frenar
/fɾeˈnaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to brake
🛑🚗 frenar ~ 'freno' = brake; sounds like 'freeze' + 'now' → stop the car
Frenar comes from freno (brake), from Latin frenum, meaning bridle or bit for a horse. A bridle restrains a horse, just as a brake restrains a vehicle. Sounds like 'fray-NAR': freeze the motion.