Significado de brake em inglês
brakebrake1 /breɪk/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas as traduções1[often plural] a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stopequipamento que faz um veículo diminuir a velocidade ou parar: 
Test your brakes after driving through water.Teste os freios depois de passar por água. I managed to put the brakes on just in time.Consegui frear bem a tempo. Moira slammed on the brakes (=used them suddenly and with a lot of force).Moira pisou bruscamente no freio (=usou-o de repente e com muita força).apply the brakes formalformal He applied the brakes but failed to stop in time.Ele acionou os freios, mas não conseguiu parar a tempo.the rear/front brakes the screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant noise they can make)o chiado dos freios (=o barulho alto e desagradável que podem fazer) → anti-lock braking system, emergency brake, handbrake, parking brake2act as a brake on something to make something develop more slowly, be more difficult to do, or happen lessfazer algo se desenvolver mais lentamente, ser mais difícil de realizar ou acontecer menos: Rises in interest rates act as a brake on expenditure.Os aumentos nas taxas de juros funcionam como um freio para os gastos.3put the brakes on something to stop something that is happeningparar algo que está acontecendoCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosput the brakes on (=use the brakes)· Put the brakes on – you’re going too fast.· Freie — você está indo rápido demais.apply the brakes formalformal (=use them)· Apply the brakes as you approach the roundabout.· Aplique os freios ao se aproximar da rotatória.slam on/jam on/hit the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force)· The car in front stopped suddenly and I had to slam on the brakes.· O carro da frente parou de repente e eu tive que frear bruscamente.release the brake (=stop using the foot or hand brake)· The traffic lights turned green and I released the brake.· O semáforo ficou verde e eu soltei o freio.brakes fail (=do not work when you use them)· Going down the mountain I was afraid the brakes might fail.· Descendo a montanha, eu tinha medo de que os freios pudessem falhar.brakes screech (=make a high noise when you use them)· The brakes screeched and the train finally stopped.· Os freios chiaram e o trem finalmente parou.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + brakeADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + brakefaulty (=not working properly)· Faulty brakes may have caused the accident.· Freios com defeito podem ter causado o acidente.· The brakes could have been faulty.· Os freios podem ter estado com defeito.the rear/front brakes (=for the rear/front wheels)· The rear brakes were ineffective.· Os freios traseiros estavam ineficazes.the foot brake (=one you apply with your foot, to slow the car down)· He stamped on the foot brake.· Ele pisou com força no freio de pé.the hand brake (also the emergency brake, the parking brake American English) (=one you apply with your hand, to stop the car moving when parked)· I tried to drive off with the hand brake still on.· Tentei sair dirigindo com o freio de mão ainda acionado.anti-lock brakes (=that do not cause the wheels to lock and skid if the brakes are used suddenly)· The car comes equipped with anti-lock brakes.· O carro vem equipado com freios antitravamento.brake + NOUNbrake + SUBSTANTIVOthe brake pedal (=that you press with your foot)· She pressed the brake pedal but nothing happened.· Ela pressionou o pedal do freio, mas nada aconteceu.brake failure (=when brakes do not work)· What should you do in the event of a brake failure?· O que você deve fazer em caso de falha nos freios?phraseslocuçõesthe screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant sound of a car stopping suddenly)· I heard the screech of brakes in the road outside.· Ouvi o chiado de freios na rua lá fora.
Ver todas as traduções1[often plural] a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stopequipamento que faz um veículo diminuir a velocidade ou parar: Test your brakes after driving through water.Teste os freios depois de passar por água. I managed to put the brakes on just in time.Consegui frear bem a tempo. Moira slammed on the brakes (=used them suddenly and with a lot of force).Moira pisou bruscamente no freio (=usou-o de repente e com muita força).apply the brakes formalformal He applied the brakes but failed to stop in time.Ele acionou os freios, mas não conseguiu parar a tempo.the rear/front brakes the screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant noise they can make)o chiado dos freios (=o barulho alto e desagradável que podem fazer) → anti-lock braking system, emergency brake, handbrake, parking brake2act as a brake on something to make something develop more slowly, be more difficult to do, or happen lessfazer algo se desenvolver mais lentamente, ser mais difícil de realizar ou acontecer menos: Rises in interest rates act as a brake on expenditure.Os aumentos nas taxas de juros funcionam como um freio para os gastos.3put the brakes on something to stop something that is happeningparar algo que está acontecendoCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosput the brakes on (=use the brakes)· Put the brakes on – you’re going too fast.· Freie — você está indo rápido demais.apply the brakes formalformal (=use them)· Apply the brakes as you approach the roundabout.· Aplique os freios ao se aproximar da rotatória.slam on/jam on/hit the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force)· The car in front stopped suddenly and I had to slam on the brakes.· O carro da frente parou de repente e eu tive que frear bruscamente.release the brake (=stop using the foot or hand brake)· The traffic lights turned green and I released the brake.· O semáforo ficou verde e eu soltei o freio.brakes fail (=do not work when you use them)· Going down the mountain I was afraid the brakes might fail.· Descendo a montanha, eu tinha medo de que os freios pudessem falhar.brakes screech (=make a high noise when you use them)· The brakes screeched and the train finally stopped.· Os freios chiaram e o trem finalmente parou.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + brakeADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + brakefaulty (=not working properly)· Faulty brakes may have caused the accident.· Freios com defeito podem ter causado o acidente.· The brakes could have been faulty.· Os freios podem ter estado com defeito.the rear/front brakes (=for the rear/front wheels)· The rear brakes were ineffective.· Os freios traseiros estavam ineficazes.the foot brake (=one you apply with your foot, to slow the car down)· He stamped on the foot brake.· Ele pisou com força no freio de pé.the hand brake (also the emergency brake, the parking brake American English) (=one you apply with your hand, to stop the car moving when parked)· I tried to drive off with the hand brake still on.· Tentei sair dirigindo com o freio de mão ainda acionado.anti-lock brakes (=that do not cause the wheels to lock and skid if the brakes are used suddenly)· The car comes equipped with anti-lock brakes.· O carro vem equipado com freios antitravamento.brake + NOUNbrake + SUBSTANTIVOthe brake pedal (=that you press with your foot)· She pressed the brake pedal but nothing happened.· Ela pressionou o pedal do freio, mas nada aconteceu.brake failure (=when brakes do not work)· What should you do in the event of a brake failure?· O que você deve fazer em caso de falha nos freios?phraseslocuçõesthe screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant sound of a car stopping suddenly)· I heard the screech of brakes in the road outside.· Ouvi o chiado de freios na rua lá fora.brakebrake2 verb [intransitive] to make a vehicle or bicycle go more slowly or stop by using its brakefazer um veículo ou bicicleta diminuir a velocidade ou parar usando o freiobrake sharply/hard (=brake quickly)(=frear bruscamente) He braked sharply to avoid the dog.Ele freou bruscamente para desviar do cachorro.
to make a vehicle or bicycle go more slowly or stop by using its brakefazer um veículo ou bicicleta diminuir a velocidade ou parar usando o freiobrake sharply/hard (=brake quickly)(=frear bruscamente) He braked sharply to avoid the dog.Ele freou bruscamente para desviar do cachorro.