frenare

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) to brake
2. (figuratively, transitive) to check, to hold back, to curb, to brake, to control, to backpedal, to harness

Concepts

brake

curb

restrain

check

stem

repress

suppress

inhibit

hold back

bridle

refrain

contain

retain

control

squelch

stifle

moderate

oppress

detain

slow

slow down

throttle

trammel

turn back

withhold

rein in

stop

🛑

slow up

arrest

balk

block

bottle up

bound

confine

decelerate

draw up

harness

haul up

hinder

hold up

limit

pull up

rein

reserve

restrict

retard

Synonyms

fermare

🛑

bloccare

trattenere

imbrigliare

reprimere

rallentare

arrestare

contenere

dominare

opprimere

ostacolare

ritenere

arginare

mettere il freno

tene’

attenuare

decelerare

limitare

impedire

moderare

aspettare

ritardare

tenere a freno

imbracare

tenere sotto controllo

imbragare

para’

sopprimere

soffocare

Translations

freiner

bremsen

frenar

abbremsen

travar

frear

zügeln

remmen

reprimir

hemmen

كبح

réprimer

drosseln

bändigen

Hyphenated as

fre‧nà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/freˈna.re/

Etymology

From freno + -are, or possibly from Latin frēnāre.