What does roulette in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word roulette in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use roulette in French.

The word roulette in French means caster, castor, drill, roulette, pizza cutter, pizza wheel, roller shot, wheel, engraving wheel, spinning, play Russian roulette, mouse wheel, scroll wheel, Russian roulette, whistle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word roulette

caster, castor

nom féminin (petite roue) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette malle a des roulettes : c'est plus pratique pour la déplacer.
This trunk has wheels: it is more practical for moving it around.

drill

nom féminin (fraise du dentiste) (dentist)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai une peur bleue de la roulette du dentiste et du bruit qu'elle fait !
I'm terrified of the dentist's drill and the noise it makes!

roulette

nom féminin (jeu de casino) (gambling)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La roulette est un jeu de pur hasard.
Roulette is a game of pure chance.

pizza cutter, pizza wheel

nom féminin (ustensile de cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aline coupe la pizza avec une roulette.
Aline cuts the pizza with a pizza wheel.

roller shot

nom féminin (coup de tennis de table) (table tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le but de la roulette est de faire rouler la balle sur la table de l'adversaire.

wheel, engraving wheel

nom féminin (Gravure, Lithographie : roue crantée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette roulette donne une patine particulière aux lithographies.
This wheel (or: engraving wheel) gives the lithographs a particular patina.

spinning

nom féminin (Baby-foot : mouvement circulaire) (table football)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

play Russian roulette

locution verbale (jouer avec sa vie)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jouer à la roulette russe est une conduite à risques.

mouse wheel, scroll wheel

nom féminin (Informatique : dispositif de souris) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Russian roulette

nom féminin (jeu avec un revolver)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces prisonniers ont été forcés de jouer à la roulette russe durant la dernière guerre.

whistle

nom masculin (sifflet à bille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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