pedal

pedal
1. noun
Pedal, das
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll-
1) (work cycle pedals)

pedal [away] — in die Pedale treten; strampeln (ugs.)

2) (ride) [mit dem Fahrrad] fahren; radeln (ugs.)

pedal by/off — vorbeiradeln/losradeln (ugs.)

* * *
['pedl] 1. noun
(a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc: the brake pedal in a car.) das Pedal
2. verb
(to move (something) by means of pedals: He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road.) radfahren
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ped·al
[ˈpedəl]
I. n Pedal nt
accelerator/brake \pedal Gas-/Bremspedal nt
foot \pedal Fußhebel m
to put one's foot down on the \pedal aufs Gas treten
II. vt
<BRIT, AUS -ll- or AM usu -l->
to \pedal a bicycle Rad fahren
he struggled to \pedal his bicycle up the hill er strampelte mühsam den Berg hinauf
III. vi
<BRIT, AUS -ll- or AM usu -l->
Rad fahren
she \pedalled through the city sie radelte durch die Stadt
IV. n modifier Tret-
\pedal car Tretauto nt
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['pedl]
1. n
Pedal nt; (on waste bin etc) Trethebel m

to put the pedal to the metal (inf) — Vollgas geben

2. 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

3. 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 [ˈpedl]
A s
1. Pedal n (am Klavier, Fahrrad etc), Fußhebel m, Tretkurbel f
2. auch pedal note MUS
a) Pedalton m,
b) Orgelton m
B v/i prät und pperf -aled, besonders Br -alled
1. MUS, TECH das Pedal treten
2. strampeln (Rad fahren)
C adj Pedal…, Fuß…:
pedal bin Treteimer m;
pedal board MUS Pedalklaviatur f;
pedal boat Tretboot n;
pedal brake TECH Fußbremse f;
pedal car Tretauto n;
pedal control Fußschaltung f, FLUG Pedalsteuerung f;
pedal-operated pump Fußpumpe f;
pedal point MUS
a) lange Pedalnote,
b) Orgelpunkt m;
(pair of) pedal pushers pl US dreiviertellange Hose (für Mädchen);
pedal switch Fußschalter m
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1. noun
Pedal, das
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll-
1) (work cycle pedals)

pedal [away] — in die Pedale treten; strampeln (ugs.)

2) (ride) [mit dem Fahrrad] fahren; radeln (ugs.)

pedal by/off — vorbeiradeln/losradeln (ugs.)

* * *
n.
Fußhebel (-)
(n) m.
Pedal -e m.

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