How do you say "wheel" in French?

Roue, pronounced /ʁu/, as in "Je crois que la roue avant est complètement à plat."

What's the difference between dessus and dessous?

Dessus means the top of something and ends in the /y/ sound, while dessous means underneath and ends in the /u/ sound.

Lourd, pronounced /luʁ/ with a silent final d, as in "Ce vélo est vraiment lourd à porter dans l'escalier."

Your bike has a flat tire and you flip it over in the building's courtyard to fix the front wheel before heading out again.

Je ne veux pas réparer le vélo dans la rue.

I don't want to fix the bike in the street.

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rue/ʁy/
streetnoun
A street lined with houses, in a town, where people and cars pass.
roue/ʁu/
wheelnoun
A round part that turns on an axle and moves a vehicle forward.
mur/myʁ/
wallnoun
A vertical structure that separates two spaces or supports a building.
cour/kuʁ/
courtyardnoun
An open-air space, surrounded by buildings or walls.
bulle/byl/
bubblenoun
A small round pocket of air that forms in a liquid and rises to the surface.
dessus/dəsy/
topnoun
The face of an object that is on top.
dessous/dəsu/
underneathadverb
At the lower part of something, below it.
lourd/luʁ/
heavyadjective
Weighing a lot and hard to carry.
sourd/suʁ/
muffledadjective
Said of a low, muffled sound that's hard to hear.
bus/bys/Also said bʌs.
busnoun
A large public vehicle that carries a lot of people around town and stops at set places.

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Je ne veux pas réparer le vélo dans la rue.
I don't want to fix the bike in the street.
Je crois que la roue avant est complètement à plat.
I think the front wheel is completely flat.
Tu peux appuyer le vélo contre le mur du fond ?
Can you lean the bike against the back wall?
La cour de l'immeuble est plus tranquille que la rue.
The building's courtyard is quieter than the street.
Regarde, une bulle remonte, le trou doit être juste là.
Look, a bubble is rising, the hole must be right there.
Le dessus de la selle est déjà plein de poussière.
The top of the saddle is already covered in dust.
Passe la main dessous et tiens bien le cadre du vélo.
Reach underneath and hold the frame of the bike steady.
Ce vélo est vraiment lourd à porter dans l'escalier.
This bike is really heavy to carry up the stairs.
On a entendu un bruit sourd juste avant la crevaison.
We heard a muffled sound right before the flat.
Sans le vélo, il faut prendre le bus pour aller travailler.
Without the bike, you have to take the bus to get to work.

rue/ʁy/
The u is said with rounded lips and the tongue forward, not like the ou of roue.
mur/myʁ/
The u is /y/ and the final r is heard: /myʁ/.
bulle/byl/
The u is /y/: with /u/, you get boule, which is a different word.
dessus/dəsy/
Ends in the sound /y/, not /u/.
dessous/dəsu/
Ends in the sound /u/, while dessus ends in /y/.
lourd/luʁ/
The final d is silent: /luʁ/.
sourd/suʁ/
The final d is silent, you stop on the r: /suʁ/.
bus/bys/
The u is /y/, not "ou", and the final s is heard.

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How do you say "wheel" in French?: Roue, pronounced /ʁu/, as in "Je crois que la roue avant est complètement à plat."
What's the difference between dessus and dessous?: Dessus means the top of something and ends in the /y/ sound, while dessous means underneath and ends in the /u/ sound.
How do you say "heavy" in French?: Lourd, pronounced /luʁ/ with a silent final d, as in "Ce vélo est vraiment lourd à porter dans l'escalier."

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