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колесо

Translation of колесо

wheel

Russian word in Latin letters: koleso

Meaning of колесо

Russian

круглая деталь у транспорта, которая вращается и помогает ехать

English

a round object that turns and helps a vehicle move

wheel

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[kəlʲɪˈso]
Russian · Female

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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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. The wheel on my suitcase broke yesterday.

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    Колесо на моём чемодане сломалось вчера.

  2. He fixed the wheel before the trip.

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    Он починил колесо перед поездкой.

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What's the difference between колесо and шина

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шина

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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