Portuguese English Dictionary

português - English

freio in English:

1. curb curb


What natural foods help curb the appetite?
A boy is taking his sweet time pushing the cart toward the curb.
The committee called on all nations to work side-by-side to curb air pollution.
The government should endeavor to curb inflation.
The car mounted the curb.
In order to curb the merciless overfishing, it is important to introduce a control and enforcement scheme.
Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
The mid-range estimate is more than three feet by the end of this century, depending on how much humans do to curb the production of greenhouse gases.
We have to curb our expenses or else we will go bankrupt.
I would like to stress that it is impossible to curb rising poverty in a year.
Obama spent a lot of time trying to curb gun violence, especially mass shootings.
This is the only way for us to curb the impact of climate change in future.
she promised she would curb her temper
A small black car was parked by the curb.
If you have any opinions concerning traffic calming devices (humps, curb extensions, etc.) please write them.

2. brake


The brake stopped working.
Don't brake suddenly.
Press the brake pedal to turn on your brake lights.
He pressed the brake pedal.
The brake didn't work.
He put his foot on the brake suddenly.
We must put the brake to further trials.
The Representative said he will put a brake on spending.
Have you ever got in your car after a long absence and got the brake mixed up with the accelerator?
The other day I noticed I was driving around with the parking brake on. It's a wonder the car could even move.
The function of the brake is to stop the car.
The balance of payments crisis emerged, forcing the government to put a brake on the economy.

English word "freio"(brake) occurs in sets:

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