Palavra Inglês do Dia

wheel

roda

Definições

inglês > português

wheel

1. Substantivo. roda.

inglês > inglês

wheel

1. n. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.

2. n. (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.

3. n. (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.

4. n. A spinning wheel.

5. n. A potter's wheel.

6. n. (heraldry) This device used as a heraldic charge, usually with six spokes.

7. n. A wheel-like device used as an instrument of torture or punishment.

8. n. (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.

9. n. (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.

10. n. (automotive) A wheelrim.

11. n. A round portion of cheese.

12. n. A Catherine wheel firework.

13. n. (obsolete) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.

14. n. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.

15. n. (computing, dated) A superuser on certain systems.

16. v. (intransitive, or transitive) To roll along on wheels.

Wheel that trolley over here, would you?

17. v. To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.

18. v. (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.

19. v. To cause to change direction quickly, turn.

20. v. (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.

The vulture wheeled above us.

21. v. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.

português > inglês

roda

1. n-f. wheel

2. v. verb form of rodar