el
masculine
/ˈfɾeno/
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Translation
brake
Word origin
From Latin frenum ('bridle, bit'), the device used to restrain a horse. The same root gives the anatomical term 'frenulum'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- frenum
- English cognates
- frenulum
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfrenos
Examples
chocar.
I hit the brake just in time to avoid crashing.
.
The bicycle brake does not work well.
.
We had to take the car to the garage to change the brakes.
.
Fear can be a brake on your dreams.
¡! .
Careful! It seems the handbrake is loose.
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