Noun
die Notbremse
Pronunciation: /noːtˌbʁɛmzə/
emergency brake
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plural Notbremsen
Meanings
Noun
- emergency brake
- a foul against a player who is in the course of scoring a goal, according to contemporary rules generally punished with a straight red card
Example sentence
Jemand hatte im Zug die Notbremse gezogen.
Somebody had pulled the emergency brake on the train.
Word forms
singular
die Notbremse
plural
die Notbremsen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Notbremse
Accusativedie Notbremse
Dativeder Notbremse
Genitiveder Notbremse
Plural
Nominativedie Notbremsen
Accusativedie Notbremsen
Dativeden Notbremsen
Genitiveder Notbremsen
Usage
- die Notbremse ziehen — apply the emergency brake
- die Notbremse ziehen als Redewendung — figuratively, intervene to stop a development before it goes too far
Die Notbremse im alten Wagen war deutlich rot markiert.
The emergency brake in the old carriage was clearly marked in red.