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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pedaru
"彼は自転車のペダルを強く漕いだ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A foot-operated lever or mechanism used to control, propel, or alter the operation of a device, bicycle, vehicle, or musical instrument.
"She pressed down firmly on the accelerator pedal to merge onto the highway."
- 1
To operate or propel a bicycle, vehicle, or mechanism by working its foot levers.
"He had to pedal vigorously to climb the steep hill."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'pes' (genitive 'pedis'), meaning 'foot', via French and Italian diminutive forms ('pedale'). Originally relating strictly to foot-operated levers in machinery and musical instruments, the term expanded in the late 19th century with the invention of the safety bicycle to describe the act of propelling a cycle with one's feet.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pedal" is said worldwide
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pédale
Transliteration: pay-dal
"Il a appuyé doucement sur la pédale de frein."
Pedal
Transliteration: peh-DAHL
"Er trat kräftig in die Pedale des Fahrrads."
pedale
Transliteration: peh-DAH-leh
"Ha premuto il pedale dell'acceleratore per andare più veloce."
pedal
Transliteration: peh-DAHL
"Pisa el pedal del freno con cuidado."
pedal
Transliteration: peh-DOW
"Ele tirou o pé do pedal do freio."
पैडल
Transliteration: paidal
"उसने साइकिल के पैडल को तेजी से घुमाया।"
踏板
Transliteration: tàbǎn
"他用力踩着自行车的踏板。"
페달
Transliteration: pedal
"그는 자전거 페달을 힘껏 밟았다."
ペダル
Transliteration: pedaru
"彼は自転車のペダルを強く漕いだ。"
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