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verb

mettre un frein

/mɛ.tʁ‿œ̃ fʁɛ̃/

verb/mɛ.tʁ‿œ̃ fʁɛ̃/

to curb; to put the brakes on; to put a stop to

Literally, “to put a brake”. Compare Italian mettere un freno.