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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbicyclette
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bi.si.klɛt/
"Elle va au travail à bicyclette."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vehicle with two wheels steered by handlebars, propelled by the rider's feet operating pedals.
"He rides his bicycle to work every morning." - 2
An acrobatic maneuver in soccer where a player kicks the ball overhead while airborne (overhead kick or bicycle kick).
"The striker scored an incredible goal with a bicycle kick."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word bicyclette, coined in the late 19th century by combining the prefix bi- (meaning 'two', from Latin) and cycle (from Greek kuklos meaning 'circle' or 'wheel'), with the diminutive suffix -ette. It entered Spanish as bicicleta to describe the two-wheeled human-powered vehicle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bicicleta" is said worldwide
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bicyclette
Transliteration: /bi.si.klɛt/
"Elle va au travail à bicyclette."
Fahrrad
Transliteration: /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʁaːt/
"Er fährt jeden Tag mit dem Fahrrad."
bicicletta
Transliteration: /bi.tʃiˈklɛt.ta/
"Ho comprato una nuova bicicletta."
bicicleta
Transliteration: /bi.siˈkle.ta/
"Me gusta montar en bicicleta los fines de semana."
bicicleta
Transliteration: /bi.siˈklɛ.tɐ/
"Ela vai para a escola de bicicleta."
साइकिल
Transliteration: sāikil
"वह साइकिल से स्कूल जाता है।"
自行车
Transliteration: zìxíngchē
"我每天骑自行车去上学。"
자전거
Transliteration: jajeongeo
"나는 주말마다 자전거를 탄다."
自転車
Transliteration: jitensha
"彼女は自転車で駅に行きます。"
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