cy·cling

(sī′klĭng)

The act, sport, or technique of riding or racing on a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.

adj.

Relating to or used in cycling.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

cy•cling

(ˈsaɪ klɪŋ)

n.

1. the act or sport of riding a bicycle, motorcycle, or the like.

2. the sport of touring or racing on usu. lightweight bicycles with low handlebars and multiple gears.

[1935–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

cycling - the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle

bicycling - riding a bicycle

motorcycling - riding a motorcycle; "motorcycling is a dangerous sport"

dune cycling - bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

Translations

رُكُوبُ الدَرَّاجَة

cyklistika

cykling

pyöräily

bicikliranje

サイクリング

사이클링

kolesarjenje

cykling

การขี่จักรยาน

bisiklete binme

sự đi xe đạp

自行车运动

cycling

[ˈsaɪklɪŋ]

A. N → ciclismo m
to go cycling → ir or montar en bicicleta, hacer ciclismo
the roads round here are ideal for cycling → las carreteras de por aquí son ideales para ir or montar en bicicleta

B. CPD cycling holiday N → vacaciones fpl en bicicleta
cycling shorts NPL → culotes mpl, culotte(s) m(pl)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cycling

[ˈsaɪk^əlɪŋ] n → cyclisme m cycling holiday, cycling shortscycling holiday n → vacances fpl à bicyclette
to go on a cycling holiday
I'm going on a cycling holiday in Brittany → Je vais faire un tour en Bretagne à bicyclette., Je pars en Bretagne faire du cyclotourisme.cycling shorts npl → short m de cycliste, cycliste m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cycling

n → Radfahren nt; I enjoy cycling → ich fahre gern Rad

cycling

cycling cape

n → Radmantel m, → Radcape nt

cycling holiday

n → Urlaub m → mit dem Fahrrad

cycling shorts

pl → Radlerhose f

cycling tour

n → Radtour f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cycling

[ˈsaɪklɪŋ] n → ciclismo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cycling

→ رُكُوبُ الدَرَّاجَة cyklistika cykling Radfahren ποδηλασία ciclismo pyöräily cyclisme bicikliranje ciclismo サイクリング 사이클링 fietsen sykling kolarstwo ciclismo езда на велосипеде cykling การขี่จักรยาน bisiklete binme sự đi xe đạp 自行车运动

Cycling

cycling

n (sport) ciclismo

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