brake pedal
3
2.0
- noun
- /breɪk ˈpɛdəl/
- Specialized
:
pedal de freno
- And then hopefully, I presume it's just going to be a case of pumping the brake pedal a few times.
- gas and brake pedal
- accelerator and brake pedal
- foot on the brake pedal
You when when I press the pedal, the brake pedal of a car, it is not actually connected directly to to anything but a computer.
- You when when I press the pedal, the brake pedal of a car, it is not actually connected directly to to anything but a computer.
- And brake pedal Door and brake pedal door.
- And when you take the brake pedal off, it starts, starts pumping out into the brain.
Examples
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Your brake light is a simple switch affixed to the brake pedal.
Blog text (27) -
What you mean is when you press the brake pedal, brake pads are not touching your wheel.
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Everything seemed normal until I got in and the brake pedal went all the way back with no resistance.
Blog text (16) -
How many times has your foot slipped off the brake pedal?
Blog text (1) -
He lifted me slightly and worked the brake pedal with his foot, slowing the car to a near stop.
Fiction book (1997) -
Easing up on the gas, a slight tap of the brake pedal, and the car swerves to the left.
Fiction book (2000) -
For example, a high-pitched squeal that stops when pressing on the brake pedal is a sign that a vehicle's brakes should be inspected.
Blog text (34) -
Reclining now in her fearful driving position, she shifts her automatic into reverse but keeps her foot on the brake pedal, hesitantly.
Fiction book (1990) -
Chase pressed the brake pedal and eased to the side of the road.
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Drivers should not pump the brake pedal in cars equipped with ABS.
Synonyms
91
1.8
A lever you press with your foot to control a machine like a car or bike
2
3.2
A thing you press with your foot to control a machine like a car or sewing machine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'brake' (a device for stopping motion) and 'pedal' (a foot-operated lever), so the meaning — a foot lever used to activate the brakes — is directly and predictably derivable from the constituents. This noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Brake pedal is a simple, literal name: the pedal is the part you press with your foot and the brake is what makes the vehicle slow or stop, so the phrase describes the foot control used 'to stop' the car.