wheel

rueda

Pieza redonda que gira para que un vehículo avance o una máquina funcione.

En inglés sencillo: A round part that turns to help a vehicle move or a machine work.

• The bike has a broken wheel.
• All four wheels need new tyres.
• A small wheel turns inside the machine.

Expresiones frecuentes: front wheel, bicycle wheel, wheel of something

volante

Pieza redonda que se gira para dirigir un coche u otro vehículo.

En inglés sencillo: The round part you turn to control the direction of a car or other vehicle.

• Keep both hands on the wheel.
• She spent six hours behind the wheel.
• He fell asleep at the wheel.

Sinónimos: steering wheel

Expresiones frecuentes: steering wheel, at the wheel, behind the wheel

ciclo

Serie de hechos que se repiten una y otra vez.

En inglés sencillo: A series of events that keeps repeating, like a circle with no end.

• The wheel of life keeps turning.
• The wheel of fortune turned against the king.
• She saw history as an endless wheel.

Sinónimos: cycle

Expresiones frecuentes: wheel of life, wheel of fortune

llevar en un carro, transportar en silla de ruedas

Llevar a alguien o algo en una silla, cama, carro u otro equipo con ruedas.

En inglés sencillo: To move someone or something using a chair, bed, cart, or other equipment with round turning parts.

• The nurse wheeled him outside.
• We wheeled our luggage through the airport.
• Can you wheel this bed into the ward?

Cómo se usa: wheel someone/something into/out of somewhere (They wheeled the patient into the room.)

Expresiones frecuentes: wheel someone inside, wheel something away, wheel someone into

volar en círculos

Moverse trazando grandes círculos, especialmente al volar.

En inglés sencillo: To move in large circles, especially while flying.

• Gulls wheel above the boats.
• An eagle wheeled high in the sky.
• The birds were wheeling over the cliffs.

Sinónimos: circle

Expresiones frecuentes: wheel overhead, wheel above something, wheel in circles

hacer rodar, rodar

Avanzar sobre ruedas o empujar algo para que se mueva así.

En inglés sencillo: To move along on round turning parts, or push something so it moves this way.

• Wheel the cart over here.
• He wheeled his bike home.
• The suitcase wheeled smoothly along the path.

Cómo se usa: wheel something to somewhere (She wheeled her bike to the garage.)

Sinónimos: roll

Expresiones frecuentes: wheel something over, wheel along, wheel something home

girar

Mover una parte del cuerpo o un objeto describiendo un círculo.

En inglés sencillo: To move a body part or object in a circle.

• His arms wheeled in the air.
• She wheeled one arm to signal the boat.
• The blades wheeled slowly in the wind.

Sinónimos: rotate

Expresiones frecuentes: wheel around, wheel in circles