GNAWED - Translation from English into German

in the PONS 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

Present

I	gnaw
you	gnaw
he/she/it	gnaws
we	gnaw
you	gnaw
they	gnaw

Past

I	gnawed
you	gnawed
he/she/it	gnawed
we	gnawed
you	gnawed
they	gnawed

Present Perfect

I	have	gnawn
you	have	gnawn
he/she/it	has	gnawn
we	have	gnawn
you	have	gnawn
they	have	gnawn

Past Perfect

I	had	gnawn
you	had	gnawn
he/she/it	had	gnawn
we	had	gnawn
you	had	gnawn
they	had	gnawn