf?

tu es motorisé? inf

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

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

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1. wheel:

wheel, a. wheel round (circle) bird:

V.-wheeled COMP

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a three-/four-wheeled vehicle

un véhicule à trois/quatre roues

VI.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil]

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big [Brit bɪɡ, Am bɪɡ] ADJ

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5. big (important):

big question, problem, decision, change, moment, event

it makes a big difference

ça fait une grande différence

the extra rooms make a big difference

ça fait une grande différence d'avoir des salles en plus

you're making a big mistake

tu es en train de faire une grave erreur

I think we're on to something big inf

je sens qu'on est sur un gros coup inf

this may be the start of something big

c'est peut-être le début de quelque chose d'important

6. big (emphatic):

you big baby!

espèce de bébé!

espèce de grande brute!

to be big in the music business inf

être très connu dans le monde de la musique

to be in big trouble

être dans le pétrin inf

he gave me a big smile

il m'a fait un grand sourire

the big moment

le grand moment

a big thank you to…

un grand merci à…

to do sth in a big way

faire qc sur une grande échelle

to do things in a big way

faire les choses en grand

he fell for her in a big way

il est tombé follement amoureux d'elle

7. big Am (enthusiastic) inf:

to be big on

être fanatique de

to be big on

être fana de inf

8. big (generous):

généreux/-euse

to have a big heart

avoir bon cœur, être très généreux

that's big of you! iron

c'est trop généreux de ta part! iron

9. big (gen) POL:

the Big Four/Five

les Quatre/Cinq Grands

to be or go over big inf

faire fureur (in à, en)

to be or go over big inf

faire un tabac inf (in à, en)

to have a big head pej

avoir la grosse tête inf

to have a big mouth

avoir la langue trop longue inf

why can't you keep your big mouth shut?

tu n'aurais pas pu la fermer inf

to have big ideas, think big inf

what's the big idea?

qu'est-ce qui te prend?

to look big Am pej

se donner de l'importance, frimer inf

to make it big inf

avoir beaucoup de succès

to talk big inf

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to be a big wheel Am inf

être un gros bonnet

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I.wheel [wi:l] N

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1. wheel (circular object):

2. wheel AUTO:

to be at the wheel

être au volant

3. wheel NAUT:

4. wheel pl inf (car):

II.wheel [wi:l] VB trans

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Phrases:

to wheel sb/sth out

ressortir qn/qc

III.wheel [wi:l] VB intr

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to wheel and deal inf

brasser des affaires

big <-ger, -gest> [bɪg] ADJ

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1. big:

big (large)

big (oversized)

a big drop in prices

une forte baisse des prix

a big eater inf

un gros mangeur

to be a big spender inf

dépenser beaucoup

a big tip

un gros pourboire

the big toe

a big budget film

un film à gros budget

the bigger the better

plus c'est gros, meilleur c'est

the biggest-ever egg

le plus grand œuf (jamais vu)

2. big (grown-up):

big a. fig

big boy/brother

grand garçon/frère

5. big (generous):

it's really big of sb iron hum

c'est vraiment généreux de la part de qn

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

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

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

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

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

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

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