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bicicleta

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “bicicleta” mean in English?

  1. bicycle

Example sentences

  • Voy al parque en bicicleta.

    I go to the park by bike.

  • Mi bicicleta es nueva.

    My bike is new.

  • Voy en bici al trabajo.

    I go to work by bike (short).

How to use it

Bicicleta means 'bicycle'. Feminine: la bicicleta. Often shortened to bici (also feminine: la bici).

Common mistake

Use en bicicleta or en bici (not 'con bicicleta'). Spanish uses en for ALL means of transport, regardless of size.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.