frenare
B1#2,347Hear it
verb
to brake
to check, to hold back, to curb, to brake, to control, to backpedal, to harness
Used in the library
- Bisogna frenare i bambini dopo la recita, non prima.The children have to be restrained after the play, not before.B1Di nuovo, per favore (14) — Again, please (14) (B1)
- La bicicletta del nipote non ha freni e non serve.The nephew's bicycle has no brakes and doesn't need them.B1Di nuovo, per favore (3) — Again, please (3) (B1)
- In discesa bisogna frenare con il motore, non con il freno.Going downhill you have to brake with the engine, not with the brake.B1Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (B1)
- Nel film il vigile grida alt e la macchina dei ladri frena.In the film the traffic warden shouts halt and the thieves' car brakes.B2Di nuovo, per favore (19) — Again, please (19) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- controllareto check, verify, inspect, examine; to supervise, watch
- rallentareto slow, to slow down (movement, speed, the pace, etc.); to diminish, to reduce (effort, discipline, etc.)
- trattenereto hold (someone) (back); to restrain; to harness, especially to stop from running away; to confine (someone) (in at/a place), especially to hold in police custody
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