What does freni in Italian mean?

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

The word freni in Italian means brake, check, stop, slow down, brake, slow, contain, hold back, restrain, slacken the grip on, disc brake, disk brake, handbrake, drum brake, emergency brake, emergency brake, parking brake, restraint, brake lever, slow down, put the brakes on, chomp at the bit, champ at the bit, put a stop to, break pad, to keep a tight rein on or, to hold one's tongue. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word freni

brake

sostantivo maschile (congegno per fermare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Devi premere il freno con gradualità, altrimenti continuerai a farmi sbattere la testa sul parabrezza.
You have to brake slowly or you'll make me slam my head on the windscreen again.

check, stop

sostantivo maschile (figurato (azione: bloccare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non aveva freni quando si trattava di bere.
He couldn't put a check on his drinking.

slow down

verbo intransitivo (rallentare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Vidi l'auto che frenava prima della curva.
I saw the car slow down before the curve.

brake, slow

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far rallentare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non voglio andare in bicicletta insieme a te perché vai troppo lento e mi freni.
I don't want to ride bikes with you because you go too slow and you slow me down.

contain, hold back, restrain

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (contenere, moderare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le nuove leggi non fecero altro che frenare ulteriormente l'economia.
The new laws only held the economy back even more.

slacken the grip on

disc brake, disk brake

sostantivo maschile (veicoli: tipo di freno)

handbrake

sostantivo maschile (di veicoli)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drum brake

sostantivo maschile (veicoli: tipo di freno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

emergency brake

emergency brake

parking brake

restraint

brake lever

sostantivo femminile (veicoli: freno a mano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

slow down, put the brakes on

chomp at the bit, champ at the bit

put a stop to

break pad

to keep a tight rein on or

to hold one's tongue

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