pedal
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or…A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
» Tom pressed the brake pedal.
Tom ging auf die Bremse.
Том натиснув на гальма.
Meaning
5 sensesA lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.
A piano usually has two or three pedals.
Pedal, Fußhebel
педа́льpedálʹ
педа́льpedálʹ
a lever that is operated with the foot
An orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
(humorous)A stirrup.
The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.
A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.
Examples
73 sentencesTom pressed the brake pedal.
Том натиснув на гальма.
deTom ging auf die Bremse.
Tom took his foot off the gas pedal.
ruТом поднял ногу с педали газа.
Tom pedaled his bicycle as fast as he could.
deTom trat in die Pedale seines Fahrrads so schnell er konnte.
Each time you step on the pedal, the wheel turns once.
deJedes Mal, wenn du auf das Pedal trittst, dreht sich das Rad ein Mal.
Tom stomped on the brake pedal and screeched to a halt.
ruТом вдавил педаль тормоза в пол и с визгом затормозил.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By sBorrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By surface analysis, ped- + -al.
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Forms
plural: pedalsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a lever that is operated with the foot:treadlefoot pedalfoot lever
- a sustained bass note:pedal point