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freiner

to brake

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Conjugation of freiner

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je freine
I brake
tu freines
you brake
il/elle/on freine
he/she/it brakes
nous freinons
we brake
vous freinez
you all brake
ils/elles freinent
they brake
Present perfect tense
j’ai freiné
I braked
tu as freiné
you braked
il/elle/on a freiné
he/she/it braked
nous avons freiné
we braked
vous avez freiné
you all braked
ils/elles ont freiné
they braked
Past impf. tense
je freinais
I was braking
tu freinais
you were braking
il/elle/on freinait
he/she/it was braking
nous freinions
we were braking
vous freiniez
you all were braking
ils/elles freinaient
they were braking
Future tense
je freinerai
I will brake
tu freineras
you will brake
il/elle/on freinera
he/she/it will brake
nous freinerons
we will brake
vous freinerez
you all will brake
ils/elles freineront
they will brake
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais freiné
I had braked
tu avais freiné
you had braked
il/elle/on avait freiné
he/she/it had braked
nous avions freiné
we had braked
vous aviez freiné
you all had braked
ils/elles avaient freiné
they had braked
Past preterite tense
je freinai
I braked
tu freinas
you braked
il/elle/on freina
he/she/it braked
nous freinâmes
we braked
vous freinâtes
you all braked
ils/elles freinèrent
they braked
Past anterior tense
j’eus freiné
I had braked
tu eus freiné
you had braked
il/elle/on eut freiné
he/she/it had braked
nous eûmes freiné
we had braked
vous eûtes freiné
you all had braked
ils/elles eurent freiné
they had braked
Future perfect tense
j’aurai freiné
I will have braked
tu auras freiné
you will have braked
il/elle/on aura freiné
he/she/it will have braked
nous aurons freiné
we will have braked
vous aurez freiné
you all will have braked
ils/elles auront freiné
they will have braked
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je freine
that I brake
que tu freines
that you brake
qu’il/elle/on freine
that he/she/it brake
que nous freinions
that we brake
que vous freiniez
that you all brake
qu’ils/elles freinent
that they brake
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie freiné
that I have braked
que tu aies freiné
that you have braked
qu’il/elle/on ait freiné
that he/she/it have braked
que nous ayons freiné
that we have braked
que vous ayez freiné
that you all have braked
qu’ils/elles aient freiné
that they have braked
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je freinasse
that I would brake
que tu freinasses
that you would brake
qu’il/elle/on freinât
that he/she/it would brake
que nous freinassions
that we would brake
que vous freinassiez
that you all would brake
qu’ils/elles freinassent
that they would brake
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse freiné
that I had braked
que tu eusses freiné
that you had braked
qu’il/elle/on eût freiné
that he/she/it had braked
que nous eussions freiné
that we had braked
que vous eussiez freiné
that you all had braked
qu’ils/elles eussent freiné
that they had braked
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je freinerais
I would brake
tu freinerais
you would brake
il/elle/on freinerait
he/she/it would brake
nous freinerions
we would brake
vous freineriez
you all would brake
ils/elles freineraient
they would brake
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais freiné
I would have braked
tu aurais freiné
you would have braked
il/elle/on aurait freiné
he/she/it would have braked
nous aurions freiné
we would have braked
vous auriez freiné
you all would have braked
ils/elles auraient freiné
they would have braked
Imperative mood
-
freine
brake!
-
freinons
let's brake!
freinez
brake!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie freiné
have braked
-
ayons freiné
let's have braked
ayez freiné
have braked
-

Examples of freiner

"Ne perds pas ton temps à réfléchir ..." Ne peut-il freiner plus doucement ?

Don't waste time thinking over it... Can't he apply brakes slowly?

* En cas de dérapage, ne pas freiner.

In case of a skid, do not brake.

- Et oublié de freiner.

-Forgot to apply his brakes.

- Hé ! Arrête de freiner !

- Hey, take your foot off the brake!

- J'ai essayé de freiner.

I tried to brake.

23:42, l'heure exacte de l'accident du juge, l'EDR montre que le véhicule de Mr. Boyce a fait une embardée et a freiné fort, jusqu'à un arrêt complet avant d'accélérer à nouveau.

11:42 p.m., the exact moment of the judge's accident, the EDR shows Mr. Boyce's SUV swerved and braked hard, coming to a full stop before accelerating again.

Alors ils n'auraient pas freiné.

Then they wouldn't have braked.

Elle a freiné trop brusquement.

But he simply braked too sharply.

Et bien, j'ai freiné.

Well, I braked.

Il a freiné et de fil en aiguille...

Then he braked... you know how these things are.

- Des gens traversent la rue dans les clous, je freine, on me rentre dans le cul...

...I brake... and you hit me up the arse! So I lose my licence for that?

- Je freine.

- I am hitting the brakes.

- Mais freine !

- Hit the brakes!

- Pourquoi il freine ?

Why did he hit the brakes? Another vehicle.

- Voilà, freine.

Here, brake.

- Freinez, freinez !

- Pull the brake, pull the brake.

- Mon Dieu, freinez à fond!

- Stop, kid, or we'll shoot. - Oh, my God, hit the brake!

Hey, freinez!

Hey, hit the brakes!

Ne freinez pas, continuez !

Don't brake! Go! Don't stop!

Passez en manuel et freinez !

Go to manual and hit the brakes!