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1 gnaw
1. intransitive verbgnaw [away] at something — (lit. or fig.) an etwas (Dat.) nagen
2. transitive verbgnaw through a rope/sack — ein Seil/einen Sack durchnagen
nagen an (+ Dat.); abnagen [Knochen]; kauen an od. auf (+ Dat.) [Fingernägeln]gnaw a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) nagen
* * *[no:](to bite or chew with a scraping movement: The dog was gnawing a large bone; The mice have gnawed holes in the walls of this room.) zernagen- academic.ru/31502/gnawing">gnawing* * *[nɔ:, AM nɑ:]I. vi1. (chew)II. vt1. (chew)rats had \gnawed their way into a sack of corn Ratten hatten sich in einen Getreidesack hineingefressento \gnaw one's fingernails an seinen Fingernägeln kauento \gnaw the flesh off the bone das Fleisch vom Knochen abnagento be \gnawed by doubt/fear/guilt von Zweifel/Angst/Schuld geplagt sein* * *[nɔː]1. vtnagen an (+dat); fingernails also kauen an (+dat); (rust, disease) fressen an (+dat); hole nagen; (fig) person (hunger, anxiety) quälen; (remorse) verzehrenthe box had been gnawed by the rats — die Ratten hatten die Kiste angenagt
2. vinagento gnaw at sth — an etw (dat) nagen; (rust, disease) sich durch etw fressen
to gnaw on sth — an etw (dat) nagen
* * *gnaw [nɔː] prät gnawed, pperf gnawed, gnawn [nɔːn]A v/t1. a) nagen an (dat) (auch fig), ab-, zernagen:gnaw one’s fingernails an den Fingernägeln kauengnaw one’s way into → B 22. zerfressen (Säure etc)3. fig quälen, aufreiben, zermürbenB v/i1. nagen:gnaw at → A 13. fig nagen, zermürben:gnaw at → A 3* * *1. intransitive verbgnaw [away] at something — (lit. or fig.) an etwas (Dat.) nagen
2. transitive verbgnaw through a rope/sack — ein Seil/einen Sack durchnagen
nagen an (+ Dat.); abnagen [Knochen]; kauen an od. auf (+ Dat.) [Fingernägeln]gnaw a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) nagen
* * *v.abnagen v.nagen v. -
2 gnaw
[nɔ:, Am nɑ:] vi1) ( chew)1) ( chew)rats had \gnawed their way into a sack of corn Ratten hatten sich in einen Getreidesack hineingefressen;to \gnaw one's fingernails an seinen Fingernägeln kauen;to \gnaw the flesh off the bone das Fleisch vom Knochen abnagen2) usu passive(fig: pursue)
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