freno
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el freno(
freh
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noh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (mechanics)
Alguien le cortó los frenos, así que no pudo parar y se estrelló en el cruce.Somebody cut his brakes, so he was unable to stop and crashed at the intersection.
a. bit
Sé que mi caballo lo detesta, pero el freno es la única manera de comunicarme con él cuando monto.I know my horse hates it, but the bit is the only way I can communicate with him when I ride with him.
3. (restraint)
a. check
Con este sistema de frenos y contrapesos, cada rama del gobierno puede limitar y controlar los poderes de las demás.With this system of checks and balances, each branch of the government can limit and control the powers of the others.
b. brake
Como perdimos los fondos para nuestro proyecto, tuvimos que poner freno a la planificación.Since we lost funding for our project, we had to put a brake on the planning process.
los frenos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (orthodontics) (Ecuador) (Guatemala) (Mexico) (Panama) (Peru)
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Guatemala
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Peru
a. braces (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Está contenta que los frenos le están poniendo bien los dientes, pero se queja de que le duelen.She is happy that her braces are straightening her teeth, but she complains that they hurt.
b. brace (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Sus padres hicieron que se pusiera frenos en los dientes porque los tenía muy torcidos.Her parents made her put a brace on her teeth because they were so crooked.
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