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brake verb

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.
  • (intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
 frenare

brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]
  • (engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
  • (figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
 freno
  • (chiefly, _, nautical) The handle of a pump.
 manovella della tromba

brake noun

  /bɹeɪk/
  • (textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]
 gramola

braking noun

  /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
  • The act of applying brakes.
 frenaggio
brake pad
pastiglia, pastiglia dei freni
disc brake
freno a disco
brake shoe
ganascia
parking brake
freno di parcheggio
drum brake
freno a tamburo
muzzle brake
freno di bocca
brake pedal
pedale del freno
brake fluid
fluido freni
brake light
luci d'arresto
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