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to brake
01
frenare
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Esempi
In heavy traffic, it 's essential to maintain a safe following distance and be prepared to brake quickly if needed.
In caso di traffico intenso, è essenziale mantenere una distanza di sicurezza e essere pronti a frenare rapidamente se necessario.
02
frenare, fermare
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Esempi
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
Il conducente ha abilmente frenato l'auto mentre si avvicinavano alla curva stretta della strada di montagna.
Brake
Esempi
Modern cars have anti-lock brakes.
02
anything that slows, restrains, or impedes a process or action
Esempi
Fear often acts as a brake on decision-making.
03
a dense area of vegetation, usually dominated by one plant type
Esempi
Birds nested in the dense brake.
04
a tall, coarse fern, often several feet high, sometimes considered a weed fern
Esempi
He identified the brake by its tall fronds.
05
any fern of the genus Pteris, often pinnately compound and popular as a houseplant
Esempi
He collected brakes for his fern collection.
