Wheel in spanish
pronunciation: ruedɑ part of speech: noun
wheel1 = rueda, ruleta.
Example: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.more:
» a cog in the wheel = uno más de tantos en la organización, una pieza más en la organización, una pieza más en el engranaje.
Example: I'm just a cog in the wheel for making money, no recognition and no thanks for extra efforts.» at the (driving/steering) wheel = al volante.
Example: The Mayor's car was ticketed for speeding last week, but who was at the wheel?.» at the (driving/steering) wheel = al timón, en el mando.
Example: This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel.» be asleep at the wheel = relajarse en las obligaciones, no hacer los deberes.
Example: Apparently AOL has not been asleep at the wheel, just quiet about what they're developing in wireless instant messaging.» behind the wheel = detrás del volante, al volante.
Example: Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause of natural death behind the wheel.» be on a wheel = estar ordenado en forma circular.
Example: By the chain indexing method the constituent elements of a compound class number can be thought of as being on a wheel.» big wheel = noria, noria de feria.
Example: The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.» big wheel = peso pesado, pez gordo.
Example: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.» cartwheel = rueda lateral, voltereta lateral, pirueta lateral.
Example: Handstands and cartwheels have been banned during break times at a primary school after pupils kept injuring themselves.» cartwheel = rueda de carreta.
Example: An old cartwheel suspended from the ceiling is hung with jam jars in which there are tiny candles.» daisy wheel = impresora de margarita.
Example: Daisy wheels tend to print more slowly than matrix printers, though they are still capable of respectable speeds, and they tend to be more expensive.» driving wheel = rueda de tracción, rueda motriz.
Example: This system uses a letter to represent the number of driving wheels followed by a number which is the diameter of the cylinders in inches.» fall + asleep at the wheel = quedarse dormido al volante.
Example: More than one-fifth of motorway collisions are caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.» Ferris wheel = noria, noria de feria.
Example: From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.» fortune's wheel = rueda de la fortuna, la.
Example: Fortune's wheel first appears in classical antiquity as a metaphor for the vicissitudes of life for it raises the hopeful and abases the proud.» four wheel drive = cuatro por cuatro, todoterreno.
Example: It is now a well known and established fact that four wheel drives are meant for off-road activities.» freewheel = piñón. [De bicicleta y que no es un piñón fijo]
Example: I also noticed that the freewheel had a few millimeters of rotational play and about a millimeter of lateral play.» front wheel = rueda delantera.
Example: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.» grease + the wheels of = engrasar las ruedas de.
Example: It is this second type of gain that results from the fact that immigration greases the wheels of the labor market.» have + Posesivo + own wheels = tener + Posesivo + propio coche.
Example: Needless to say, she was pretty stoked about the prospect of having her own wheels.» have + wheels = tener coche.
Example: I like having a relaxing leisurely drive to my folks' place once in a while when I have wheels (thanks for loaning your car, Cher!) and all the time in the world.» on wheels = sobre ruedas.
Example: Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.» paddle wheel = rueda de paletas.
Example: It is commonly believed that a screw propeller for ships is more efficient than a paddle wheel.» potter's wheel = torno de alfarero, rueda de alfarero.
Example: This way, the Iberians knew the potter's wheel and produced sophisticatedly adorned ceramics by themselves.» print wheel = margarita de impresión.
Example: The design of the print wheels is such that it is possible to have large character sets on one wheel.» put + a spoke in + Posesivo + wheel = ponerle un palo en la rueda, meterle un palo en la rueda, fastidiarle los planes, joderle los planes, estropearle los planes, aguarle los planes, jorobarle los planes, hacerle la pascua.
Example: Again, she too could be just as corrupt as the others, but I have a sneaky feeling that she cheesed someone off, and they decided to put a spoke in her wheel.» put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel = arrimar el hombro, tirar del carro, echar una mano, ayudar, colaborar, echar un cable, echar un cabo.
