What does rueda in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rueda in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rueda in Spanish.

The word rueda in Spanish means wheel, circle, cartwheel, roll, roll, roll, shoot, circulate, wander, roam, slow to a crawl, follow closely, take advantage, burn rubber, press conference, draft, ferris wheel, ferris wheel, big wheel, Wheel of Fortune, luck of the draw, press conference. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rueda

wheel

nombre femenino (pieza que gira en eje) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La rueda del carro se hundió en el barro.
The wheel of the car sunk into the mud.

circle

nombre femenino (círculo de personas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños formaron una rueda y empezaron a girar tomados de la mano.
NEW : The children made a circle and held hands.

cartwheel

nombre femenino (ejercicio de gimnasia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El instructor nos enseñó a hacer la rueda.
The instructor taught us how to do a cartwheel.

roll

verbo intransitivo (objeto: dar vueltas)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La bola de nieve rodó sin parar y se volvió cada vez más grande.
The snowball kept on rolling and got bigger and bigger.

roll

verbo intransitivo (avanzar sobre ruedas) (travel)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El carro rodó sin control hasta estrellarse contra un poste de alumbrado.
The car rolled out of control until it hit a lamp post.

roll

verbo intransitivo (caer girando)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tropezó en el escalón y bajó la escalera rodando.
She tripped on a step and rolled down the staircase.

shoot

verbo transitivo (filmar una película)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El productor empezará a rodar la película en cuanto quede confirmado el elenco.
The film shoot will begin once the cast has been confirmed.

circulate

verbo intransitivo (pasar de mano en mano)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Casualmente la moneda regresó a mí después de rodar por toda la ciudad.
Coincidentally, the coin returned to me after having circulated around the whole city.

wander, roam

verbo intransitivo (andar sin rumbo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El hombre rodó de bar en bar antes de quedarse dormido en una banca del parque.
The man wandered around from bar to bar before finally falling asleep on a park bench.

slow to a crawl

locución adverbial (despacio, lentamente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
A mediodía, la vida transcurre el en pueblo a vuelta de rueda.

follow closely

locución verbal (coloquial (ciclista: ir detrás de otro)

No para de chupar rueda detrás del otro para que lo proteja del aire.

take advantage

locución verbal (coloquial (aprovecharse de otro)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Siempre está chupando rueda del éxito de Juan.

burn rubber

locución verbal (coloquial (desgastar los neumáticos)

No hagas derrapes que eso chupa mucha rueda.

press conference

locución nominal femenina (para periodistas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dio una conferencia de prensa para informar sobre su decisión de abandonar el equipo de fútbol.
He gave a press conference to announce his decision to leave the soccer team.

draft

locución verbal (detrás de otro ciclista) (cycling)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Chupar rueda es un recurso útil cuando hay viento.
Drafting is a useful strategy when it's windy.

ferris wheel

locución nominal femenina (atracción de feria) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La primera rueda de Chicago se construyó en 1893.
The first ferris wheel was built in 1893.

ferris wheel

locución nominal femenina (mirador en rueda) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la rueda de Chicago se puede disfrutar del paisaje a gran altura.
On the ferris wheel you can enjoy the scenery from up high.

big wheel

locución nominal femenina (atracción de feria) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños fueron a la rueda de la fortuna.
The children went on the big wheel.

Wheel of Fortune

locución nominal femenina (carta del tarot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María se tiró el tarot y le salió la rueda de la fortuna.
Maria had her tarot cards read and got the Wheel of Fortune.

luck of the draw

locución nominal femenina (inestabilidad del hombre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ya sabes cómo es la vida: una rueda de la fortuna.
You know what life is like. It's the luck of the draw.

press conference

(entrevista con los medios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El equipo de fútbol dará una rueda de prensa después del partido.
The football team will give a press conference after the match.

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