Engelsk navneord: brake | |||
| 1. | brake (om genstand) a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | constraint, restraint | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | brake system, brakes, coaster brake, emergency, emergency brake, hand brake, parking brake, power brake | ||
| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | wheeled vehicle | ||
| 2. | brake (om plante) any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fern | ||
| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | genus Pteris, Pteris | ||
| 3. | brake (om plante) large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bracken, pasture brake, Pteridium aquilinum | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | fern | ||
| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | genus Pteridium, Pteridium | ||
| 4. | brake (om gruppe) an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket | ||
| 5. | brake (om genstand) anything that slows or hinders a process | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage. New legislation will put the brakes on spending. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | constraint, restraint | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: brake | |||
| 1. | brake (om bevægelse) stop travelling by applying a brake | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | These cars won't brake | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | halt, stop | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | brake | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | driving | ||
| 2. | brake (om bevægelse) cause to stop by applying the brakes | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Brake the car before you go into a curve. | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | stop | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | skid | ||
| Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | brake | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | driving | ||