No. 1,621 in Spanish
frenar
To stop or slow down.
In a sentence
El conductor decidió frenar rápidamente al ver el semáforo en rojo.
The driver decided to brake quickly upon seeing the red light.
Frenar is used to describe the act of applying brakes in a vehicle.
Es importante frenar los gastos innecesarios para ahorrar dinero.
It's important to curb unnecessary expenses to save money.
Frenar is used metaphorically to imply controlling or limiting something, in this case, expenses.
El gobierno implementó medidas para frenar el aumento de la contaminación.
The government implemented measures to curb the increase in pollution.
Frenar expresses the action of stopping or slowing down a progressive or negative trend, such as pollution levels.
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