freio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bit noun A small piece or amount of something.
- 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.
- hindrance noun Something that gets in the way or slows progress; an obstacle.
Senses
freio is used for these senses in English:
- bit A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
- brake 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.]
- curb (figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- frenulum (anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.
- hindrance Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
bit — full definition
- noun A small piece or amount of something.
- noun The smallest unit of digital information, representing a 0 or a 1.
- verb Past tense of "bite".
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.