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| الإنجليزية | العربية |
asleep at the wheel,
also US: asleep at the switch adj | informal, figurative (not paying attention) | غير منتبه |
| I'm sorry; I should have understood what you wanted. I was asleep at the wheel. |
| at the wheel expr | (driving) | يقود، أثناء القيادة |
| Ernest was at the wheel when a pine tree fell across the road. |
| at the wheel expr | figurative (in charge) | في مَرْكز القيادة |
| balance wheel n | (timepiece: regulates beats) (في ساعة) | عجلة الموازنة |
| The balance wheel in this alarm clock rotates at a rate of 4 beats per second. |
| behind the wheel expr | (driving, in control of a vehicle) | يقود سيارة، خلف عجلة القيادة |
| The car crashed because the man behind the wheel was drunk. |
| big wheel n | UK (fairground Ferris wheel) | عجلة الدولاب الدوار |
| big wheel n | US, informal ([sb] important or powerful) | شخص مهم، مسئول كبير |
| car wheel n | often plural (wheel of an automobile) | عجلة سيارة |
| castor wheel n | (roller underneath furniture) | عجلة للتحريك |
| My sofa is easy to move as it has castor wheels. |
cog in the wheel,
cog in the machine n | figurative (small part of a large system) | شخص ثانوي دون أهمية تُذكر |
| (تعبير مجازي) | ترس في الآلة |
| He's just a cog in the wheel, not a leader. |
color wheel (US),
colour wheel (UK) n | (chart showing color relationships) (يري العلاقة بين الألوان) | قرص ألوان |
| driving wheel n | (main wheel in machine) (العجلة الأساسية في آلة) | عجلة قيادة |
| driving wheel n | (railroad: driver) (في السكك الحديدية) | عجلة قيادة، عجلة تدوير، عجلة مُديرة |
| escape wheel n | (moving part of a timepiece) | ترس الوقت المتقاطر |
| An escape wheel in a clock controls the speed of the hands. |
| Ferris wheel n | (wheel at a fairground) | دولاب هواء، عجلة دوّارة، عجلة فيريس |
| The London Eye is one of the world's tallest Ferris wheels. |
| You have a terrific view from the top of a Ferris wheel. |
| fifth wheel n | (transport: axle device) (في وسائل نقل) | عجلة خامسة، صينية دوران، صينية سحب |
fifth wheel,
fifth wheel trailer n | (towable recreational vehicle) (موصولة بقارنة عجلة خامسة) | مقطورة |
| fifth wheel n | (transport: spare wheel) | عجلة احتياطية |
| fifth wheel n | figurative, informal (unnecessary person or thing) | شخص/شيء في غير مكانه |
| flywheel n | (rotating wheel in a machine) | حدّافة، حذّافة، عجلة توازن، عجلة تنظيم سرعة |
| Flywheels are used in some machines to regulate the speed of operation or store kinetic energy. |
| four-wheel n as adj | (having four wheels) | رباعيّ العجلات، بأربع عجلات |
| four-wheel n as adj | (powered by four wheels) | رباعيّ الدفع |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) | سيارة رباعية الدفع |
| Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| four-wheel drive n as adj | (vehicle: of SUV type) | رباعيّ الدفع |
| front-wheel drive n | (car: power to front wheels only) (سيارة بدفع من الأمام فقط) | دفع أمامي |
| Her new car's got front-wheel drive; it's a lot better on slippery roads than her old one was. |
| grinding wheel | (wheel used for grinding) | عجلة خلج، عجلة تجليخ |
| measuring wheel n | (device for calculating length) (لقياس الطول) | عجلة قياس |
| mill wheel | (for driving mill) | دولاب الطاحون، عجلة الطاحونة |
| nose wheel n | (part of a plane's undercarriage) | العجلة الأمامية، عجلة مقدّم الطائرة |
| paddle wheel n | (wheel that propels a paddle boat) | عجلة مجدافية، دولاب تغديف |
pinwheel,
Catherine wheel n | (firework) (من الألعاب النارية) | دولاب النار |
| The children were excited by the pinwheels in the fireworks show. |
| potter's wheel n | (device: pottery) | عجلة الخزّاف، دولاب الفخاريّ |
rotifer,
wheel animalcule n | (tiny aquatic animal) (حيوان مائي صغير جدًّا) | دَوَّارة |
| roulette wheel n | (spinning part of roulette table) (الجزء الدوّار من طاولة الروليت) | عجَلة الروليت |
| ship's wheel n | (helm: steering wheel of a sailing vessel) | عجلة دفّة السفينة |
| spinning wheel n | (device for spinning fibre into yarn) | دولاب الغزل، دولاب النول، عجلة المغزل |
| As a child I had a spinning wheel to make yarn from wool. |
| steering wheel n | (control wheel of a vehicle) | عجلة قيادة، مقود |
| A driver should not need to take their hands off the steering wheel to turn on the indicator. |
| take the wheel v expr | (drive a vehicle) | يقود سيارة |
| third wheel n | (odd person out among three people) | شخص زائد لا حاجة له |
| مرافق شخصين يتواعدان |
waterwheel,
water wheel n | (wheel powered by water) | دولاب طاحونة الماء/ساقية |
| In early cotton mills a waterwheel was often used to generate electricity. |
| wheel and axle | (simple machine) (آلة بسيطة) | العجلة والمحور |
| wheel and deal v expr | (engage in business schemes) | يقوم بألاعيب، يقوم بسمسرات |
| wheel lock n | (military: gun lock) | آلية إطلاق على شكل عجلة |
| wheel lock n | (military: gun with type of lock) | سلاح بآلية إطلاق على شكل عجلة |
wheel [sth] out,
wheel out [sth] vtr + adv | (bring into view) | يُخرج شيئًا |
worm gear,
worm wheel n | (gear driven by worm) | ترس دوديّ |
