pedal

pédale

Pièce sur laquelle on appuie avec le pied pour faire avancer ou commander un vélo, une voiture ou une autre machine.

En anglais simple : A part you push with your foot to move or control a bike, car, or other machine.

• Put your foot on the pedal.
• The bicycle has two metal pedals.
• She pressed the piano pedal to let the notes ring.

Expressions courantes : brake pedal, bicycle pedal, press the pedal

pied

Pied ou partie du corps d’un animal qui ressemble à un pied ou en remplit la fonction.

En anglais simple : A foot or a part of an animal’s body shaped or used like a foot.

• The diagram labels the animal’s pedal.
• The specimen has a broad, muscular pedal.
• Students examined the pedal under a microscope.

Synonymes : foot

Expressions courantes : muscular pedal, pedal structure

pédalier

Ensemble des tuyaux d’un orgue commandés par les touches jouées avec les pieds.

En anglais simple : The groups of organ pipes controlled by the keys played with the feet.

• The pedal has two ranks of pipes.
• The organist added a deep stop to the pedal.
• This church organ has a powerful pedal.

Synonymes : pedal division

Expressions courantes : organ pedal, pedal division, pedal stops

pédaler

Faire avancer un vélo en tournant les pédales avec les pieds.

En anglais simple : To move a bicycle by pushing its foot controls around with your feet.

• I pedal my bike to school.
• She pedalled slowly up the hill.
• Can you pedal faster?

Synonymes : cycle

Expressions courantes : pedal a bike, pedal uphill, pedal faster, pedal to school

pédieux

Qui concerne le pied ou les pieds.

En anglais simple : Connected with the foot or feet.

• The nurse checked his pedal pulse.
• The scan showed damage to the pedal bones.
• These exercises strengthen the pedal muscles.

Expressions courantes : pedal pulse, pedal bones, pedal muscles