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bremse homograph 2

verbverb

to brake · to curb, to slow, to rein in

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. redusere eller stanse farten;
    bruke brems (II, 1)a brake     to slow down or bring to a stop;
    to use a brakebrems (II, 1)
    • sjåføren greide ikke å bremse the driver was unable to brake
    • syklisten bremset så hardt at han veltet the cyclist braked so hard that he came off
  2. i overført betydning: dempe;
    holde igjen     figuratively: to curb;
    to hold back
    • bremse utviklingen av sykdommen to slow the progress of the disease
    • bremse veksten i norsk økonomi to rein in growth in the Norwegian economy
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • tiltakene hadde en bremsende effekt the measures had a dampening effect
  3. roe ned hest ved å bruke brems (II, 3)a twitch (a band tightened on the upper lip) to calm a horse by using a twitch (a band tightened on the upper lip)brems (II, 3)

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

bremse ned sette ned farten (ved å bruke brems) to reduce speed (by braking) Eng. phraseto slow down
  • bremse ned for en fotgjenger to brake for a pedestrian
bremse opp stoppe helt eller sette farten kraftig ned (ved å bruke brems) to stop completely or slow down sharply (by braking)
  • togføreren klarte ikke å bremse opp før toget traff bilen the train driver could not brake in time before the train hit the car
  • veksten i økonomien har bremset opp growth in the economy has slowed sharply