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die Bremse (-n)
   brake; horsefly (Tabanidae)

Bei der Berliner S-Bahn sind Wartungsmängel an Bremsen bekanntgeworden.
At the Berlin S-Bahn (commmuter rail line) poor brake maintenance has come to light.
Toyota: Defekte Gaspedale und Bremsen
Toyota: Defective gas pedals and brakes
Deutsche Börse tritt hart auf die Bremse
German stock market steps hard on the brakes

Related:
auf die Bremse treten to put on/step on the brakes
bremsen to put on the brakes, to brake, slow down, stop
das Bremslicht brake light
der Bremsweg braking distance
die Notbremse emergency brake
die Scheibenbremse disc brake

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