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(di veicolo) brake; azionare il ~ to apply o put on the brake; “utilizzare il ~ motore” “keep in low gear”
fig. (ostacolo) control uncountable, curb, deterrent; tenere a ~ to put a bridle on, to bridle, to govern [emozioni, temperamento];
to fight back [paura, rabbia, lacrime]; mettere un ~ a to put o place a check o clamp on, to check, to rein [espansione, produzione, immigrazione];
to clamp down on [crimine]; porre un ~ al rialzo dei prezzi to put a brake on price rises; tenere a ~ la lingua to hold one’s tongue; perdere ogni ~ to run riot; senza -i [emozione, espressione] unfettered
(morso) bit
locuzioni idiomatiche mordere il ~ to take the bit between one’s teeth, to chafe o champ at the bit
locuzioni sostantivali ~ ad aria compressa air brake; ~ a mano emergency brakes, handbrake; ~ a pedale foot brake; -i a disco disc brakes.
(fare rallentare) to slow down [auto, paracadute, caduta]
(ostacolare) to impede [persona, avanzata]
(controllare) to hold(irregular) down, to curb, to check [inflazione, prezzi, costi]
fig. (trattenere, dominare) to bridle, to rein, to hold(irregular) [emozioni];
to control [risate, lacrime];
to curb [immigrazione, ottimismo, espansione]; ~ la lingua to bridle one’s tongue
intr. (aus. avere) [conducente, auto] to brake, to apply the brakes