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Meanings of sustaining pedal in English

A pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating.

Usage of sustaining pedal in English
1
Have you ever tried singing a note into this instrument when the sustaining pedal is depressed?
Ted and the Telephone
2
Unlike the standard sustaining pedal it doesn't sustain any and every note being played while it is depressed.
The Irish Times
3
Charles Owen is helped by the piano's sustaining pedal, but there is still a lack of focus in his playing.
The Irish Times
4
The tempo is abnormally slow, and the tone is not in a position where the sustaining pedal can sensibly help it.
Chopin : the Man and His Music