die Brake
Translation
bracken, flax brake
Examples
Die Brake wächst am Waldrand.
The bracken grows at the edge of the forest.
Mit der Brake wurde der Flachs gebrochen.
The flax was broken with the flax brake.
Grammar Patterns
((die Brake)) the bracken or the flax brake. Die Brake ist eine Pflanzenart.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Adlerfarn (bracken), Flachsbreche (flax brake)
Etymology
From Middle Low German 'brake' (to break), related to German 'brechen' (to break). The tool breaks the flax.
Memory Tips
Imagine 'breaking' flax with a 'Brake'. Don't confuse it with the English word for a car's stopping device.