frein

French

Etymology

From Latin frēnum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁɛ̃/
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Noun

frein m (plural freins)

(chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)
Synonym: mors
brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
(figuratively) restraint, reserve
(anatomy) frenulum

Derived terms

Related terms

refréner

Further reading

“frein” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Noun

frein m (oblique plural freinz, nominative singular freinz, nominative plural frein)

bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)

Descendants

French: frein

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