la roue tourne
French, phrase/la ʁu tuʁn/
la roue tourne is spelled L-A-R-O-U-E-T-O-U-R-N-E (12 letters). La roue tourne is a French phrase meaning “the Wheel of Fortune goes round and round (things don't/won't stay the same; while someone's luck runs out, someone else's hour will come)…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Expression utilisée pour illustrer que le temps passe, que les choses évoluent”.
What does la roue tourne mean in English?
phrase
- 1
the Wheel of Fortune goes round and round (things don't/won't stay the same; while someone's luck runs out, someone else's hour will come); the tide is turning
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Expression utilisée pour illustrer que le temps passe, que les choses évoluent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of la roue tourne
- c’est la roue qui tourne
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce la roue tourne?
- /la ʁu tuʁn/
- \la ʁu tuʁn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.