frein, n.m., bit, bridle; curb, check; brake; drag, skid, brake (of carriages); (fig.) restraint; (anat.) frænum, ligament. Ronger son —; to champ the bit; to fret one’s self. Mettre un — à sa langue; to bridle one’s tongue. Il faut mettre un — à sa cruauté; his cruelty must be curbed. Serrer le —; (rail.) to apply, to put on, the brake.
frelampier, n.m., scamp, rascally fellow.
frelatage, n.m., adulteration, sophistication.
frelater, v.a., to adulterate, to sophisticate. Ce vin est frelaté; this wine is adulterated. Ouvrages frelatés; spurious works.
frelaterie (-la-tri), n.f., sophistication, adulteration. V. frelatage.
frelateur, n.m., sophisticator, adulterator.
frêle, adj., frail, fragile; faint, weak.
frêler, v.n., to crackle (of hair, feathers).
freloche, n.f., gauze-net, butterfly-net.
frelon, n.m., (ent.) hornet, drone; (bot.) knee-holly.