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/fʁɛ̃/frein
1.
nounmasculinePlur
brakes (mechanical devices that slow or stop a vehicle or machine)
Fais gaffe, les freins de ma voiture commencent à grincer.
Be careful, the brakes of my car are starting to squeak.
Synonyms:système de freinage, freinage
2.
nounmasculinePlur
hindrances; obstacles; factors that slow down or block progress
Le manque de financement est l'un des principaux freins au développement du projet.
Lack of funding is one of the main obstacles to the project's development.
Synonyms:obstacle, entrave, barrière, blocage
3.
nounmasculinePlur
frenula (small folds or bands of tissue, e.g. under the tongue or inside the lip)
Chez certains nourrissons, les freins (comme le frein de la langue) peuvent gêner l'allaitement.
In some infants, the frenula (such as the tongue frenulum) can interfere with breastfeeding.
Synonyms:frenulum, frein lingual