German VERB A2 Rank 3574

bremsen

to brake / slow down

bremsen – bremste – hat gebremst

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bremsen vs behindern

to hinder / obstruct

Behindern and bremsen can both make a development or work progress more slowly. Behindern is more general and refers to difficulties or disruptions that make progress more difficult. Bremsen emphasizes more strongly that the pace of an ongoing development or process is reduced.

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bremsen

Die vielen Rückfragen bremsten die Arbeit des Forschungsteams deutlich.

The many follow-up questions noticeably slowed down the research team's work.

behindern

Die fehlenden Daten behinderten die Arbeit des Forschungsteams erheblich.

The missing data significantly hindered the research team's work.

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