foot brake
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3.2
- noun
- /fʊt breɪk/
:
freno de pie
- I've got the foot brake on a handbrake and the wheels are chopped as well as the back and the front both sides.
Examples
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Yeah, but what this has is a foot brake that automatically.
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To stop the car quickly, I pressed the foot brake firmly with my foot.
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Before reversing, make sure to fully engage the foot brake for safety.
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The driving instructor reminded me to use the foot brake when approaching a red light.
Synonyms
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1.6
A part of a vehicle that makes the wheels slow down or stop when you press a pedal
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1.5
A part that makes a vehicle slow down or stop when you press it
Antonyms
How Manual
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a brake operated by the foot' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'foot' (the body part used for standing/pressing) and 'brake' (a device to stop motion); this noun-noun compounding follows a common, compositional pattern in English. Cross-linguistically similar constructions exist (e.g., Spanish 'freno de pie'), so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun foot brake comes from the simple idea of a brake you press with your foot. Because drivers press a pedal with their foot to make the brake slow or 'stop' the vehicle, the term now means the main brake pedal on a car.