pedal

pedal

Pieza que se pisa para mover o controlar una bicicleta, un coche u otra máquina.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: brake pedal, bicycle pedal, press the pedal

pie

Pie o parte del cuerpo de un animal que tiene forma de pie o funciona como tal.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: foot

Expresiones frecuentes: muscular pedal, pedal structure

pedalero

Conjunto de tubos del órgano que se controlan con las teclas tocadas con los pies.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: pedal division

Expresiones frecuentes: organ pedal, pedal division, pedal stops

pedalear

Hacer avanzar una bicicleta girando los pedales con los pies.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: cycle

Expresiones frecuentes: pedal a bike, pedal uphill, pedal faster, pedal to school

pedal, podal

Relacionado con el pie o los pies.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: pedal pulse, pedal bones, pedal muscles