noun “brake”
Singular brake, Plural brakes oder onzieleg
- a tool designed to decrease the speed or halt a wheel or vehicle, typically through rubbing
Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.
Hearing a loud honk, he quickly hit the brakes to avoid hitting the dog that darted into the street.
- something that slows down or halts an activity
His fear of failure was a brake on his ambition to start his own business.
verb “brake”
Infinitiv brake; hien brakes; Verg. braked; Part. Verg. braked; Ger. braking
- to use a device that slows down motion
Seeing the red light ahead, she quickly braked to avoid running through it.