to brake
01
bromsa, stanna
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
Exempel
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
Cyklisten var tvungen att bromsa snabbt för att undvika att kollidera med fotgängaren som korsade gatan.
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
När tåget närmade sig stationen började ingenjören gradvis bromsa för att säkerställa en mjuk och exakt stopp.
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 driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
Föraren bromsade skickligt bilen när de närmade sig den skarpa kurvan på bergsvägen.
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
Piloten bromsade flygplanet försiktigt på landningsbanan, och saktade ner smidigt efter en lyckad landning.
Brake
01
broms
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
Exempel
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
broms, hinder
anything that slows or hinders a process
Exempel
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
snår, buskar
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
Exempel
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
stor grov ormbunke ofta flera fot hög; i huvudsak ogräsormbunkar; kosmopolitisk, stor och grov ormbunke
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
Exempel
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
ormbunke, pteris
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
Exempel
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
