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I . wheel [wi:l] N

1. wheel (circular object):

wheel
kolo n
front/rear wheel
sprednje/zadnje kolo

2. wheel (for steering):

wheel
krmilo n
wheel AUTO
volan m
to be at the wheel
sedeti za volanom
to be at the wheel
biti pri krmilu

3. wheel (vehicle) pl:

wheels inf
vozilo n

4. wheel fig (cycle, process):

wheel
kolo n
wheel
krog m
the wheel of fortune
kolo sreče

5. wheel fig pl (workings):

wheels
kolesje n
to set the wheels in motion
spraviti v tek

II . wheel [wi:l] VB trans to wheel sth

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III . wheel [wi:l] VB intr

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wheel
krožiti
to wheel and deal pej inf
špekulirati

wheel around, wheel round VB intr Brit Aus

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wheel
naglo se obrniti
wheel
zasukati se

big ˈwheel N Brit

big wheel
panoramsko kolo n

Cath·erine wheel [ˈkæθərɪnˌ(h)wi:l] N (fireworks)

Fer·ris wheel [ˈferɪsˌ-] N esp Am Aus

ˈmill wheel N

mill wheel
mlinsko kolo n

ˈnose wheel N AVIAT

nose wheel
prednje kolo n

ˈspin·ning wheel N

spinning wheel
kolovrat m

sprock·et [ˈsprɒkɪt], sprock·et wheel N

ˈsteer·ing wheel N

steering wheel
volan m
steering wheel
krmilo n

ˈwheel brace N

I . ˈwheel clamp N esp Brit Aus

wheel clamp
lisice f pl

II . ˈwheel clamp VB trans

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I . four-wheel ˈdrive N

II . four-wheel ˈdrive ADJ

I . front-wheel ˈdrive N

II . front-wheel ˈdrive ADJ

rear-wheel ˈdrive N

wheel lock
kolesni celin m

Usage examples with wheel

the wheel of fortune
kolo sreče
behind the wheel
za volanom
to wheel and deal pej inf
špekulirati
rear axle/wheel
zadnja os/zadnje kolo
front/rear wheel
sprednje/zadnje kolo
front leg/wheel
sprednja noga/sprednje kolo
to wheel clamp a car
prikleniti avto z lisicami
to load a roulette wheel
obtežiti ruleto (z namenom goljufanja)
to wheel a pram along
voziti otroški voziček

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The steersman reported no response to his wheel as the lower rudder cables had been torn away.
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The arcade cabinet was created to look like a police car, with a gas pedal, steering wheel and a siren button, complete with flashing lights atop the unit.
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The "windshaft" also carries the "brake wheel" which has 26 cogs.
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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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At 67, he's a dyed-in-the-wool wheel man, having started in the booth at the age of 14.
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The water pressure proved too much for the weak pumps and the propeller wheel was damaged when the vessel began to keel over.
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The landing gear is of a bicycle design, with a main wheel and a nose wheel, plus wing tip skids.
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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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Some cars, however, included such niceties as a driver behind the wheel.
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Steel boots -- sturdy wheel clamps that immobilize vehicles -- are used by several downtown businesses.
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