frenábamos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for frenábamos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.frenar VB trans

1. frenar TRANSP:

frenar

to brake

2.1. frenar:

frenar proceso/deterioro

to slow … down

frenar proceso/deterioro

to check

frenar alza/inflación

to curb

frenar alza/inflación

to check

frenar alza/inflación

to slow … down

frenar progreso/desarrollo

to hold … back

frenar progreso/desarrollo

to slow … up

frenar progreso/desarrollo

to slow … down

frena la maduración de la fruta

it stops the fruit ripening so quickly

frena la maduración de la fruta

it slows down the ripening process of the fruit

a veces uno tiene que frenar la lengua

there are times when one has to hold one's tongue

para frenar la ola de refugiados

to stem the flow of refugees

2.2. frenar ilusiones/esperanzas:

frenar

to put a damper on

II.frenar VB intr

frenar

to brake

frenar

to apply the brake(s) form

III.frenarse VB vpr

frenarse refl:

frenarse

to restrain oneself

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

no es suficiente frenar la inflación, es asimismo necesario crear empleo

it is not enough to bring down inflation, we must also create jobs

venía embalado y no pudo frenar a tiempo

he was hurtling o racing along and couldn't brake in time

para frenar esta tendencia expansiva

to slow down this tendency o trend toward(s) expansion

Translations for frenábamos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rein in

frenar

rein in

frenar

to jam on the brakes

frenar en seco

hold in

frenar

to apply the brakes

frenar

brake

frenar

brake

frenar

to de-escalate the war

frenar la escalada bélica

trying to curb runaway prices

tratando de frenar los precios que se disparaban (or se disparan etc.)

frenábamos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frenábamos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.frenar VB trans

1. frenar (hacer parar):

frenar

to stop

2. frenar:

frenar (un impulso, persona)

to restrain

frenar (un desarrollo)

to check

frenar (un desarrollo)

to curb

frenar el avance del virus

to check [or stem] the spread of the virus

frenar los contagios

to check [or stem] the spread of the disease

II.frenar VB intr

frenar

to brake

frenar en seco

to slam on the brakes

III.frenar VB refl

frenarse en algo

to restrain oneself from (doing) sth

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

frenar [o reducir] la curva de contagios

to flatten the infection curve

frenar los contagios

to cut new infections

frenar en seco

to pull up sharply

Translations for frenábamos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to apply the brakes

frenar

brake

frenar

restrain inflation

frenar

to hinder progress

frenar el progreso

curb expenditure, infections

frenar

slow

frenar

check

frenar

frenábamos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

frenar [o reducir] la curva de contagios

to flatten the infection curve

frenar el avance del virus

to check [or stem] the spread of the virus

frenar los contagios

to check [or stem] the spread of the disease

frenar en seco

to slam on the brakes

frenar los contagios

to cut new infections

frenar en seco

to pull up sharply