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Detailed Translations for fretting from English to German

fretting:

fretting adj

  1. fretting (worrisome; brooding; worrying)

Translation Matrix for fretting:

ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
grüblerisch brooding; fretting; worrisome; worrying day-dreaming; dreamy

fret:

fret [the ~] nom

  1. the fret
    der Fritt; der Nagelbohrer; der Handbohrer; der kleiner Bohrer

to fret verbe (frets, fretted, fretting)

  1. to fret (worry; bother; brood; mope)
    grübeln; nachdenken; brüten; hin und her überlegen
    • grübeln verbe (grüble, grübelst, grübelt, grübelte, grübeltet, gegrübelt)
    • nachdenken verbe (denke nach, denkst nach, denkt nach, dachte nach, dachten nach, nachgedacht)
    • brüten verbe (brüte, brütest, brütet, brütete, brütetet, gebrütet)
    • hin und her überlegen verbe (überlege hin und her, überlegst hin und her, überlegt hin und her, überlegte hin und her, überlegtet hin und her, hin und her überlegt)
  2. to fret (worry; brood)

Conjugations for fret:

present
  1. fret
  2. fret
  3. frets
  4. fret
  5. fret
  6. fret
simple past
  1. fretted
  2. fretted
  3. fretted
  4. fretted
  5. fretted
  6. fretted
present perfect
  1. have fretted
  2. have fretted
  3. has fretted
  4. have fretted
  5. have fretted
  6. have fretted
past continuous
  1. was fretting
  2. were fretting
  3. was fretting
  4. were fretting
  5. were fretting
  6. were fretting
future
  1. shall fret
  2. will fret
  3. will fret
  4. shall fret
  5. will fret
  6. will fret
continuous present
  1. am fretting
  2. are fretting
  3. is fretting
  4. are fretting
  5. are fretting
  6. are fretting
subjunctive
  1. be fretted
  2. be fretted
  3. be fretted
  4. be fretted
  5. be fretted
  6. be fretted
diverse
  1. fret!
  2. let's fret!
  3. fretted
  4. fretting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for fret:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Fritt fret
Handbohrer fret brace; brace and bit; drill; gimlet; hand drill
Nagelbohrer fret
kleiner Bohrer fret
- Greek fret; Greek key; key pattern; lather; stew; sweat; swither; worn spot
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
brüten bother; brood; fret; mope; worry be brewing; break one's head; contemplate; do jigsaw puzzles; hatch out; meditate on; muse; muse on; ponder on; puzzle; reflect on; solve crossword puzzles
grübeln bother; brood; fret; mope; worry be indecised; break one's head; brood; brood over; cogitate; consider; contemplate; defer; delay; deter; do jigsaw puzzles; doubt; hesitate; linger; meditate on; muse; muse on; nurse a grievance; ponder; ponder on; pout; procrastinate; put off; puzzle; question; reflect; reflect on; solve crossword puzzles; sulk; tarry; think; think hard; vacillate; waver; wonder; worry about
hin und her überlegen bother; brood; fret; mope; worry do jigsaw puzzles; puzzle; solve crossword puzzles
nachdenken bother; brood; fret; mope; worry brood; cogitate; consider; contemplate; devise; do jigsaw puzzles; do some hard thinking; lay schemes; make plans; meditate on; muse; muse on; philosophise; philosophize; plan; plot; ponder; ponder on; puzzle; reflect; reflect on; solve crossword puzzles; think; think better of it; wonder
sich abmühen brood; fret; worry drudge; go out of one's way; put oneself out; slave; slave away; step up; work hard; work oneself to the bone; work to pieces
sich abquälen brood; fret; worry
- chafe; choke; eat away; eat into; erode; fray; fuss; gag; gall; grate; niggle; rankle; rub; scratch
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- whimper

Related Words for "fret":

  • frets

Synonyms for "fret":


Related Definitions for "fret":

  1. a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch1
  2. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)1
    • there was a simple fret at the top of the walls1
  3. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion1
  4. agitation resulting from active worry1
  5. wear away or erode1
  6. remove soil or rock1
  7. cause friction1
  8. be too tight; rub or press1
  9. decorate with an interlaced design1
  10. carve a pattern into1
  11. be agitated or irritated1
    • don't fret over these small details1
  12. gnaw into; make resentful or angry1
  13. cause annoyance in1
  14. worry unnecessarily or excessively1
  15. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing1
  16. provide (a musical instrument) with frets1
    • fret a guitar1

Wiktionary Translations for fret:

fret
noun
  1. one of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar
verb
  1. to devour, consume
fret