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. — wolfgangth
Том натиснув на гальма. — oromashka
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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. — oromashka
deTom ging auf die Bremse. — wolfgangth
Tom took his foot off the gas pedal.
ruТом поднял ногу с педали газа. — Ooneykcall
Tom pedaled his bicycle as fast as he could.
deTom trat in die Pedale seines Fahrrads so schnell er konnte. — raggione
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. — Tamy
Tom stomped on the brake pedal and screeched to a halt.
ruТом вдавил педаль тормоза в пол и с визгом затормозил. — odexed
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