frenar
brake
Transitive verb
- 1
(to slow down a vehicle or process) brake
El conductor tuvo que frenar el coche bruscamente.
Intransitive verb
- 1
(a vehicle or person slowing down) slow down
De repente, el tren frenó.
Reflexive verb
- 1
(to restrain oneself) to restrain oneself
Tuvo que frenarse para no gritarle.
1(to slow down a vehicle or process)brake
El conductor tuvo que frenar el coche bruscamente.
The driver had to brake the car suddenly.Aprende a frenar suavemente para no gastar los neumáticos.
Learn to brake smoothly so you don't wear out the tires.Es difícil frenar el avance de la enfermedad.
It is difficult to brake the advance of the disease.Tienes que frenar el coche.
You have to brake the car.2(a vehicle or person slowing down)slow down
De repente, el tren frenó.
Suddenly, the train braked.Ella frenó su paso al ver a su amigo.
She slowed down her pace when she saw her friend.El coche frenaba antes de llegar a la curva.
The car was slowing down before reaching the curve.Debes frenar un poco aquí.
You should slow down a bit here.3(to restrain oneself)to restrain oneself
Tuvo que frenarse para no gritarle.
He had to hold himself back from shouting at her.Me costó frenarme para no reír en la reunión.
It was hard for me to restrain myself from laughing in the meeting.Debemos frenarnos y pensar antes de actuar.
We must restrain ourselves and think before acting.No pudo frenarse y gritó.
He couldn't restrain himself and shouted.Forms
conditional indicative
1st singularfrenaría
2nd singularfrenarías
3rd singularfrenaría
1st pluralfrenaríamos
2nd pluralfrenaríais
3rd pluralfrenarían
future indicative
1st singularfrenaré
2nd singularfrenarás
3rd singularfrenará
1st pluralfrenaremos
2nd pluralfrenaréis
3rd pluralfrenarán
gerund
frenando
imperative affirmative
2nd singularfrena
1st pluralfrenemos
2nd pluralfrenad
imperative negative
2nd singularno frenes
1st pluralno frenemos
2nd pluralno frenéis
imperfect indicative
1st singularfrenaba
2nd singularfrenabas
3rd singularfrenaba
1st pluralfrenábamos
2nd pluralfrenabais
3rd pluralfrenaban
imperfect subjunctive
1st singularfrenara
2nd singularfrenaras
3rd singularfrenara
1st pluralfrenáramos
2nd pluralfrenarais
3rd pluralfrenaran
infinitive
frenar
participle
frenado
pluperfect indicative
1st singularhabía frenado
2nd singularhabías frenado
3rd singularhabía frenado
1st pluralhabíamos frenado
2nd pluralhabíais frenado
3rd pluralhabían frenado
present indicative
1st singularfreno
2nd singularfrenas
3rd singularfrena
1st pluralfrenamos
2nd pluralfrenáis
3rd pluralfrenan
present perfect indicative
1st singularhe frenado
2nd singularhas frenado
3rd singularha frenado
1st pluralhemos frenado
2nd pluralhabéis frenado
3rd pluralhan frenado
present perfect subjunctive
1st singularhaya frenado
2nd singularhayas frenado
3rd singularhaya frenado
1st pluralhayamos frenado
2nd pluralhayáis frenado
3rd pluralhayan frenado
present subjunctive
1st singularfrene
2nd singularfrenes
3rd singularfrene
1st pluralfrenemos
2nd pluralfrenéis
3rd pluralfrenen
preterite indicative
1st singularfrené
2nd singularfrenaste
3rd singularfrenó
1st pluralfrenamos
2nd pluralfrenasteis
3rd pluralfrenaron