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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
roer⇒ vtr (mordisquear)gnaw⇒ vtr
  chew⇒ vtr
 El ratón roía el cable de la luz.
 The mouse gnawed on the electric cable.
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
roer vtr (gastar superficialmente) (erode)eat away vtr phrasal in sep
  wear away vtr phrasal in sep
 El agua roía las rocas poco a poco.
 The water ate away the rocks little by little.
roer vtr figurado (sentir dolor emocional) (figurative)gnaw⇒ vtr
  (figurative)eat into vtr phrasal insep
 El dolor por su pérdida le roía las entrañas.
 The pain of her loss gnawed away at her insides.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
duro de roer loc adj informal (difícil de asimilar)hard to crack expr
  (figurative)hard nut to crack expr
 El acusado dio unos argumentos duros de roer.
 The accused presented arguments that were hard to crack.
duro de roer loc adj informal (difícil de convencer)a tough nut to crack expr
  hardheaded, stubborn adj
 Pablo es un hombre duro de roer y nunca cambia de opinión.
 Pablo is a tough nut to crack and always stands firm.
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'roer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
apolillar - carcomer - ratonar
English:
gnaw - gnaw off - worry - fret - champ at the bit - hard - tough cookie - tough nut to crack


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