fray

BrE /freɪ/ AmE /freɪ/

verb / noun en → es

1 WEAR DOWN [transitive] B2

to wear down or damage something by rubbing against it

desgastar, deshacer, erosionar

  • something frays at/along a line

Collocations fabric fraying along the edges · threads fraying at the seam

  • The fabric is beginning to fray.

    La tela está comenzando a desgastarse.

2 RELIGIOUS [noun] B1

a member of a religious order, especially one who lives in a monastery or convent and follows a rule of life

fraile, monje, religioso

Collocations Franciscan friar · Cistercian friar

  • He became a Franciscan friar.

    Se convirtió en un fraile franciscano.