- fray
- frei
verb((of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose: This material frays easily.) deshilacharse, raerse
fray sustantivo masculino (delante de n propio) Brother
fray m Rel brother 'fray' also found in these entries: Spanish: Fr. - palestra - destemplar English: frayfraytr[freɪ]intransitive verb1 (cloth) deshilacharse, raerse2 (tempers, nerves, etc) crisparse————————fraytr[freɪ]noun1 contienda, lucha\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto enter the fray entrar en lizato return to the fray volver al ataquefray ['freɪ] vt1) wear: desgastar, deshilachar2) irritate: crispar, irritar (los nervios)fray vi: desgastarse, deshilacharsefray n: pelea f, lucha f, refriega ffrayn.• combate s.m.• refriega s.f.• riña s.f.v.• desgastar v.• deshilachar v.• deshilacharse (Textil) v.• rabosear v.• tazar v.
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1. freɪintransitive verba) \<\<cloth/collar/rope\>\> deshilacharse; \<\<wire\>\> pelarseb) (become strained)tempers were fraying — se estaban exaltando los ánimos
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vta) \<\<rope/wire\>\> desgastar; \<\<cloth\>\> (through use) desgastar, raer*; (deliberately) deshilacharb) \<\<nerves\>\> crispar
II
noun refriega f, lucha fhe's ready for the fray — está listo para entrar en la refriega
she returned to the fray — volvió al ataque
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[freɪ]N (=fight) combate m , lucha fto be ready for the fray — (lit, fig) estar dispuesto a pelear
to enter the fray — (fig) entrar en acción or en liza
II [freɪ]1. VI1) [cloth, garment, cuff] deshilacharse; [rope] desgastarse2) (fig)tempers frayed in the discussion that followed — los ánimos se caldearon en la discusión que siguió
2. VT1) [+ cloth, garment, cuff] deshilachar, raer; [+ rope] desgastar2) [+ nerves] crisparthe constant tapping was beginning to fray my nerves — el constante repiqueteo me estaba empezando a crispar los nervios
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1. [freɪ]intransitive verba) \<\<cloth/collar/rope\>\> deshilacharse; \<\<wire\>\> pelarseb) (become strained)tempers were fraying — se estaban exaltando los ánimos
2.
vta) \<\<rope/wire\>\> desgastar; \<\<cloth\>\> (through use) desgastar, raer*; (deliberately) deshilacharb) \<\<nerves\>\> crispar
II
noun refriega f, lucha fhe's ready for the fray — está listo para entrar en la refriega
she returned to the fray — volvió al ataque
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.