What does frear in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word frear in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use frear in Portuguese.

The word frear in Portuguese means brake, frear, frear, refrear, travar, frear, frear, conter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word frear

brake

frear

intransitive verb (driver: stop vehicle)

O motorista freou quando ele viu o gato na beira da estrada.
The driver braked when he saw the cat by the side of the road.

frear, refrear

transitive verb (limit, restrict) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A nova política econômica da nação supostamente deve frear (or: refrear) a inflação.
The nation's new economic policy is supposed to curb inflation.

travar, frear

intransitive verb (mechanism: stop moving)

As rodas travaram quando ele puxou o freio de mão.
The wheels locked when he pulled the emergency brake.

frear, conter

transitive verb (restrain [sth])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O boxeador precisa conter sua fúria.
The boxer needs to check his aggression.

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