frenar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to brake (a vehicle)
2. (transitive) to restrain

Concepts

brake

restrain

stop

🛑

set back

slow

hinder

check

Synonyms

impedir

moderar

reducir

retrasar

contener

enlentecer

ralentizar

reducirse

retardar

retardarse

breikar

hacer más lento

lentificar

Translations

freiner

frenare

bremsen

frear

travar

imbrigliare

remmen

ritenere

frenar

frein

afremmen

estro

ανακόπτω

φρενάρω

Hyphenated as

fre‧nar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɾeˈnaɾ/

Etymology

Possibly from Latin frēnāre, but more likely derived later in Spanish from freno, and first attested 1591. Cf. also enfrenar and refrenar.