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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

virage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: viˈraʒ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wheeling/ˈwiː.lɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le virage brusque des oiseaux a surpris les observateurs."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of moving in a curve or circle, or steering a wheeled vehicle.

    "The swift wheeling of the birds across the autumn sky caught everyone's attention."
As verb
  1. 1

    Present participle of wheel; traveling or moving along on wheels or in a circular direction.

    "She was wheeling her bicycle down the gravel path toward the gate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'hwēol', meaning wheel, combined with the suffix -ing denoting action or process. Historically evolving to describe turning movements, circular journeys, or metaphorical maneuvering in commerce and politics.

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