Phrase
in die Pedale treten
to pedal hard, to put your back into it
C2
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Meanings
Phrase
- to pedal hard, to put your back into it
Example sentence
Gegen den Wind musste ich kräftig in die Pedale treten.
Riding into the wind, I had to pedal really hard.
Word forms
feste Wendung
Usage
- kräftig in die Pedale treten — Pedal hard; a common cycling expression.
- tritt / trat / hat getreten — Strong forms of treten remain in the fixed phrase.
Am steilen Hang musste sie noch kräftiger in die Pedale treten.
On the steep slope, she had to pedal even harder.