See also: frenaré

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From freno +‎ -are,[1][2] or possibly from Latin frēnāre.[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /freˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: fre‧nà‧re

Verb edit

frenàre (first-person singular present fréno or frèno[4], first-person singular past historic frenài, past participle frenàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to brake [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive, figurative) to check, to hold back, to curb, to brake, to control, to backpedal, to harness
    Synonyms: trattenere, controllare, rallentare, mettere freno

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: φρενάρω (frenáro)

References edit

  1. ^ http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/
  2. ^ frenare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ frenare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  4. ^ freno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

  • frenare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Verb edit

frēnāre

  1. inflection of frēnō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish edit

Verb edit

frenare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of frenar