cycling

vélo, cyclisme

Activité qui consiste à rouler à vélo pour se déplacer, faire de l’exercice ou se divertir.

En anglais simple : The activity of riding a bicycle for travel, exercise, or enjoyment.

• I enjoy cycling.
• We went cycling along the river yesterday.
• Cycling to work keeps me fit and saves money.

Synonymes : bicycling, bike riding

Expressions courantes : go cycling, cycling holiday, cycling to work, enjoy cycling

cyclisme

Sport qui consiste à participer à des courses à vélo.

En anglais simple : The sport of racing on bicycles.

• He watches cycling on television.
• She won a gold medal in track cycling.
• Professional cycling teams train together before the racing season.

Synonymes : bicycle racing, cycle racing

Expressions courantes : professional cycling, competitive cycling, cycling championship

cyclage, processus cyclique

Processus où les mêmes actions ou changements se répètent dans un ordre donné.

En anglais simple : A process in which the same actions or changes happen again and again in an order.

• Frequent cycling can wear out the pump.
• The study examines the cycling of carbon through forests.
• Repeated heating and cooling caused thermal cycling of the metal.

Comment l'utiliser : cycling of something (The diagram shows the cycling of nutrients through the soil.)

Synonymes : cyclic process

Expressions courantes : nutrient cycling, thermal cycling, cycling of something

cyclique

Qui passe régulièrement par la même suite de mouvements ou de changements.

En anglais simple : Going through the same series of movements or changes again and again.

• The cycling pump switches on repeatedly.
• Cycling cells pass through repeated stages of growth and division.
• The engineer checked the cycling mechanism for signs of wear.

Synonymes : cyclic, cyclical

Expressions courantes : cycling cells, cycling system, cycling mechanism