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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

  1. noun A small piece or amount of something.
  2. noun The smallest unit of digital information, representing a 0 or a 1.
  3. verb Past tense of "bite".

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.

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