pedal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.pedal [Brit ˈpɛd(ə)l, Am ˈpɛdl] N (all contexts)

II.pedal <pres part etc pedalling, pedalled Brit pedaling, pedaled Am> [Brit ˈpɛd(ə)l, Am ˈpɛdl] VB trans

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III.pedal <pres part etc pedalling, pedalled Brit pedaling, pedaled Am> [Brit ˈpɛd(ə)l, Am ˈpɛdl] VB intr

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back-pedal <pres part back-pedalling; pret, pp back-pedalled Brit back-pedaling, back-pedaled Am> [Brit ˌbakˈpɛd(ə)l, Am ˈbækˌpɛdl] VB intr lit

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I.soft pedal [Brit, Am sɔft ˈpɛdl] N MUS

II.soft-pedal <pres part etc soft pedalling, soft pedalled Brit soft pedaling, soft pedaled Am> VB intr

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pedal in the PONS Dictionary

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II.pedal <Brit, Aus -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈpedəl] VB intr

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II.soft pedal <Brit -ll-, Am -l-> VB intr MUS

back-pedal <-ll-> [ˈbækpedəl] VB intr

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sustaining pedal
pédale f forte

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pedal Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to back-pedal on sth
freiner sur qc
to pedal a bike
faire du vélo
sustaining pedal
pédale f forte
to soft pedal sth
y aller doucement avec qc
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The rest of the second track makes extensive use of guitar pedal effects and includes a heavily distorted riff.
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His playing style used a volume pedal for sonic effect, rather than just for volume control.
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Halt doesn't soft-pedal the tremendous ego involved in creation, though it does suggest that all those egos are all like snowflakes.
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As soon as the brake pedal is lifted, the petrol engine comes back to life again.
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With the floor lever in either the mid position or fully forward and the pedal pressed and held forward the car entered low gear.
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Indication that the soft pedal should be used is the instruction "una corda" or sometimes "due corde", with "tre corde" or sometimes "tutte le corde" cancelling it.
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The rider is able to select, using a handlebar switch, the amount of front brake force applied when the rear brake pedal is used.
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Though far less common than pedal timpani, chain and cable drums still have practical uses.
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It also showed how important the scrum is when you get the correct angle and tie in back-rows and force the defence to back-pedal.
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A more accurate term for the left pedal on an upright piano is the half-blow pedal.
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