3rd wheel

θɜrd wil

Definition of 3rd wheel - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: third wheel

person who feels left out with a couple

I felt like a 3rd wheel at the movie.
She didn’t want to be a 3rd wheel on their date.
He always feels like a 3rd wheel at parties.

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Expressions with 3rd

3rd person

perspective in storytelling

The novel is written in the 3rd person.

Expressions with wheel

big wheel

large amusement ride with rotating carriages

We rode the big wheel at the fair.

wheel in

move something or someone inside by rolling on wheels

They will wheel in the patient now.

wheel out

move something on wheels to another place

They wheel out the piano for the concert.

at the wheel

adj.

in control of a vehicle

He was at the wheel when the accident happened.

behind the wheel

adj.

in control of a vehicle while driving

She felt confident behind the wheel during the test.

fifth wheel

something unnecessary or superfluous

I felt like a fifth wheel at the party.

hamster wheel

circular cage for small rodents to exercise

The hamster ran tirelessly on its hamster wheel.

take the wheel

assume control of a situation

When the manager left, she had to take the wheel.

the wheel is in motion

exp.

things have begun and may be hard to stop

Once the vote passed, the wheel is in motion.

wheel around

turn quickly in a different direction

She wheeled around to face the noise.

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French:3e roue, ...
German:fünftes Rad am Wagen, ...
Italian:terzo incomodo, ...
Spanish:sujetavelas, ...
Portuguese:vela, ...
Chinese:电灯泡, ...
Japanese:邪魔者, ...
Arabic:شَخص زائِد مَع زَوجَين, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם שֶׁמַּרְגִּישׁ מְיוּתָר לְיַד זוּג, ...
Russian:третий лишний, ...
Ukrainian:третє колесо, ...
Hindi:थर्ड व्हील, ...
Bengali:থার্ড হুইল, ...
Catalan:tercer rodet, ...
Czech:křoví, ...
Danish:det tredje hjul, ...
Dutch:derde wiel aan de wagen, ...
Greek:τρίτος τροχός, ...
Hungarian:fölösleges harmadik, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សទីបីដែលមានអារម្មណ៍ថាខ្លួនឯងនៅក្រៅគូស្នេហ៍, ...
Korean:제3자, ...
Persian:چرخ پنجم, ...
Polish:3rd wheel, ...
Portuguese (BR):vela, ...
Romanian:al treilea roată, ...
Swedish:utanförstående i sällskap med ett par, ...
Thai:ส่วนเกิน, ...
Turkish:3. tekerlek, ...
Vietnamese:kỳ đà cản mũi, ...

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