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How to pronounce brake in American English
“brake” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to brake the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “brake” in: all accents · British English (130 clips)
“brake” in real sentences — American speakers
509 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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throttle inputs, the brake application, and the brake system performance.
NTSB
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“It’s like a brake pad, every time that brake pad starts wearing down.
NASA
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For example, friction between the brake pads and the brake rotors is what stops a race
NSF
Words that sound like “brake”
Words one sound away from brake — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “brake”
Why real speech
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