What does pédale in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pédale in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pédale in French.
The word pédale in French means pedal, pedal, homo, pedal point, pedal, hurry, rush, be a good cyclist, keep back, in a hop, skip, and a jump, slow down, clutch, clutch pedal, brake pedal, mute pedal. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pédale
pedalnom féminin (levier de commande pour pied) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La pédale de freinage permet de ralentir un véhicule. The brake pedal is used to slow a vehicle down. |
pedalnom féminin (vélo : manivelle pour les pieds) (bicycle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Certaines pédales possèdent des cale-pieds. Some pedals have toe clips. |
homonom féminin (familier, insultant (homosexuel) (pejorative, offensive!, slang) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
pedal pointnom féminin (Musique : note tenue longtemps) (Music) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
pedalverbe intransitif (utiliser des pédales) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il pédalait comme un fou sur son vélo. |
hurry, rushverbe intransitif (familier (se hâter) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il me faut courir derrière lui tellement il pédale. |
be a good cyclistlocution verbale (familier (vélo : pédaler vite) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
keep back(familier (ne pas agir à son maximum) |
in a hop, skip, and a jumplocution adverbiale (à vélo : très vite) (figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Lors de notre balade à vélo, j'ai rattrapé ma petite sœur en quelques coups de pédale seulement. |
slow downlocution verbale (se modérer) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") S'il te plaît, mets la pédale douce ou tu vas finir par faire une crise cardiaque ! |
clutch, clutch pedalnom féminin (pédale de voiture à boîte manuelle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
brake pedalnom féminin (organe de décélération) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La pédale de frein se situe entre l'accélérateur et l'embrayage. |
mute pedalnom féminin (sourdine de piano) (piano) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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