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rueda

wheel

noun RRWEH-dah Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: From Latin rota (wheel).

Also means

round; circle

Usage Note

Rueda is the standard word for a wheel (of a car, bicycle, etc.). It also appears in rueda de prensa (press conference, literally 'press wheel/circle') and rueda de reconocimiento (police line-up). The phrase reinventar la rueda mirrors the English 'to reinvent the wheel'.

Examples

"La rueda delantera está pinchada."

Natural Translation

The front wheel is flat.

Literal Translation

The wheel front is punctured.

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