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[freɪd]adjective [material] effiloché; [nerves] à bout -
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frayed [freɪd]∎ her jacket was frayed at the cuffs sa veste était élimée aux poignets∎ tempers were getting frayed les gens étaient de plus en plus irritables;∎ to be frayed around or at the edges battre de l'aile -
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B vtr1 [friction] râper [material] ; rogner [rope] ; [person] effilocher [material, rope] ;C vi [material, rope] s'effilocher ; [temper, nerves] craquer ○. -
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fray [freɪ][cloth, garment] s'effilocher* * *[freɪ] 1.noun sout2.intransitive verb [material, rope] s'effilocher; [nerves] craquer (colloq) -
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fray [freɪ]1 transitive verb (usu passive)(a) (clothing, fabric, rope) effilocher∎ her nerves were frayed elle avait les nerfs à vif(a) (clothing, fabric, rope) s'effilocher;∎ her dress is fraying at the hem l'ourlet de sa robe s'effiloche∎ tempers began to fray les gens commençaient à s'énerver ou perdre patience;∎ to fray around or at the edges (agreement) battre de l'aile;∎ after ten months of hard work the team were starting to fray around the edges après dix mois de dur labeur, l'équipe commençait à montrer des signes de fatigue nerveuse3 noun∎ the fray la mêlée;∎ to enter or to join the fray se jeter dans la mêlée
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