колесо
Translation of колесо
wheel
Russian word in Latin letters: koleso
Meaning of колесо
круглая деталь у транспорта, которая вращается и помогает ехать
a round object that turns and helps a vehicle move

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Колесо or руль?
руль
руль = steering wheel
Don't mix them up. The wheel you drive with — руль: за рулём; the wheels that turn on the road — колёса.
Кто сегодня за рулём?
Who's at the wheel today?
Переднее колесо машины спустило.
The car's front wheel is flat.
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The wheel on my suitcase broke yesterday.
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Колесо на моём чемодане сломалось вчера.
He fixed the wheel before the trip.
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Он починил колесо перед поездкой.
колесо synonyms
What's the difference between колесо and шина
Advanced: broader words
Tyre: the rubber part; in speech people often just say колесо.
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What does колесо mean?
a round object that turns and helps a vehicle move
How do you pronounce колесо?
колесо is pronounced [kəlʲɪˈso], in Latin letters “koleso”.
How is колесо used in a sentence?
The wheel on my suitcase broke yesterday. Translation: Колесо на моём чемодане сломалось вчера.
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