Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Brakes"

A: A brake is a dense forest in the uplands or mountains. In this context, I think he means people from the Appalachian or Ozark mountains.

A: They stood on their brakes - pisaron los frenos con rapidez

just manages to slide past each other - Solo lograron pasar uno al lado del otro

without scraping the paintwork - sin rayaron los coches

As they did so - mientras lo hacían

the woman turned to the man - La mujer se volvió hacia el hombre

and though the open window she shouted: Pig - y por la ventana abierta gritó, ‘cerdo!’

A: that means someone beat him up😂 or maybe his parents beat his ass

A: The brakes (car brakes; bike brakes; etc. кочнице) need a minor fix.

A: @haejin_yim They're the same, just words switched around. You can use what's most comfortable.

A: There is no difference.

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A: You wouldn't pause in this sentence, you'd say this all with one breath.

A: toast = finished, done for, dead, broken beyond repair
ブレーキはもう終わりだろう

A: I'm putting a halt to things that I used to indulge in.
I'm putting the brakes on my indulgences.

A: Break or brake? And what do you wanna say?

A: The phrase "I'd best get those brakes seen to." Is correct, but I would never say that out loud. It sounds like something an old, rich, fancy British man would say. I'm not an old British man. I'm a youngish man living in a big city. I'd say "I need to get those brakes checked out."