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pedalare

to pedal

verb peh-dah-LAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

to cycle

Usage Note

Pedalare means to pedal a bicycle or other pedal-powered vehicle. It takes avere as auxiliary when used transitively, but is often used intransitively in Italian with avere as well (ho pedalato per un'ora). The noun pedale (pedal) is the base. Figuratively, pedalare can mean to work hard or struggle ('to slog away').

Examples

"Pedalare in montagna è molto faticoso."

Natural Translation

Cycling in the mountains is very tiring.

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