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to brake
01
frenar
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
El ciclista tuvo que frenar rápidamente para evitar chocar con el peatón que cruzaba la calle.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
A medida que el tren se acercaba a la estación, el ingeniero comenzó a frenar gradualmente para asegurar una parada suave y precisa.
02
frenar, detener
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Ejemplos
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
El conductor frenó hábilmente el coche cuando se acercaban a la curva cerrada en la carretera de montaña.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
El piloto frenó suavemente el avión en la pista, desacelerando sin problemas después de un aterrizaje exitoso.
Brake
01
freno
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Ejemplos
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
freno, obstáculo
anything that slows or hinders a process
Ejemplos
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
matorral, maleza
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Ejemplos
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
helecho grande y grueso a menudo de varios pies de alto; esencialmente helechos maleza; cosmopolita, helecho grande y tosco
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Ejemplos
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
helecho, pteris
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Ejemplos
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
