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noun

Helecho

A fern; bracken.

Examples :

"The hikers carefully navigated the steep slope, avoiding the thorny brake. "

Los excursionistas navegaron cuidadosamente por la empinada ladera, evitando el helecho espinoso.

plant nature

noun

Matorral, zarzal

A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc.

Examples :

"The children had to carefully navigate the brake behind the schoolyard before reaching the playground. "

Los niños tuvieron que navegar con cuidado por el matorral detrás del patio de la escuela antes de llegar al parque infantil.

environment nature plant area

noun

Rastrillo

A tool used for breaking flax or hemp.

Examples :

"The farmer used the flax brake to separate the fibers from the stalks. "

El granjero usó el rastrillo para separar las fibras de los tallos.

utensil agriculture

noun

Plegadora

A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)

Examples :

"The metal shop used a large brake to bend the metal sheets for the new roof. "

El taller de metalurgia utilizó una plegadora grande para doblar las láminas de metal para el nuevo techo.

machine technical industry

noun

Rastra

A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after ploughing; a drag.

Examples :

"The farmer used the heavy brake to break up the large clods of earth after plowing the field. "

El agricultor usó la rastra pesada para romper los grandes terrones de tierra después de arar el campo.

agriculture machine

verb

Magullar, aplastar, amasar

To bruise and crush; to knead

Examples :

"The baker had to brake the dough gently to develop its gluten. "

El panadero tuvo que amasar la masa suavemente para desarrollar su gluten.

food utensil process

verb

Rastrar

To pulverise with a harrow

Examples :

"The farmer used a harrow to brake the hard soil before planting the seeds. "

El agricultor rastró la tierra dura antes de plantar las semillas.

agriculture utensil machine

noun

Freno

An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

Examples :

"The ancient Roman army used a powerful brake during sieges to hurl large stones at enemy fortifications. "

El antiguo ejército romano usaba un freno poderoso durante los asedios para lanzar grandes piedras a las fortificaciones enemigas.

military weapon machine history war archaeology

noun

El mango de una bomba

The handle of a pump.

Examples :

"The farmer used the leather brake on his water pump to control the flow of water. "

El granjero usó el mango de cuero en su bomba de agua para controlar el flujo de agua.

machine device

noun

Freno

A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, by friction; also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.

Examples :

"She slammed the brakes when she saw a child run in front of the car."

Ella pisó el freno cuando vio a un niño correr delante del coche.

vehicle machine technology device part

noun

Batea

A baker's kneading trough.

Examples :

"The baker used the large wooden brake to knead the dough for the bread. "

El panadero usó la batea de madera grande para amasar la masa para el pan.

utensil food

noun

Freno

A device used to confine or prevent the motion of an animal.

Examples :

"The farmer used a strong brake to keep the runaway calf from wandering into the road. "

El granjero usó un freno fuerte para evitar que el ternero fugitivo se adentrara en la carretera.

animal device

noun

Freno

That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.

Examples :

"The bicycle's brake allowed the rider to slow down safely. "

El freno de la bicicleta permitió al ciclista reducir la velocidad de forma segura.

vehicle part machine

verb

Frenar

To operate (a) brake(s).

Examples :

"The driver braked hard to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

El conductor frenó bruscamente para evitar atropellar al niño que corría hacia la calle.

vehicle machine technology

verb

Frenar

To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.

Examples :

"The car braked suddenly to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

El coche frenó de repente para evitar atropellar al niño que corría hacia la calle.

vehicle action machine technical

noun

Jaula

A cage.

Examples :

"The bird was safely inside the wire brake. "

El pájaro estaba a salvo dentro de la jaula de alambre.

machine vehicle

noun

Instrumento de tortura

A type of torture instrument.

Examples :

"The prisoner's hands were tied to the torture brake, and excruciating pain was inflicted. "

Las manos del prisionero fueron atadas al instrumento de tortura y se le infligió un dolor insoportable.

weapon inhuman history item

verb

Romper, quebrar

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

material process technical

verb

Dividir, fraccionar

To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

business finance

verb

Desanimar, abatir

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her boss completely braked her enthusiasm for her work. "

Las críticas constantes de su jefe abatieron por completo su entusiasmo por su trabajo.

mind character human attitude emotion

verb

Afligirse, derrumbarse

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mi corazón se está rompiendo.

emotion suffering

verb

Frenar, interrumpir

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

Examples :

"The sudden announcement of the school closing braked the students' plans for a weekend trip. "

El anuncio repentino del cierre de la escuela frenó los planes de los estudiantes para un viaje de fin de semana.

action process

verb

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La recesión llevó a la quiebra a algunas pequeñas empresas.

business finance

verb

Infringir, violar

To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

Él infringió sus votos al engañar a su esposa.

law action moral

verb

Remitir, ceder

(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.

