to brake
01
bromsa, stanna
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Exempel
The instructor taught the new driver how to properly brake in various situations.
Instruktören lärde den nya föraren hur man bromsar ordentligt i olika situationer.
02
bromsa, stanna
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
Exempel
The automated safety system engaged and braked the roller coaster.
Det automatiserade säkerhetssystemet aktiverades och bromsade bergochdalbanan.
Brake
01
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle
Exempel
He eased off the accelerator and applied the brake.
02
anything that slows, restrains, or impedes a process or action
Exempel
Excessive rules can be a brake to efficiency.
03
a dense area of vegetation, usually dominated by one plant type
Exempel
A brake of tall grass blocked the path.
04
a tall, coarse fern, often several feet high, sometimes considered a weed fern
Exempel
The field had many wild brakes growing between shrubs.
05
any fern of the genus Pteris, often pinnately compound and popular as a houseplant
Exempel
Pteris brakes require humid conditions to thrive.
