"pedal to the metal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adverb|-}} pedal to the metal (not comparable)
  1. at maximum speed Tags: not-comparable Translations (max speed or intensity): nasta laudassa (Finnish), pied au plancher (French), à fond la caisse (French), pleins gaz (French), plattan i mattan (Swedish), gasen i botten (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pedal_to_the_metal-en-adv-YSyaB5qD Disambiguation of 'max speed or intensity': 62 38
  2. with maximum effort Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pedal_to_the_metal-en-adv-I5oOWF7Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pedals to the metal, put the pedal to the metal Related terms: balls to the wall, step on it
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    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "pedals to the metal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "put the pedal to the metal"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-adverb"
    }
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      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "balls to the wall"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "step on it"
    }
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        "at maximum speed"
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      "id": "en-pedal_to_the_metal-en-adv-YSyaB5qD",
      "links": [
        [
          "speed",
          "speed#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "max speed or intensity",
          "word": "nasta laudassa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "max speed or intensity",
          "word": "pied au plancher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "max speed or intensity",
          "word": "à fond la caisse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "max speed or intensity",
          "word": "pleins gaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "max speed or intensity",
          "word": "plattan i mattan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 38",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "max speed or intensity",
          "word": "gasen i botten"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "30 70",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
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        },
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          "_dis": "27 73",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
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        },
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          "_dis": "12 88",
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          "_dis": "9 91",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
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          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "with maximum effort"
      ],
      "id": "en-pedal_to_the_metal-en-adv-I5oOWF7Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "effort",
          "effort#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pedal to the metal"
}
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  "categories": [
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English rhyming phrases",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "pedals to the metal"
    },
    {
      "word": "put the pedal to the metal"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
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      "name": "en-adverb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "balls to the wall"
    },
    {
      "word": "step on it"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "at maximum speed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speed",
          "speed#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "with maximum effort"
      ],
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          "effort",
          "effort#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "max speed or intensity",
      "word": "nasta laudassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "max speed or intensity",
      "word": "pied au plancher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "max speed or intensity",
      "word": "à fond la caisse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "max speed or intensity",
      "word": "pleins gaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "max speed or intensity",
      "word": "plattan i mattan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "max speed or intensity",
      "word": "gasen i botten"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pedal to the metal"
}

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