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ped·al  (pdl)

n.

1.

a. A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.

b. A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.

2. Music

a. A pedal point.

b. A pedal keyboard.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a pedal.

2. also (pdl) Of or relating to a foot or footlike part: the pedal extremities.

v. ped·aled or ped·alled, ped·al·ing or ped·al·ling, ped·als

v.intr.

1. To use or operate a pedal or pedals.

2. To ride a bicycle.

v.tr.

To operate the pedals of.

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[French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedlis, one foot long, from ps, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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pedal¹

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a.  any foot-operated lever or other device, esp one of the two levers that drive the chain wheel of a bicycle, the foot brake, clutch control, or accelerator of a car, one of the levers on an organ controlling deep bass notes, or one of the levers on a piano used to create a muted effect or sustain tone

b.  (as modifier) a pedal cycle a pianist's pedal technique

vb -als, -alling, -alled US, -als -aling, -aled

1. to propel (a bicycle, boat, etc.) by operating the pedals

2. (intr) to operate the pedals of an organ, piano, etc., esp in a certain way

3. to work (pedals of any kind)

[from Latin pedālis; see pedal²]

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pedal²

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the foot or feet

[from Latin pedālis, from pēs foot]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pedal - a sustained bass note pedal point musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
	2.	pedal - a lever that is operated with the foot foot lever, foot pedal, treadle accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals brake pedal - foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder clutch pedal, clutch - a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other" lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails pipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound loud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
Verb	1.	pedal - ride a bicycle bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel unicycle - ride a unicycle backpedal - pedal backwards on a bicycle ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	2.	pedal - operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
Adj.	1.	pedal - of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"

Translations

pedal [ˈpedl]

A. N → pedal m
loud pedal (Mus) → pedal m fuerte
soft pedal (Mus) → sordina f

B. VI → pedalear
he was pedalling furiously → estaba dándole duro a los pedales

C. VT [+ bicycle] → darle a los pedales de

D. CPD pedal (bi)cycle N → bicicleta f a pedales
pedal bin N → cubo m de la basura con pedal
pedal boat N = pedalo pedal car N → cochecito m con pedales

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pedal [ˈpɛd^əl]

n [bike, car] → pédale f

vi [cyclist] → pédaler
I pedalled to school
BUT Je suis allé à l'école à vélo.
pedal bin n (British) → poubelle f à pédale
pedal cycle n → bicyclette f

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pedal

n → Pedal nt; (on waste bin etc) → Trethebel m; to put the pedal to the metal (inf) → Vollgas geben

vt he pedalled the bicycle up the hill → er strampelte mit dem Fahrrad den Berg hinauf (inf); he pedalled the three miles to the restaurant → er radelte die drei Meilen zur Gaststätte; he pedalled the organ → er trat das Pedal der Orgel

vi (on bicycle) → treten; (on organ) → das Pedal treten; he pedalled for all he was worth → er trat in die Pedale, er strampelte (inf) → so sehr er konnte; to pedal off → (mit dem Rad) wegfahren

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pedal:

pedal bin

n (Brit) → Treteimer m

pedal boat

n → Tretboot nt

pedal car

n → Tretauto nt

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pedal [ˈpɛdl]

1. n → pedale m

2. vi → pedalare
to pedal up/down → pedalare su per/giù per

3. vt she pedalled her bicycle up the hill → salì la collina in bicicletta

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pedal [ˈpɛdl]

1. n → pedale m

2. vi → pedalare
to pedal up/down → pedalare su per/giù per

3. vt she pedalled her bicycle up the hill → salì la collina in bicicletta

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pedal

n pedal [ˈpedl]

a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc the brake pedal in a car. pedaal دَوّاسَه педал pedál pedal das Pedal πετάλι pedal pedaal پدال؛ رکاب poljin pédale דַוושָה पैडल pedal,noga pedál pedal fótstig, pedali pedale ペダル 페달 pedalas, pamina pedālis pengayuh pedaal pedal pedał pedal pedală педаль pedál pedal pedala pedal, trampa คันเหยียบ pedal 腳踏板 педаль; ножний важіль ايک بيرم جو پير سے چلائي جائے bàn đạp 脚踏板

v – past tense, past participle ˈpedalled , (American ) ˈpedaled –

to move (something) by means of pedals He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road. fiets, fietsry يَسير على الدرّاجَه натискам педалите на šlapat do pedálů cykle radfahren κάνω πετάλι, ποδηλατώ pedalear pedaalima پدال زدن؛ رکاب زدن polkea pédaler לְדַווֵש पेडल से चलाना pedalirati,gaziti predal pedáloz menggenjot, mengayuh stíga; hjóla pedalare 페달을 밟아 움직이다 minti pedalus, važiuoti (dviračiu) mīt pedāļus; braukt ar divriteni mengayuh peddelen, fietsen trå, sykle pedałować pedalar a pedala ехать (на велосипеде) šľapať do pedálov vrteti pedale okretati pedale använda pedalen (pedalerna), trampa เหยียบคันเหยียบ pedal çevirmek/basmak 踩踏板 натискати на педалі پيڈل سے حرکت دينا đạp 踩踏板

to pedal (not paddle ) a bicycle.

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pedal → دَوُّاسة pedál pedal Pedal πετάλι pedal poljin pédale pedala pedale ペダル 페달 pedaal pedal pedał pedal педаль pedal กลีบดอกไม้ pedal bàn đạp 踏板