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She ripped and frayed a pair of breeches and a shirt until they looked properly disreputable.Sie zerfetzte und zerfranste eine Reithose und ein Hemd, bis beides geziemend armselig aussah.Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der TurmfalkeDer TurmfalkeAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1982 by Lloyd AlexanderKestrelAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
Already broken-hearted after the funeral, Jess knelt beside his old father, who lay gray and frail, as if his lifeline had been frayed to a single thread.Nach der Gedenkfeier kniete Jess neben seinem Vater, der so blass und schwach wirkte, als wäre von dem dicken Seil seiner früheren Vitalität nur noch ein dünner, zerfasernder Strang übrig.Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
Soon one of the nailheads was almost out of sight under the frayed edges.Bald war einer der beiden Nagelköpfe unter den durchgescheuerten Rändern nicht mehr zu sehen.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
The collar was frayed a bit where his afternoon whiskers rubbed against it.Der Kragen war an der Stelle, an der sein Nachmittagsbart dagegenscheuerte, ein bißchen abgeschabt.Connelly, Michael / The poetConnelly, Michael / Der PoetDer PoetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Michael Connelly© 1998 der deutschen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Munchen© dieser Ausgabe 2005 by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHThe poetConnelly, Michael© 1996 by Hieronymous, Inc.
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belt fraying
Riemenfransung
Word forms
fray
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | fray | frays |
| Possessive case | fray's | frays' |
fray
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | frayed |
| Imperative | fray |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | fraying |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | frayed |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I fray | we fray |
| you fray | you fray |
| he/she/it frays | they fray |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am fraying | we are fraying |
| you are fraying | you are fraying |
| he/she/it is fraying | they are fraying |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have frayed | we have frayed |
| you have frayed | you have frayed |
| he/she/it has frayed | they have frayed |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been fraying | we have been fraying |
| you have been fraying | you have been fraying |
| he/she/it has been fraying | they have been fraying |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I frayed | we frayed |
| you frayed | you frayed |
| he/she/it frayed | they frayed |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was fraying | we were fraying |
| you were fraying | you were fraying |
| he/she/it was fraying | they were fraying |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had frayed | we had frayed |
| you had frayed | you had frayed |
| he/she/it had frayed | they had frayed |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been fraying | we had been fraying |
| you had been fraying | you had been fraying |
| he/she/it had been fraying | they had been fraying |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will fray | we shall/will fray |
| you will fray | you will fray |
| he/she/it will fray | they will fray |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be fraying | we shall/will be fraying |
| you will be fraying | you will be fraying |
| he/she/it will be fraying | they will be fraying |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have frayed | we shall/will have frayed |
| you will have frayed | you will have frayed |
| he/she/it will have frayed | they will have frayed |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been fraying | we shall/will have been fraying |
| you will have been fraying | you will have been fraying |
| he/she/it will have been fraying | they will have been fraying |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would fray | we should/would fray |
| you would fray | you would fray |
| he/she/it would fray | they would fray |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be fraying | we should/would be fraying |
| you would be fraying | you would be fraying |
| he/she/it would be fraying | they would be fraying |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have frayed | we should/would have frayed |
| you would have frayed | you would have frayed |
| he/she/it would have frayed | they would have frayed |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been fraying | we should/would have been fraying |
| you would have been fraying | you would have been fraying |
| he/she/it would have been fraying | they would have been fraying |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am frayed | we are frayed |
| you are frayed | you are frayed |
| he/she/it is frayed | they are frayed |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being frayed | we are being frayed |
| you are being frayed | you are being frayed |
| he/she/it is being frayed | they are being frayed |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been frayed | we have been frayed |
| you have been frayed | you have been frayed |
| he/she/it has been frayed | they have been frayed |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was frayed | we were frayed |
| you were frayed | you were frayed |
| he/she/it was frayed | they were frayed |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being frayed | we were being frayed |
| you were being frayed | you were being frayed |
| he/she/it was being frayed | they were being frayed |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been frayed | we had been frayed |
| you had been frayed | you had been frayed |
| he/she/it had been frayed | they had been frayed |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be frayed | we shall/will be frayed |
| you will be frayed | you will be frayed |
| he/she/it will be frayed | they will be frayed |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been frayed | we shall/will have been frayed |
| you will have been frayed | you will have been frayed |
| he/she/it will have been frayed | they will have been frayed |