Zoeken
Selecteer de woordenboektaal
to brake
01
remmen, stoppen
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Voorbeelden
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
De fietser moest snel remmen om een botsing met de voetganger die de straat overstak te voorkomen.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
Toen de trein het station naderde, begon de ingenieur geleidelijk te remmen om een zachte en precieze stop te garanderen.
02
remmen, stoppen
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Voorbeelden
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
De bestuurder remde het auto behendig af toen ze de scherpe bocht in de bergweg naderden.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
De piloot remde het vliegtuig zachtjes op de landingsbaan, na een succesvolle landing soepel vertragend.
01
rem
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Voorbeelden
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
rem, belemmering
anything that slows or hinders a process
Voorbeelden
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
struikgewas, begroeiing
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Voorbeelden
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
grote grove varen vaak meerdere voet hoog; in wezen onkruidvarens; kosmopolitisch, grote en grove varen
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Voorbeelden
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
varen, pteris
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Voorbeelden
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