Example: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.» reinvent + the wheel = reinventar la rueda, descubrir la pólvora, inventar la pólvora, descubrir lo descubierto, inventar lo inventado.
Example: This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.» set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel = arrimar el hombro, tirar del carro, echar una mano, ayudar, colaborar.
Example: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.» set + the wheels in motion = sentar las bases, poner las cosas en marcha, poner las cosas en movimiento.
Example: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.» spare wheel = rueda de repuesto, rueda de recambio.
Example: A full-sized spare wheel is an increasingly rare sight in the boot of today's car.» spinning wheel = rueda de hilar, rueca, torno de hilar, hiladora.
Example: Visitors will learn about the mill technology that freed America from the spinning wheel and handloom.» spin + Posesivo + wheels = gastar esfuerzos en vano, trabajar en vano, perder el tiempo.
Example: I am beginning to think that the rest of the world will leave us behind if we keep spinning our wheels with all this tit for tat nonsense.» steering wheel = volante.
Example: That will not be accomplished by asking: 'How many people are for having the steering wheel in a round form or some other form?'.» the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled) = el que no llora, no mama.
Example: My mother used to tell us that 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease' -- as the oldest of eight children, she would know.» the wheels of bureaucracy grind slowly = las cosas de palacio andan despacio. [Usado más comúnmente con turn]
Example: She immediately requested an abortion, but the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly at the best of times.» the wheel + turn + full circle = las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida.
Example: Interestingly the wheel turned full circle in 1980 for Cheshire acquired the system pioneered by Derbyshire.» toothed wheel = rueda dentada.
Example: They are used to transmit rotary motion from one shaft to another by means of toothed wheels, which are in direct mesh with each other.» trundle wheel = odómetro.
Example: Trundle wheels, for example, help measure distances that are too long for measuring tape or aren't very straight.» water wheel [waterwheel] = noria, noria de agua, azud, azuda, cenia, rueda hidráulica.
Example: The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.» wheel arch = hueco del guardabarros, hueco de la rueda, vano de la rueda, vano del guardabarros.
Example: All of the wheel arches have started to rust but it's just surface rust at the minute.» wheelbarrow = carretilla.
Example: The library which grew from a couple of wheelbarrow loads of books in 1835 to a collection of 130,000 volumes in 1985.» wheelchair [wheel-chair] = silla de ruedas.
Example: Individuals requiring readers or attendants to push wheelchairs and handle materials should apply to other social agencies for such help.» wheel clamp = cepo.
Example: The University reserves the right to apply a wheel clamp to any vehicle parked contrary to these regulations.» wheel cover = tapacubos.
Example: Wheel covers are are clipped on to an otherwise dull and boring steel wheel or rim to make them flashier and sportier.» wheel of fortune, the = rueda de la fortuna, la.
Example: The continual cycle of change is represented by the wheel of fortune, in which good and evil, luck and ruin, harmony and discord perpetually wax and wane.» wheels within wheels = entresijos, entretelas, complejidades.
Example: There are wheels within wheels that we have neither the wisdom nor intelligence to understand.» wheel trim = tapacubos.
Example: The front wheel trims were scuffed so they decided to replace them.» wheel well = hueco del guardabarros, hueco de la rueda, vano de la rueda, vano del guardabarros.
Example: A 15-year-old boy reportedly was able to stow away in a plane's wheel well and survive a 5-hour flight from California to Hawaii.wheel2 = empujar.
Example: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.more:
» freewheel = ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo.
Example: Prior to his imprisonment He just freewheeled around the country.» freewheel = bajar, rodar. [Generalmente en bicicleta sin pedalear o automóvil sin en el motor en marcha]
Example: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.wheel3 = girar, dar vueltas, revolotear.
Example: Around its shrouded summit the regal birds wheeled by the hundreds, their plangent wails and cackles echoing off the black volcanic slopes.more:
» cartwheel = dar volteretas laterales, hacer piruetas laterales, hacer ruedas de carro.
Example: I taught myself to cartwheel when I was 11 years old.