pedal
31pedal — n. 1) to depress, step on a pedal 2) a brake; clutch; gas (AE) pedal * * * [ pedl] clutch gas (AE) pedal step on a pedal a brake to depress …
32pedal — s. borrachera. ❙ «Menudo pedal que trajo anoche el boticario. Se pasó la noche devolviendo.» Ladislao de Arriba, Cómo sobrevivir en un chalé adosado. ❙ «Yo, como ya estaba acostumbrado, pues resistí, que casi no se me notaba nada el pedal y quilé …
33pedal — [[t]pe̱d(ə)l[/t]] pedals, pedalling, pedalled (in AM, use pedaling, pedaled) 1) N COUNT The pedals on a bicycle are the two parts that you push with your feet in order to make the bicycle move. 2) VERB When you pedal a bicycle, you push the… …
34pedal — pedal1 [ pɛd(ə)l] noun 1》 each of a pair of foot operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by leg power. 2》 a foot operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle. 3》 each of a set of two or three foot… …
35pedal — I. /ˈpɛdl / (say pedl) noun 1. a lever worked by the foot, in various musical instruments, as the organ, piano, and harp, and having various functions. 2. a keyboard attached to the organ, harpsichord, etc., operated by the feet. 3. → pedal point …
36pedal — /ped l/ or, for 6 8, /peed l/, n., v., pedaled, pedaling or (esp. Brit.) pedalled, pedalling, adj. n. 1. a foot operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as… …
37Pedal — (Derivado del lat. pes, pedis, pie.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 MECÁNICA Palanca que, al pisarla, pone en movimiento un mecanismo: ■ ¡dale fuerte a los pedales de la bicicleta! 2 MÚSICA Sonido prolongado sobre el que se suceden distintos acordes o… …
38pedal — ped|al1 [ pedl ] noun count * 1. ) a part that you push with your foot in order to operate a bicycle, vehicle, or machine: the gas/brake pedal 2. ) a part on some musical instruments that you press with your foot to change or make a sound take… …
39pedal — I. noun Etymology: Middle French pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis, adjective Date: 1618 1. a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (as an organ or piano) 2. a foot lever or treadle by which a part is activated… …
40Pedal — Pe·da̲l das; s, e; 1 ein Teil bei Geräten oder Maschinen, auf den man mit dem Fuß drückt, um einen Mechanismus zu betätigen <die Pedale eines Fahrrads, eines Autos, einer Orgel; aufs Pedal drücken, steigen, treten; den Fuß vom Pedal nehmen> …
