Polyglot Dictionary

frein

/fʁɛ̃/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les freins

Meaning

  1. brake

    • Les freins de son vélo sont usés.

      The brakes on his bike are worn out.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

freio

freio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brake."

Practice

1 What does frein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ___ de son vélo sont usés.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches frein?

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