Meaning
small wheel, caster
- a small wheel, caster, or cogwheel in machinery or furniture
- figuratively in idioms referring to mental faculties or sanity
In a sentence
Una rotella della poltrona da ufficio si è rotta ieri.
A wheel on the office armchair broke yesterday.
A quell'uomo manca sicuramente qualche rotella.
That man definitely has a screw loose.
Hai controllato le rotelle del carrello prima di caricarlo?
Did you check the cart's casters before loading it?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rotella | feminine · singular |
| rotelle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The idiom 'mancare una rotella' is informal, meaning someone is crazy or not all there.