"frein" meaning in French

See frein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fʁɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-frein.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-frein.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-frein.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-frein.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-frein.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: freins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Old French frein, from Latin frēnum n. Cognate with Portuguese freio and Spanish freno. Cf. the borrowed freiner. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|frein|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French frein, {{inh+|fr|fro|frein}} Inherited from Old French frein, {{inh|fr|la|frēnum|g=n}} Latin frēnum n, {{cog|pt|freio}} Portuguese freio, {{cog|es|freno}} Spanish freno Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} frein m (plural freins)
  1. (chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth) Tags: masculine, obsolete Synonyms: mors
    Sense id: en-frein-fr-noun-QGdGe9gh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 68 3 3 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 73 5 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 3 3 11
  2. brake (of a vehicle, etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-frein-fr-noun-bvG7c4VS
  3. (figuratively) restraint, reserve Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-frein-fr-noun-Nwn4ooso
  4. (anatomy) frenulum Tags: masculine Synonyms: filet
    Sense id: en-frein-fr-noun-FrYrvEpF Categories (other): Anatomy, Automotive parts Disambiguation of Automotive parts: 31 6 6 56 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: frein à disque [masculine], frein à main [masculine], freinage [masculine], freiner, plaquette de frein [feminine], ronger son frein Related terms: refréner

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "word": "ហ្វ្រ័ង"
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    "French terms inherited from Old French",
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  "word": "frein"
}

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