verbverb
zerfasern
fray
Sich in viele kleine Fäden auflösen oder an den Rändern aufgehen, meist bei Stoff oder Papier.
The German word "zerfasern" is a verb meaning "to fray" or "to unravel".
- It is made of "zer-" (a prefix indicating disintegration or breaking apart) and "Faser", which means "fiber".
- So, "zerfasern" literally means to break something into fibers or to come apart into threads.
Similar words:
- aufrauen (to roughen)
- ausfransen (to fray at the edges)
- auseinanderfallen (to fall apart)
Difference:
- "zerfasern" focuses specifically on something breaking down into fibers or threads, often used for textiles or texts (metaphorically).
- "ausfransen" refers more to fraying at edges only.
- "auseinanderfallen" is more general, meaning falling apart completely without focusing on fibers.
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Examples
Der Stoff zerfasert schnell.verb
The fabric frays quickly.
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