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Verb

freno

1. first-person singular present indicative form of frenar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian freno, Spanish freno, French frein, Portuguese freio, from Latin frēnum.

Noun

freno (plural freni)

1. brake (mechanism used to stop a car in motion)

Derived terms

• frenagar ‎(“to brake”)

Italian

Verb

freno

1. first-person singular present of frenare

Noun

freno m ‎(plural freni)

1. brake
2. (figuratively) check, curb, control, restraint
3. (of a horse) bit

Synonyms

• (figuratively) controllo, limite, restrizione

Related terms

• frenare
• frenaggio
• frenata
• frenatura
• frenulo

See also

• briglia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfreː.noː/

Verb

frēnō ‎(present infinitive frēnāre, perfect active frēnāvī, supine frēnātum); first conjugation

1. I fit a bridle
2. I curb, restrain, check or brake

Inflection

Noun

frēnō

1. dative singular of frēnum
2. ablative singular of frēnum

References

• freno in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• freno in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “freno”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) with loose reins: freno remisso; effusis habenis
    

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin frēnum.

Noun

freno m ‎(plural frenos)

1. (automotive) brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
2. bridle

Related terms

• desenfrenado
• frenar

Derived terms

• freno de tambor

Verb

freno

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of frenar.