French

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Old French ruele, roele (small wheel), from Medieval Latin rotulāre, from Latin rotula.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ʁu.le/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

edit

rouler

  1. to roll
  2. to revolve
  3. (colloquial) to go (of events, to proceed)
    Ça roule bien chez mon ami.
    It's going well at my friend's house.
  4. (of a vehicle) to work, to function
  5. (intransitive) to ride; to drive (a vehicle)
    rouler à vélo sans les mainsto ride a bike with no hands
    On a roulé à 80 km à l’heure.We were driving 80 km an hour.
    Il roule en RollsHe drives a Rolls.
    Elle roule dans un véhicule neuf.She drives a new vehicle.
  6. (colloquial) to dupe, to trick
    se faire roulerto be tricked, to be duped

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Portuguese: rolar

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit