Phrase guide

brake pedal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

the pedal in a vehicle, usually a car, which operates the brakes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَوَّاسَةُ المَكَابِح (dawwāsatu l-makābiḥ) — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Arabic: بريك (brēk) — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Finnish: jarrupoljin — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • French: pédale de frein — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Hungarian: fékpedál — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bremsepedal — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bremsepedal — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Russian: педа́ль то́рмоза (pedálʹ tórmoza) — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Russian: тормозна́я педа́ль (tormoznája pedálʹ) — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Swedish: bromspedal — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes
  • Turkish: fren pedalı — the pedal in a vehicle which operates the brakes