| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
accelerator,
accelerator pedal n | (vehicle's speed-control pedal) | acelerador nm |
| The driver put his foot down hard on the accelerator. |
backpedal,
back-pedal vi | (pedal backwards) | pedalear hacia atrás loc verb |
| (MX) | pedalear en reversa loc verb |
backpedal,
back-pedal vi | figurative, informal (go against [sth] previously said) (figurado) | dar marcha atrás loc verb |
| echarse para atrás loc verb |
| retractarse⇒ v prnl |
| (MX, coloquial) | rajarse⇒ v prnl |
| brake pedal n | (for stopping vehicle) | freno nm |
| Do not forget to press the brake pedal; the car won't stop by itself. |
| Cuando quieras detener la marcha, pisa el freno. |
| pedal de freno grupo nom |
caged pedal,
cage pedal n | (type of bicycle pedal) (bicicleta) | calapié nm |
| cleated pedal n | (type of bicycle pedal) | pedal automático nm + adj |
| pedal con cala nm + loc adj |
damper pedal,
loud pedal,
sustain pedal n | (music: sustains tone) | sordina nf |
| gas pedal n | US (accelerator) | acelerador nm |
| She slammed on the gas pedal and sped down the street. |
| Pisó el acelerador y salió picando calle abajo. |
| pedal boat | (recreational water vehicle) | hidropedal nm |
| pedalón nm |
| bote a pedal nm + loc adj |
| pedal point n | (music: sustained tone) | pedal nm |
pedal point,
organ point,
pedal note n | (passage containing sustained tone) | pasaje de pedal nm + loc adj |
| pedal power n | (use of a cycle) | pedaleo nm |
| pedal power n | (energy generated by cycling) | energía de pedaleo grupo nom |
| energía a pedal grupo nom |
| pedal pushers npl | (women's short trousers) | pescadores nmpl |
| My mom used to wear pedal pushers all summer long. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los pescadores son muy socorridos para el verano y la playa. |
| (ES) | pantalón pirata grupo nom |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los pantalones pirata son ideales para el verano. |
| pantalón pescador grupo nom |
soft pedal,
una corda pedal n | (music: pedal on a piano) | pedal sordina loc nom m |
| soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (downplay, try to minimize) | restar importancia a loc verb |
| soft-pedal⇒ vi | (music: use soft pedal) (música) | tocar con pedal suave loc verb |
| tocar pedal celeste loc verb |
| soft-pedal [sth]⇒ vtr | (music: soften with soft pedal) (música) | tocar con pedal suave loc verb |
| tocar pedal celeste loc verb |
