fret

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfrɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/frɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fret)

Inflections of 'fret' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
frets
v 3rd person singular
fretting
v pres p
fretted
v past
fretted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fret⇒ vi (be upset, worry)preocuparse⇒ v prnl
  inquietarse⇒ v prnl
 Carly always fretted when her children were late.
 Carly siempre se preocupaba cuando sus hijos llegaban tarde.
fret n (on stringed instrument)traste nm
 Jim's fingers flew over the frets as he played the fast-paced guitar song.
 Los dedos de Jim volaban por los trastes cuando tocaba la canción rápida en la guitarra.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fret vi (water: flow in small waves)ondular⇒ vi
 The stream fretted along its channel.
 El arrollo ondulaba por su canal.
fret [sth]⇒ vtr (erode)erosionar⇒ vtr
  roer⇒ vtr
 The water fretted the river banks until they became a canyon.
 El agua erosionó los márgenes del río hasta que se convirtieron en un cañón.
fret [sth] vtr (corrode)corroer⇒ vtr
  roer⇒ vtr
 The acid frets the steel.
 El ácido corroe el acero.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fretsaw,
fret saw n		 (type of cutting tool)sierra de calar nf + loc adj
  segueta nf
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'fret' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
fuss over - make a fuss
Spanish:
calar - comer el coco - traste - atosigar - calentar los cascos - greca - mortificar - calentarse la cabeza - zozobrar

Collocations: music: [learn, study, teach] fret positions, is in a state of fret, a [total, complete] state of fret, more...

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