brake

freno

Parte di una macchina o di un veicolo che permette di rallentarlo o fermarlo.

In inglese semplice: A part of a machine or vehicle that makes it slow down or stop.

• Press the brake gently.
• The bike's brakes need repairs.
• Did the brakes fail before the crash?

Espressioni comuni: brake pedal, hand brake, brake failure, disc brake

boscaglia, macchia

Zona dove arbusti e altre piante selvatiche crescono molto vicini tra loro.

In inglese semplice: An area where bushes and other wild plants grow closely together.

• A deer hid in the brake.
• We pushed through a tangled brake beside the stream.
• Thorny brakes covered the abandoned fields.

Sinonimi: thicket

Espressioni comuni: a tangled brake, a thorny brake, dense brake

frenare

Usare il freno di un veicolo per rallentare o fermarsi.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you use a vehicle's stopping device to slow down or stop.

• Brake gently on this road.
• She braked hard when the dog ran out.
• The driver braked the truck before the bend.

Sinonimi: slow down

Contrari: accelerate

Espressioni comuni: brake hard, brake gently, brake suddenly, brake too late

pestare, impastare

Schiacciare materiale vegetale, oppure lavorare un impasto premendolo e ripiegandolo con le mani.

In inglese semplice: To crush plant material, or press and fold dough with your hands.

• They brake the dried flax.
• The baker braked the dough by hand.
• Workers braked hemp to separate its fibres.

Sinonimi: crush, knead

Espressioni comuni: brake flax, brake the dough, brake hemp