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fret noun

  /fɹɛt/
  • (music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.
 Bund, Bundstäbchen

fret verb

  /fɹɛt/
  • (ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
 anfressen, aufessen, auffressen, einnehmen, essen, fressen
  • (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
 aufregen, belästigen, besorgen, beunruhigen, grämen, irritieren
  • (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
  • (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
  • (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
 besorgen, beunruhigen, grämen, nervös machen, sorgen

fretful adjective

  /ˈfɹɛtfəl/
  • Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.
 gereizt, schlechtgelaunt, übelgelaunt
  • Unable to relax; fidgety or restless.
 ruhelos

fret verb

  /fɹɛt/
  • (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
 aussägen, heraussägen, sägen
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