Definition
Pushing down repeatedly with your feet on pedals, as when riding a bicycle, or metaphorically, working hard to maintain momentum.
Etymology
From pedal (from Latin pes, meaning foot), the word developed from mechanical devices using foot-powered motion. When bicycles became common, pedaling became the most familiar example.
Kelly Says
Pedaling is one of the most efficient ways humans can create mechanical energy—cyclists can produce about 100-200 watts of sustained power, which is why bicycles are sometimes called the most efficient machines humans have invented relative to their simplicity.
Translations
CACatalà
pedalejar
peh-deh-la-jar
CSČeština
šlapání
shla-pa-nee
ELΕλληνικά
πεδάλι
peh-dah-lee
ESEspañol
pedaleo
peh-deh-lay-oh
FISuomi
pyöräily
pyo-ra-i-ly
FRFrançais
pédalage
peh-dah-lahj
HIहिन्दी
पैडलिंग
paedaling
HUMagyar
pedálozás
peh-dah-loh-zaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersepeda
ber-se-pa-da
ITItaliano
pedalare
peh-dah-lah-reh
MRMR
सायकल चालवणे
sai-ka-al cha-la-va-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
berbasikal
ber-ba-si-kal
NLNederlands
trappen
TRAP-en
PLPolski
napedalowanie
na-peh-da-la-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
pedalar
peh-dah-lah-r
RORomână
pedalare
peh-dah-lah-reh
TAதமிழ்
பைக்கில் சாக
pai-kil sa-a-k
TEతెలుగు
సైకిల్ నడక
sai-kil na-d-ka
THไทย
เหยียบจักรยาน
hyiab chak-ya-nan
TLTL
pamamasyal sa bisikleta
pa-ma-mas-ya-l sa bi-si-kle-ta
TRTürkçe
pedala
peh-dah-lah
UKУкраїнська
качати
ka-chaty
URاردو
چکر لگانا
chakar la-ga-na
VITiếng Việt
đạp xe
dap xe