cycle

noun
A2
OPAL
OPAL
1
A2
a bicycle or motorcycle
دوچرخه, موتور سیکلت
see also bike
2
B1
the fact of a series of events being repeated many times, always in the same order
چرخه, دوره, سیکل
Every business goes through cycles.
the cycle of the seasons
The argument is that reprisals simply perpetuate the cycle of violence.
They could not break the cycle of harvest failure, food shortage, price increase and misery.
Front runners generally establish themselves early in the election cycle.
The percentage of companies being downgraded was typical for this point in the economic cycle.
different phases of the cell cycle
see also business cycle, carbon cycle, life cycle, lunar cycle, menstrual cycle, news cycle, nitrogen cycle, water cycle
3
a complete set or series, for example of movements in a machine
چرخه, سیکل
eight cycles per second
the rinse cycle
see also song cycle
verb
A2
1
to ride a bicycle; to travel by bicycle
دوچرخه‌سواری کردن, راندن دوچرخه
compare bicycle, bike