take the wheel en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
Can you take the wheel for a minute while I take off my gloves?
- (broadly, idiomatic) To assume control of a situation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking the wheel | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took the wheel | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken the wheel | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes the wheel | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
ru сесть за руль (to be in control of the steering wheel) · fi tarttua rattiin (to be in control of the steering wheel) · bg поемам волана (to be in control of the steering wheel) · pl przejmować stery (to be in control of the steering wheel) · fr prendre le volant (to be in control of the steering wheel) · bg поема волана (to be in control of the steering wheel) · pl przejąć stery (to be in control of the steering wheel)