wheels
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wheels(
wilz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (automobile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el coche (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Now that you have wheels, son, you can drive your sister to school.Ya que tienes coche hijo, puedes llevar a tu hermana a la escuela.
b. el carro (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
That's a neat set of wheels!¡Qué carro más lindo!
c. el auto (M) (Southern Cone)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Without wheels I won't be going very far.Sin auto no voy a llegar muy lejos.
wheel
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el volante (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
For safety, keep both hands on the wheel.Para mayor seguridad, mantén las dos manos en el volante.
b. el timón (M) (nautical)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The captain took the wheel.El capitán tomó el timón.
a. la conversión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
About face! Quick march! Right wheel!¡Media vuelta! ¡Paso ligero! ¡Conversión a la derecha!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to turn)
a. girar
I watched the eddies wheeling in the wake of the boat.Me quedé mirando los remolinos girar en la estela del barco.
b. dar vueltas
The horses wheeled and cavorted in the paddock.Los caballos daban vueltas y retozaban en el cercado.
c. girar sobre los talones
She took one look, wheeled about, and was gone.Echó una mirada, giró sobre los talones y desapareció.
d. revolotear (birds)
The gulls wheeled above as we strolled around the bay.Las gaviotas revoloteaban por encima mientras paseábamos por la bahía.
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