Translations for „gnawed“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . gnaw [nɔ:, Am nɑ:] VB intr

1. gnaw (chew):

to gnaw on/at sth

an etw dat nagen

to gnaw on/at sth person

auf/an etw dat kauen

2. gnaw fig (deplete):

to gnaw away at sth

an etw acc zehren [o. fig nagen]

to gnaw away at sth corrosion, rust

etw zerfressen

3. gnaw fig (bother):

sth gnaws at sb feeling

etw nagt an jdm

sth gnaws at sb feeling

etw quält jdn

II . gnaw [nɔ:, Am nɑ:] VB trans

1. gnaw (chew):

to gnaw sth

an etw dat kauen

to gnaw sth animal

an etw dat fressen [o. nagen]

rats had gnawed their way into a sack of corn

Ratten hatten sich in einen Getreidesack hineingefressen

to gnaw one's fingernails

an seinen Fingernägeln kauen

to gnaw the flesh off the bone

das Fleisch vom Knochen abnagen

2. gnaw usu passive fig (pursue):

to be gnawed by doubt/fear/guilt

von Zweifel/Angst/Schuld geplagt sein

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the dog gnawed at the bone

der Hund knabberte an dem Knochen herum

to be gnawed by doubt/fear/guilt

von Zweifel/Angst/Schuld geplagt sein

rats had gnawed their way into a sack of corn

Ratten hatten sich in einen Getreidesack hineingefressen