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koleso smekha

English translation: wheel of laugh (park ride or circus attraction)

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Russian term or phrase:koleso smekha
English translation:wheel of laugh (park ride or circus attraction)
Entered by: Serge

11:52 Feb 13, 2001
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Russian term or phrase: koleso smekha
I believe this is an amusement park ride. I need to have a description of it and/or what its equivalent is in English.
C. Sever
wheel of laugh (park ride or circus attraction)
Explanation:
1) I think you are correct. It is a park ride od side-show or attraction in circus:
Еще было "Колесо смеха" - круг, установленный в центре зала с мягкими бортиками. Желающие усаживались на него, и он начинал крутиться, похожий на огромную пластинки. Фокус был в том, чтобы удержаться на этом колесе до конца аттракциона.
(Wheel with soft boarders installed in the center of the hall start turning like a gigant gramophone disk. Goal was to keep oneself on it up to the end of attraction.)The secret is to be near the center.
http://www.vts.spb.ru/PAGES/12/namedny.htm

2) Also Russian humorous newspaper
http://www.oda.ru/whatnew/issues/IWSHV.HTM

3) Instrument of torture
http://www.zavtra.ru/cgi/veil/data/zavtra/00/362/51.html

etc.

But I do not know how does it called in English. Maybe "wheel oh laugh" or something like that.
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Serge
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Thanks for all the information. It was very helpful.
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Summary of answers provided
nayour turn program
1964
nawheel of laugh (park ride or circus attraction)
Serge


  

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2 hrs
your turn program


Explanation:
It seems to me a TV program with a wheel
among three person each turning it take points if answered correctly. wheel of fortune or similar.


1964
Türkiye
Local time: 22:50
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in pair: 3
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wheel of laugh (park ride or circus attraction)


Explanation:
1) I think you are correct. It is a park ride od side-show or attraction in circus:
Еще было "Колесо смеха" - круг, установленный в центре зала с мягкими бортиками. Желающие усаживались на него, и он начинал крутиться, похожий на огромную пластинки. Фокус был в том, чтобы удержаться на этом колесе до конца аттракциона.
(Wheel with soft boarders installed in the center of the hall start turning like a gigant gramophone disk. Goal was to keep oneself on it up to the end of attraction.)The secret is to be near the center.
http://www.vts.spb.ru/PAGES/12/namedny.htm

2) Also Russian humorous newspaper
http://www.oda.ru/whatnew/issues/IWSHV.HTM

3) Instrument of torture
http://www.zavtra.ru/cgi/veil/data/zavtra/00/362/51.html

etc.

But I do not know how does it called in English. Maybe "wheel oh laugh" or something like that.


    Serge Roshchin
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Serge
PRO pts in pair: 4
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