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to brake
01
bremsen, anhalten
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Beispiele
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
Der Radfahrer musste schnell bremsen, um eine Kollision mit dem Fußgänger, der die Straße überquerte, zu vermeiden.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
Als der Zug sich dem Bahnhof näherte, begann der Ingenieur allmählich zu bremsen, um einen sanften und präzisen Halt zu gewährleisten.
02
bremsen, anhalten
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Beispiele
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
Der Fahrer bremste das Auto geschickt, als sie sich der scharfen Kurve auf der Bergstraße näherten.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
Der Pilot bremste das Flugzeug sanft auf der Landebahn, verlangsamte sich nach einer erfolgreichen Landung reibungslos.
Brake
01
Bremse
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Beispiele
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
Bremse, Hindernis
anything that slows or hinders a process
Beispiele
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
Dickicht, Gestrüpp
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Beispiele
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
großer grober Farn oft mehrere Fuß hoch; im Wesentlichen Unkrautfarne; kosmopolitisch, großer und grober Farn
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Beispiele
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
Farn, Pteris
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Beispiele
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
