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frear

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin frēnāre.[1] Doublet of frenar.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [fɾeˈa(h)], /fɾejˈa(ʁ)/ [fɾeɪ̯ˈa(h)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾjaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾja.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: fre‧ar

    Verb

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    frear (first-person singular present freio, first-person singular preterite freei, past participle freado)

    1. (transitive) to brake, to decelerate, to slow down, to rein in
      Synonym: travar
    2. (Brazil, transitive) to prevent; detain
    3. (Brazil, transitive, reflexive) to contain (oneself); repress (oneself); moderate; refrain (oneself)

    Conjugation

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    References

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    1. ^ frear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

    Further reading

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