wheel
gb/wˈil/ us/wˈil/
A1
Engelsk
~ 2200
kerék, kormány, kormánykerék, tol, gurít, húz, hirtelen megfordul, megfordul, megperdül
SUBSTANTIV
A1
1
kerék
A1
Bruksmønster:
[something] has [number] wheels
The front wheel of my bike is bent.
Elgörbült a biciklim első kereke.
She replaced the wheel on her suitcase after it broke.
Kicserélte a bőrönd kerekét, miután az eltört.
The car's wheels spun on the icy road.
He admired the intricate design on the wagon wheel.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
The car has four wheels.
Az autónak négy kereke van.
My bike wheel is broken.
Eltört a biciklim kereke.
A bus has many wheels.
The wheel helps the cart move.
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wheel' with 'tire'; the tire is only the outer rubber part of a wheel.
Betydning
Circular rotating object for movement
Ordkombinasjoner
car wheel
|bicycle wheel
|spinning wheel
|front wheel
|rear wheel
Synonymer
tire (Refers specifically to the rubber part of a vehicle's wheel, not the entire structure.)
|
caster (A small wheel on furniture or equipment, not for vehicles.)
Antonymer
track (A continuous band used for movement instead of wheels, as on tanks or bulldozers.)
Temaer
transport
|daily life
|mechanics
|transportation
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
A round object that turns and helps something move, like on a car or bicycle.
A circular object that turns around a central point and is used to help move vehicles or machines.
SUBSTANTIV
A2
2
kormány
A2
kormánykerék
B1
Bruksmønster:
to turn the wheel [direction]
She kept both hands firmly on the wheel.
Mindkét kezét szorosan a kormányon tartotta.
The captain stood at the wheel as the ship entered the harbor.
A kapitány a kormánynál állt, amikor a hajó befutott a kikötőbe.
He quickly grabbed the wheel to avoid hitting the deer.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
I put my hands on the wheel.
Rátettem a két kezem a kormányra.
Turn the wheel to go left.
Ha balra akarsz menni, fordítsd balra a kormányt.
He is behind the wheel of his car.
Vanlig feil:
Learners may confuse 'wheel' in this sense with vehicle tires; here it refers to steering control, not movement support.
Betydning
Circular steering control in vehicles
Ordkombinasjoner
steering wheel
|grab the wheel
|behind the wheel
Synonymer
helm (Used mainly for steering ships; more nautical in use.)
Antonymer
autopilot (An automatic control system that removes the need for manual steering.)
Temaer
transport
|daily life
|transportation
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
A round thing you hold to make a car, boat, or plane go in the direction you want.
A circular device used by a driver or pilot to control the direction of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
VERB
A2
3
Bruksmønster:
to wheel [something] [somewhere]
The nurse wheeled the patient into the room.
A nővér betolta a beteget a szobába.
He wheeled his bike into the garage.
Betolta a biciklijét a garázsba.
They wheeled a trolley full of food to the kitchen.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
I will wheel the cart to the door.
Odatolom a kocsit az ajtóhoz.
She wheeled her bag into the house.
Behúzta a gurulós táskáját a házba.
They wheeled the box outside.
Betydning
Move something using wheels
Ordkombinasjoner
wheel a cart
|wheel away
|wheel into position
Synonymer
push (More general; not necessarily involving wheels.)
|
roll (To move something smoothly along a surface; may or may not involve guiding it.)
Antonymer
carry (To hold and transport something without wheels.)
Temaer
daily life
|movement
|daily_life
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
To move something by pushing or pulling it on wheels.
To push or pull something that has wheels so that it moves along the ground.
VERB
B1
4
Bruksmønster:
to wheel around [direction]
She wheeled around when she heard her name.
Hirtelen megfordult, amikor meghallotta a nevét.
He wheeled suddenly to see who had spoken.
Hirtelen megfordult, hogy megnézze, ki szólalt meg.
The soldier wheeled to attention.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
He wheeled around to look at me.
Hirtelen megfordult, hogy rám nézzen.
She wheeled quickly when she heard a sound.
Hirtelen megfordult, amikor hangot hallott.
I wheeled to see my friend.
Betydning
Turn around suddenly
Ordkombinasjoner
wheel around
|wheel suddenly
Synonymer
pivot (Suggests turning on a fixed point; more formal or technical.)
Antonymer
face forward (To remain facing in the same direction without turning.)
Temaer
movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
To turn your body quickly to face another way.
To turn around in place quickly, often to face a different direction.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
wheel
IPA
GB/wˈil/
US/wˈil/
Stavelser og trykk
wheel (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheel)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
- Base: wheel
- Plural: wheels
Verb
- Base: wheel
- 3rd Person Singular: wheels
- Present Participle: wheeling
- Past: wheeled
Ordfamilie
Forms
wheels
noun
wheeling
verb
wheeled
verb
Related words
Uttrykk
at the wheel
1/ˈæt ðə wˈil/
fixed phrase
In position to steer a vehicle
Sitting in front of and ready to control a vehicle.
Eksempler
- She was at the wheel when the accident happened.
- With him at the wheel, we felt safe.
behind the wheel
1/bɪhˈaɪnd ðə wˈil/
idiom
Driving a vehicle
Driving or controlling a vehicle.
Eksempler
- He’s been behind the wheel for six hours straight.
- It’s dangerous to be behind the wheel when you’re tired.
put one’s shoulder to the wheel
1/pˈʊt wˈʌnz ʃˈoʊldɚ tə ðə wˈil/
idiom
literary
Work hard towards a goal
To start working very hard to reach something you want.
Eksempler
- If we all put our shoulders to the wheel, we can finish on time.
- It’s time to put your shoulder to the wheel and study for exams.
wheel and deal
1/wˈil ˈænd dˈil/
idiom
informal
Engage in aggressive deal-making
To try to get what you want by making smart and sometimes tricky business deals.
Eksempler
- He made his fortune by wheeling and dealing in real estate.
- She’s known for her ability to wheel and deal with suppliers.
reinvent the wheel
1/ɹˌiɪnvˈɛnt ðə wˈil/
idiom
waste effort duplicating something existing
To spend time and effort making something that other people have already made well, instead of using what is already there.
Eksempler
- Don’t reinvent the wheel—use last year’s plan as a starting point.
- You don’t need to reinvent the wheel—there are plenty of good templates you can download.
- They spent months reinventing the wheel instead of improving what they had.
- Before we reinvent the wheel, let’s see what tools other teams are already using.
- Teachers share lesson plans online so others don’t have to reinvent the wheel every year.
reinvent the wheel
1/ɹˌiɪnvˈɛnt ðə wˈil/
idiom
duplicate an existing solution
to spend time making a solution when a good solution already exists
Eksempler
- We don't need to reinvent the wheel; there are plenty of apps that already do this.
- Before you build your own system, check whether you're reinventing the wheel.
- The team saved months by adapting open-source software instead of reinventing the wheel.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
- For this project, we should not reinvent the wheel.
- I used a template because I didn't want to reinvent the wheel.