Examples :

"After a week of high fever, little Maria finally braked, and her temperature started to fall. "

Después de una semana de fiebre alta, la pequeña María finalmente remitió, y su temperatura comenzó a bajar.

medicine disease physiology body

verb

Terminar, cesar

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

El pronóstico dice que el calor terminará a mediados de semana.

weather time

verb

Comenzar, terminar

(of a storm) To begin; to end.

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

Alrededor del mediodía la tormenta comenzó, y la tarde fue tranquila y soleada.

weather

verb

Amanecer, llegar

(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

La mañana ha amanecido.

time nature

verb

Arruinar, romper

To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

Cambiar las reglas para permitir que las blancas tengan tres reinas extra arruinaría el ajedrez.

game computing technology internet entertainment

verb

Frenar, detener

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

¿Ustedes dos frenaron el tranvía al correr con él?

vehicle machine technical action

verb

Romper, quebrar

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Romper un sello.

vehicle machine action technical

verb

Romper, desordenar, perforar

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

La caballería no pudo romper las formaciones cuadradas británicas.

action process

verb

Romper

(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.

Examples :

"The waves braked as they reached the shallows near the beach. "

Las olas rompieron al llegar a las aguas poco profundas cerca de la playa.

nature ocean weather

verb

Surgir, aparecer

To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.

Examples :

"The news of the promotion broke onto the office gossip channels. "

La noticia del ascenso surgió en los canales de chismes de la oficina.

action appearance

verb

Frenar, hacer una pausa

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

Examples :

"After a long day of studying, Sarah had to brake her work to eat dinner with her family. "

Después de un largo día de estudio, Sarah tuvo que hacer una pausa en su trabajo para cenar con su familia.

work job action

verb

Frenar

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

Sobrevivió al salto por la ventana porque los arbustos de abajo frenaron su caída.

action vehicle machine

verb

Revelar, divulgar

To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

Examples :

"The teacher braked the exciting news that the school trip to the museum was on. "

El profesor reveló la emocionante noticia de que el viaje escolar al museo se llevaría a cabo.

communication media info

verb

Sonar de repente

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The music suddenly braked as the bandleader slammed the cymbal. "

La música sonó de repente cuando el director de la banda golpeó el platillo.

sound

verb

Frenar

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Su tos rompió el silencio.

vehicle machine action technology

verb

Frenar

To suddenly become.

Examples :

"The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."

La detención fue estándar, cuando de repente el sospechoso frenó feo.

action vehicle

verb

Mudar la voz

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

"My brother's voice braked during his teenage years. "

La voz de mi hermano mudó durante su adolescencia.

physiology body age human sex

verb

Quebrarse, romperse

Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.

Examples :

"His voice breaks when he gets emotional."

Su voz se quiebra cuando se emociona.

sound physiology language communication emotion

verb

Romper, superar (un récord)

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

Examples :

"The athlete braked the previous world record in the 100-meter dash by .02 seconds. "

El atleta rompió el récord mundial anterior en los 100 metros por 0,02 segundos.

achievement sport number

verb

:

Examples :

"The car driver braked suddenly to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

vehicle machine traffic

verb

Degradar

(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

Examples :

"The officer was braked to the rank of sergeant. "

El oficial fue degradado al rango de sargento.

military government

verb

Romper, desconectar

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"The team decided to brake their collaboration on the project after disagreements arose. "

El equipo decidió romper su colaboración en el proyecto después de que surgieran desacuerdos.

technology machine function

verb

Desemulsionar

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The scientist carefully added a chemical to the milk-and-water mixture to brake the emulsion. "

El científico añadió cuidadosamente un químico a la mezcla de leche y agua para desemulsionar la emulsión.

chemistry science process

verb

Frenar

To counter-attack

Examples :

"After losing the argument with her brother, Sarah braked his accusations with a well-reasoned explanation. "

Después de perder la discusión con su hermano, Sarah frenó sus acusaciones con una explicación bien razonada.

military war action

verb

Revelar, divulgar

To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Examples :

"The teacher braked the secret of the class project, revealing it to the students. "

El profesor reveló el secreto del proyecto de la clase, divulgándolo a los estudiantes.

communication language

verb

Debilitarse, decaer

To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

Examples :

"After a long illness, John's immune system braked, and he was easily susceptible to colds. "

Después de una larga enfermedad, el sistema inmunológico de John se debilitó y era propenso a resfriados.

physiology medicine body condition

verb

Quebrar, ir a la quiebra

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small family business braked after several years of declining sales. "

La pequeña empresa familiar quebró después de varios años de disminución de las ventas.

business finance economy

verb

Romper, debilitar

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Romper el lino.

action process

verb

Destituir, despedir

To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

Examples :

"The school board braked the principal's authority after the cheating scandal. "

La junta escolar destituyó la autoridad del director después del escándalo de trampas.

government job military

verb

Frenar

To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.

