sustaining pedal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sustaining pedal in the English»French Dictionary

sustaining pedal N MUS

sustaining pedal

pédale f forte

Translations for sustaining pedal in the French»English Dictionary

pédale forte

loud ou sustaining pedal

Translations for sustaining pedal in the English»French Dictionary

I.sustain [Brit səˈsteɪn, Am səˈsteɪn] VB trans

1. sustain (maintain):

sustain interest, mood, growth, success, quality

maintenir

sustain campaign, war, policy

poursuivre

2. sustain MUS:

sustain note

soutenir, tenir

3. sustain (provide strength):

sustain (physically)

donner des forces à

sustain (morally)

soutenir

4. sustain (support):

sustain regime, economy, market, system

soutenir

to sustain life

rendre la vie possible

5. sustain (suffer):

sustain injury, blow, burn

recevoir

sustain loss

éprouver

sustain defeat

subir, essuyer

to sustain severe damage

subir d'importants dégâts

6. sustain (bear):

sustain weight

supporter

7. sustain LAW (uphold):

sustain claim

faire droit à

sustain objection

admettre

objection sustained!

objection accordée!

II.sustained ADJ

sustained attack, criticism, development, effort

soutenu

sustained applause, period

prolongé

sustained note

tenu

III.sustaining ADJ

sustaining drink, meal:

sustaining

nourrissant

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

pedal

pédale f

loud/soft pedal MUS

pédale forte/douce

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

to pedal a bicycle

pédaler

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

1. pedal (use pedal):

pedal

pédaler

to pedal hard or furiously

pédaler dur

2. pedal (cycle):

to pedal down/up/through

descendre/monter/traverser à vélo

to pedal along/towards

pédaler le long de/vers

sustaining pedal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sustaining pedal in the English»French Dictionary

sustaining pedal

pédale f forte

Translations for sustaining pedal in the English»French Dictionary

sustaining ADJ

1. sustaining FOOD (nourishing):

sustaining

nourrissant(e)

2. sustaining MUS:

sustaining pedal

pédale f forte

sustain [səˈsteɪn] VB trans

1. sustain form (suffer):

sustain defeat, loss

subir

she sustained severe injuries

elle a été grièvement blessée

2. sustain (maintain):

sustain life

maintenir

3. sustain (support):

sustain

soutenir

4. sustain Am LAW (uphold):

sustain objection

retenir

5. sustain MUS:

sustain note

prolonger

I.pedal [ˈpedəl] N

pedal

pédale f

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

pedal

pédaler

III.pedal [ˈpedəl] VB trans

to pedal a bike

faire du vélo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This definition alone would make it sound as if the sostenuto pedal accomplishes the same thing as the damper, or sustaining pedal.

en.wikipedia.org

Confusion is widespread about the use of the sustaining pedal.

montrealgazette.com

It merely means using the fingers to hold down notes as an equivalent of using the sustaining pedal.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk