WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| frayed adj | (fabric: worn at edges) | deshilachado adj |
| | | raído/a adj |
| | | desgastado adj |
| | The skirt is beautiful, but the edges are a bit frayed now. |
| | La falda es preciosa, pero ahora los bordes están un poco deshilachados. |
| frayed adj | figurative (temper, nerves: strained) (nervios) | exaltado/a adj |
| | | crispado/a adj |
| | | tenso/a adj |
| | Brady's composure was frayed after the rapid-fire press conference. |
| | La tranquilidad de Brady se vio exaltada después de la exaltada conferencia de prensa. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| fray⇒ vi | (fabric: become ragged) | deshilacharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | raerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Tony's favorite shirt was getting old and starting to fray at the edges. |
| | La camisa favorita de Tom se estaba quedando vieja y los bordes empezaban a deshilacharse. |
| fray vi | figurative (nerves, temper: be strained) | crisparse⇒ v prnl |
| | April's nerves started to fray under the pressure of her workload. |
| | Los nervios de April empezaron a crisparse bajo presión. |
| fray [sth]⇒ vtr | (make ragged) | deshilachar⇒ vtr |
| | | raer⇒ vtr |
| | | desgastar⇒ vtr |
| | The constant rubbing was fraying the edge of the fabric. |
| | El roce constante estaba deshilachando el borde de la tela. |
| fray [sth] vtr | figurative (nerves, temper: strain) (figurado) | enervar⇒ vtr |
| | | perder los nervios loc verb |
| | | perder los estribos loc verb |
| | This stress is fraying my nerves. |
| | El estrés me está enervando los nervios. |
| fray n | (fight, quarrel) | pelea nf |
| | | lucha nf |
| | | refriega nf |
| | | combate nm |
| | The political fray in the lead-up to the elections has been quite something to witness. |
| | La pelea política en vísperas de las elecciones ha sido digna de ver. |
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