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handbrake

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handbrake [ˈhændˌbreɪk]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a brake operated by a hand lever
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the lever that operates the handbrake
Translations
handbrake [ˈhændbreɪk] N (Brit) → freno m de mano

handbrake [ˈhændbreɪk] nfrein m à main
to put the handbrake on → mettre le frein à main
to release the handbrake → enlever le frein à main

handbrake [ˈhændˌbreɪk] nfreno a mano

handbrake فرملة يَدّ ruční brzda håndbremse Handbremse χειρόφρενο freno de mano käsijarru frein à main ručna kočnica freno a mano ハンドブレーキ 수동 브레이크 handrem håndbrems ręczny hamulec freio de mão, travão de mão ручной тормоз handbroms เบรคมือ el freni phanh tay 手闸


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He then let off the handbrake of dad's car and rolled it up to the glass and drove off.
But now the company has agreed to a modification after discovering the handbrake could become partially released, particularly if the car is not in gear.
The car's moment of glory came when I neglected to put the requisite grunt into engaging the handbrake and, overnight, the brown Passat creaked, driverless, 25 yards down the road before rolling to a stop, unharmed, in the middle of a roundabout.
 
 
 
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