fifth wheel

1. (US)A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multidirectional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.

   Sattelkupplung

2. A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multidirectional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.

   (US)In full, fifth-wheel trailer: a large caravan or travel trailer that is connected to a pickup truck for towing by a hitch similar to the one described in sense 1 located in the center of the truck's bed.

3. (US, historical)A horizontal wheel or segment of a wheel above the front axle and beneath the body of a carriage, forming an extended support to prevent it from overturning.

4. (US, idiomatic, informal)Anything superfluous or unnecessary.

   I felt like a fifth wheel when both of them started giggling and making out during dinner.

   fünftes Rad, fünftes Rad am Wagen

   пя́тое колесо́pjátoje kolesó, пя́тая нога́pjátaja nogá

5. Anything superfluous or unnecessary.

   (US, idiomatic, informal)An unwanted person accompanying two couples on a double date.

1. Tom really is a fifth wheel.

   deTom ist wirklich das fünfte Rad am Wagen.

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2. I feel like a fifth wheel.

   ruЯ чувствую себя пятым колесом в телеге.

   deIch fühle mich wie das fünfte Rad am Wagen.

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3. I don't want to be a fifth wheel.

   ruЯ не хочу быть сбоку припёку.

   deIch will nicht das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein.

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4. Robert is the fifth wheel on the safety committee.

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5. You are the fifth wheel on the wagon.

   ruТы как собаке пятая нога!

   deDu bist das fünfte Rad am Wagen.

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