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cycle

UK
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
US
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/

Translations

cyclenoun
cycles
pl
UK
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
US
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
véloEn anglais britannique, pour désigner une bicyclette.
He rode his cycle to work every day to save on fuel costs.
Il allait au travail à vélo tous les jours pour économiser le carburant.
The water cycle is essential for maintaining life on Earth.
Le cycle de l’eau est essentiel au maintien de la vie sur Terre.
cycleEn musique ou en littérature, suite d’œuvres liées par un même thème.
The composer created a song cycle based on the poems of a famous author.
Le compositeur a ստեղծé un cycle de mélodies inspiré des poèmes d’un auteur célèbre.
Additional translations
bicycletteEn anglais britannique, pour désigner une bicyclette; registre un peu plus soutenu que « vélo ».
motoRare; surtout dans l’usage britannique ancien ou dialectal.
Synonyms
period
series
sequence
phase
circle
ring
loop
revolution
rotation
cycleverb
cycled
Past Simple
cycled
Past Participle
cycling
Gerund
UK
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US
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cyclerSens technique ou scientifique.
The seasons cycle through spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Les saisons cyclent à travers le printemps, l’été, l’automne et l’hiver.
faire du vélo
She cycles to work every morning.
Elle fait du vélo pour aller au travail tous les matins.
Additional translations
pédalerMet l’accent sur l’action de pédaler.
se succéder en cycleEmployé pour des processus répétés ou des phases successives.
Synonyms
rotate
turn
repeat
recirculate
alternate
transit
revolve
cycleadjective
UK
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
US
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Used chiefly attributively before another noun (e.g., cycle lane, cycle helmet).
cyclableSe dit notamment des aménagements destinés aux vélos ou au cyclisme.
The city has expanded its cycle infrastructure dramatically.
La ville a considérablement développé son infrastructure cyclable.
Synonyms
alternating
oscillatory
rotational
regular
seasonal
iterative
repeating
repetitive
recurrent
recurring
periodic
cyclical
cyclic

Definitions

cyclenoun
A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order.
The water cycle is essential for maintaining life on Earth.
A complete set or series of musical or literary works that are connected by a theme.
The composer created a song cycle based on the poems of a famous author.
A bicycle or motorcycle.
He rode his cycle to work every day to save on fuel costs.
A recurring series of events in the life of a person or group.
The economic cycle affects employment rates and consumer spending.
One complete rotation, oscillation, or other periodic process, especially in physics and engineering.
The generator produces sixty cycles per second.
cycleverb
To ride a bicycle.
She cycles to work every morning.
To move in or follow a regularly repeated sequence of events.
The seasons cycle through spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
To pass through a series of stages or phases.
The washing machine cycles through its different settings.
cycleadjective
Relating to or designed for bicycles or cycling.
The city has expanded its cycle infrastructure dramatically.
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