No. 1,603 in French

roues

Wheels.

In a sentence

Les roues de la voiture sont rondes.
The wheels of the car are round.
'Roues' is used in a straightforward way to refer to wheels in the context of a vehicle.
Il faut que je change les roues de mon vélo.
I need to replace the wheels on my bicycle.
'Roues' again refers to wheels, emphasizing the action performed on them in a bicycle context.
Les roues de la charrette sont en bois.
The wheels of the cart are made of wood.
'Roues' is used in a historical or descriptive context, specifying the material and the object they belong to.

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