frenare — meaning in English

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.
• curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
• harness noun A set of straps used to control or support an animal, person, or piece of equipment.

Senses

frenare is used for these senses in English:

• harness (transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
• hold up (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
• hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

brake — full definition

1. noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
2. verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.

curb — full definition

1. noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
2. noun Something that restrains or holds something in check.
3. verb To control or hold back; to restrain.

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