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| Traduções principais |
| brake n | often plural (vehicle: stopping device) | freio sm |
| | (informal,anglicismo) | breque sm |
| | (POR) | travão sm |
| | The driver hit the brake, but the car skidded several feet on the ice. |
| | O motorista apertou o freio, mas o carro deslizou vários metros no gelo. |
| brake⇒ vi | (driver: stop vehicle) | frear v int |
| | (BRA: informal,anglicismo) | brecar v int |
| | | travar v int |
| | The driver braked when he saw the cat by the side of the road. |
| | O motorista freou quando ele viu o gato na beira da estrada. |
| a brake on [sth] n | figurative ([sth] that slows progress) | obstáculo sm |
| | (figurado) | freio sm |
| | Opposition to the minister's bill from his own party was a brake on his plans. |
| | A oposição à lei do ministro por parte de seu próprio partido foi um obstáculo aos planos dele. |
| Traduções complementares |
| brake n | (area of dense plant growth) | matagal sm |
| | Lots of snakes live in the brake where the cane grows. |
brake,
brake harrow n | (tool to break up dirt) | travão sm |
| brake n | (machine: crushes flax) (têxtil) | gramadeira sf |
| | To separate the fibers of the flax seeds, you have to use a brake. |
| brake [sth]⇒ vtr | (crush [sth] with brake) | gramar, espadelar vt |
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