frein

French

Etymology

From Latin frēnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

frein m (plural freins)

1. (chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)

   Synonym: mors

2. brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
3. (figuratively) restraint, reserve
4. (anatomy) frenulum

Derived terms

• freiner
• frein à disque
• frein à main

Related terms

• refréner

Further reading

• “frein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Noun

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

1. bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)

Descendants

• French: frein