Bicycle

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

bi- + cycle

Noun

bicycle (plural bicycles)

1. A cycle with two wheels that is powered by the driver's legs.

Synonyms

• bike (colloquial)
• cycle
• push bike , pushbike

Translations

Arabic: دراجة هوائية Bulgarian: колело n Chinese (simplified): 自行车 (zi4xing2che1), 脚踏车 (jiao3ta4che1) 辆 Croatian: bicikl m Danish: cykel c Dutch: fiets m, velo m (Belgium) Estonian: jalgratas Finnish: polkupyörä French: bicyclette f, vélo m Frisian: fyts German: Fahrrad n, Velo n (Switzerland) Greek: ποδήλατο n (podhilato) Hebrew: אופניים m (plural) kerékpár Ido: biciklo Indonesian: sepeda Irish: rothar m Italian: bicicletta f, bici f (informal)

Japanese: 自転車 (じてんしゃ , jitensha), チャリンコ (charinko) Lithuanian: dviratis m Norwegian: sykkel m Polish: rower m Romanian: bicicletă f Russian: велосипед m Slovak: bicykel m Spanish: bicicleta f, bici f (informal) Swedish: cykel c, tvåhjuling c Vietnamese: xe đạp Yiddish: ביציקל m, ראָווער m, וועלאָסיפּעד m, ביציקלעט m

See also

• motorcycle
• tricycle
• unicycle
• Homepage of the Union du Cyclisme Internationale, the international governing body for most bicycle sports