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to brake
01
freiner
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Exemples
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
Le cycliste a dû freiner rapidement pour éviter de percuter le piéton traversant la rue.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
Alors que le train approchait de la gare, l'ingénieur a commencé à freiner progressivement pour assurer un arrêt en douceur et précis.
02
freiner, arrêter
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Exemples
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
Le conducteur a habilement freiné la voiture alors qu'ils approchaient du virage serré de la route de montagne.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
Le pilote a freiné doucement l'avion sur la piste, ralentissant en douceur après un atterrissage réussi.
Brake
01
frein
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Exemples
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
frein, obstacle
anything that slows or hinders a process
Exemples
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
fourré, hallier
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Exemples
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
fougère grossière souvent de plusieurs pieds de haut; essentiellement des fougères mauvaises herbes; cosmopolite, fougère grande et grossière
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Exemples
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
fougère, ptéris
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Exemples
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
