brake (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “brake”

sg. brake, pl. brakes or uncountable
  1. brems
    Hearing a loud honk, he quickly hit the brakes to avoid hitting the dog that darted into the street.
  2. hindring
    His fear of failure was a brake on his ambition to start his own business.

verb “brake”

brake; he brakes; past braked, part. braked; ger. braking
  1. bremse
    Seeing the red light ahead, she quickly braked to avoid running through it.