wheel in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wheel in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

potter's wheel [Am ˈpɑdərz ˌ(h)wil] N

potter's wheel

tornio m da vasaio

spinning wheel [Brit, Am ˈspɪnɪŋ ˌ(h)wil] N

spinning wheel

filatoio m a mano

wheel-window [ˈwiːlˌwɪndəʊ, ˈhwiːl-] N

wheel-window

rosone m

tracing wheel [ˈtreɪsɪŋˌwiːl, Am-ˌhwiːl] N

tracing wheel

rotella f dentata (da ricalco)

rear wheel [ˌrɪəˈwiːl, -ˈhwiːl] N MOTOR

rear wheel

ruota f posteriore

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

Catherine wheel

girandola f

wheel in VB [wiːl -]

wheel in → wheel out

See also wheel out

wheel out VB [wiːl -] (wheel [sth] out, wheel out [sth])

wheel out argument, story, excuse, statistics:

wheel out

tirare fuori

big wheel [Brit bɪɡ ˈwiːl] N

1. big wheel Brit (at funfair):

big wheel

ruota f panoramica

2. big wheel (important person) inf → big shot

See also big shot

big shot [Am ˈbɪɡ ˌʃɑt] N inf

big shot

pezzo m grosso

nose wheel [Am ˈnoʊz ˌ(h)wil] N

nose wheel

ruota f anteriore

wheel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

steering wheel N

steering wheel of car

volante m

steering wheel of ship

timone m

mill wheel N

mill wheel

ruota f del mulino

spinning wheel N

spinning wheel

filatoio m

daisy wheel N

daisy wheel

margherita f

daisy wheel printer

stampante f a margherita

wheel around VB intr

wheel around

voltarsi di scatto

nose wheel N

nose wheel

carrello m anteriore

Ferris wheel [ˈfe·rɪs·ˌhwi:l] N

Ferris wheel

ruota f panoramica

front-wheel drive N

front-wheel drive

trazione f anteriore

four-wheel drive N

four-wheel drive

trazione f a quattro ruote

wheel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

potter's wheel

tornio m da vasaio

front/rear wheel

ruota anteriore/posteriore

to be at the wheel

essere al volante

to take the wheel

mettersi al volante

to get behind the wheel

mettersi al volante

to wheel and deal inf

intrallazzare

all-wheel [or four-wheel] drive

trazione f a quattro ruote motrici

behind the wheel

al volante

to put a spoke in sb's wheel fig

mettere i bastoni tra le ruote a qu

daisy wheel printer

stampante f a margherita

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Jaguar had little experience with four-wheel drive systems at the time, having previously only produced rear-wheel drive cars.

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The trunk had storage space for a spare tire, jack and lug wrench which could be used to actually change a wheel.

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The "windshaft" also carries the "brake wheel" which has 26 cogs.

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Some cars, however, included such niceties as a driver behind the wheel.

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One of the most familiar is a teacher, teacher, often likened to a squeaky wheelbarrow wheel, which is used in proclaiming ownership of a territory.

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A tubular, hence lighter, steel torque arm was bolted to the support arm somewhat inboard of the wheel to permit a sufficient steering arc.

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The most common is a daisy wheel, or hexafoil which, in its simplest form, is a six petal flower design.

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During continuous contact printing, the raw stock and the negative are placed next to one another around the sprocket wheel of the printer.

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For similar reasons, dilute hydrofluoric acid is a component of household rust stain remover and in car washes in wheel cleaner compounds.

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The mill was originally powered by a wooden overshot wheel with wooden spokes and shaft.

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