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to brake
01
frenare
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Esempi
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
Il ciclista ha dovuto frenare rapidamente per evitare di urtare il pedone che attraversava la strada.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
Mentre il treno si avvicinava alla stazione, l'ingegnere iniziò a frenare gradualmente per garantire un arresto dolce e preciso.
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.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
Il pilota ha frenato delicatamente l'aereo sulla pista, decelerando dolcemente dopo un atterraggio riuscito.
Brake
01
freno
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Esempi
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
freno, ostacolo
anything that slows or hinders a process
Esempi
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
macchia, boschetto
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Esempi
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
felce grande e grossolana spesso alta diversi piedi; essenzialmente felci infestanti; cosmopolita, felce grande e ruvida
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Esempi
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
felce, pteride
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Esempi
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
