jarruttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- filibuster noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
Senses
jarruttaa is used for these senses in English:
- brake (intransitive) To operate a brake or brakes.
- brake (intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
- filibuster (originally, and, mainly, US politics, intransitive, transitive) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
brake — full definition
- noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.
filibuster — full definition
- noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
- verb To use such delaying tactics in a legislative body.