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roue

wheel

noun ROO Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: Latin 'rota'

Usage Note

Roue is the basic word for a wheel, used for vehicles, machinery, and fairground rides (une grande roue = a Ferris wheel). The expression faire la roue means to do a cartwheel or, of a peacock, to spread its tail. A derived word is rouler (to roll, to drive), sharing the Latin 'rota' root.

Examples

"La roue avant de son vélo est crevée."

Natural Translation

The front wheel of his bike is flat.

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