vélo
9.2
A two-wheeled vehicle that a person rides to go places
- noun
- /veɪloʊ/
- Jargon
:
bicicleta
- J'ai acheté un nouveau vélo pour faire du cyclisme cet été.
Examples
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C'est ton vélo ?
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Le vélo est un moyen de transport écologique et économique.
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Mon vélo !
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Il a réparé son vélo avant de partir en randonnée.
Synonyms
1
9.9
An early vehicle you move with pedals that has two or three wheels
is the general French cycling term used today rather than an older vehicle type
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vélo is a short form of vélocipède, from Latin velox meaning 'swift' and the same root as English velocity. So a vélo is a 'swift' wheeled vehicle, which is why the word means 'bicycle'.