Examples :

"to break into a run or gallop"

frenar para empezar a correr o galopar

vehicle action

verb

Romper, terminar una amistad

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"After a big argument, the two best friends decided to brake their friendship. "

Después de una gran discusión, los dos mejores amigos decidieron romper su amistad.

character human family emotion society

verb

Interrumpir, detener

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The computer program crashed, so I had to brake its execution. "

El programa de la computadora se bloqueó, así que tuve que detener su ejecución.

computing technology

verb

Detener, interrumpir

To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.

Examples :

"The programmer braked the program to examine why the calculations were wrong. "

El programador detuvo el programa para examinar por qué los cálculos estaban equivocados.

computing technical technology

Meanings

Helecho

Examples :

"The hikers carefully navigated the steep slope, avoiding the thorny brake. "

Los excursionistas navegaron cuidadosamente por la empinada ladera, evitando el helecho espinoso.

Matorral, zarzal

Examples :

"The children had to carefully navigate the brake behind the schoolyard before reaching the playground. "

Los niños tuvieron que navegar con cuidado por el matorral detrás del patio de la escuela antes de llegar al parque infantil.

Rastrillo

Examples :

"The farmer used the flax brake to separate the fibers from the stalks. "

El granjero usó el rastrillo para separar las fibras de los tallos.

Plegadora

Examples :

"The metal shop used a large brake to bend the metal sheets for the new roof. "

El taller de metalurgia utilizó una plegadora grande para doblar las láminas de metal para el nuevo techo.

Rastra

Examples :

"The farmer used the heavy brake to break up the large clods of earth after plowing the field. "

El agricultor usó la rastra pesada para romper los grandes terrones de tierra después de arar el campo.

Magullar, aplastar, amasar

Examples :

"The baker had to brake the dough gently to develop its gluten. "

El panadero tuvo que amasar la masa suavemente para desarrollar su gluten.

Rastrar

Examples :

"The farmer used a harrow to brake the hard soil before planting the seeds. "

El agricultor rastró la tierra dura antes de plantar las semillas.

Freno

Examples :

"The ancient Roman army used a powerful brake during sieges to hurl large stones at enemy fortifications. "

El antiguo ejército romano usaba un freno poderoso durante los asedios para lanzar grandes piedras a las fortificaciones enemigas.

El mango de una bomba

Examples :

"The farmer used the leather brake on his water pump to control the flow of water. "

El granjero usó el mango de cuero en su bomba de agua para controlar el flujo de agua.

Freno

Examples :

"She slammed the brakes when she saw a child run in front of the car."

Ella pisó el freno cuando vio a un niño correr delante del coche.

Batea

Examples :

"The baker used the large wooden brake to knead the dough for the bread. "

El panadero usó la batea de madera grande para amasar la masa para el pan.

Freno

Examples :

"The farmer used a strong brake to keep the runaway calf from wandering into the road. "

El granjero usó un freno fuerte para evitar que el ternero fugitivo se adentrara en la carretera.

Freno

Examples :

"The bicycle's brake allowed the rider to slow down safely. "

El freno de la bicicleta permitió al ciclista reducir la velocidad de forma segura.

Frenar

Examples :

"The driver braked hard to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

El conductor frenó bruscamente para evitar atropellar al niño que corría hacia la calle.

Frenar

Examples :

"The car braked suddenly to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

El coche frenó de repente para evitar atropellar al niño que corría hacia la calle.

Jaula

Examples :

"The bird was safely inside the wire brake. "

El pájaro estaba a salvo dentro de la jaula de alambre.

Instrumento de tortura

Examples :

"The prisoner's hands were tied to the torture brake, and excruciating pain was inflicted. "

Las manos del prisionero fueron atadas al instrumento de tortura y se le infligió un dolor insoportable.

Romper, quebrar

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

Dividir, fraccionar

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

Desanimar, abatir

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her boss completely braked her enthusiasm for her work. "