fray in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.fray1 [Am freɪ, Brit freɪ] VB intr

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II.fray1 [Am freɪ, Brit freɪ] VB trans

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deshilachar
to fray
deshilacharse
to fray
salir a la palestra
to join the fray
entrar en liza un tercer candidato ha entrado en liza
a third candidate has entered the arena/the fray
destemplar
to fray
se estaban empezando a caldear los ánimos
tempers were beginning to fray
rozarse cuello/puños:
to fray
volver a la carga tropas:
to return to the attack o fray
Siglo de Oro
Spain's literary renaissance, known as the Golden Age, roughly covers the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It includes the Italian-influenced poetry of figures such as Garcilaso de la Vega; the religious verse of Fray Luis de León, Santa Teresa de Ávila and San Juan de la Cruz; picaresque novels such as the anonymous Lazarillo de Tormes and Quevedo's Buscón; Miguel de Cervantes' immortal Don Quijote; the theater of Lope de Vega, and the ornate poetry of Luis de Góngora.

fray in the PONS Dictionary

fray Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tempers were beginning to fray
la gente estaba perdiendo la paciencia
the fray
la lucha
to enter the fray
pasar a la lucha
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It is intended to come into the fray unseen, attack furiously and then depart without a trace.
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This would often lead to a general engagement as each side poured more troops into the fray.
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Tan first entered the political fray in the late 1970s.
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Workers paint the ends with a protective preservative to keep the wood from fraying or rotting.
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Even after all that, he still had to be prevented by friends from re-enlisting and returning to the fray.
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Exposure to moisture from the sweat of a musician's hands can cause plain (unwound) gut strings to fray and eventually break.
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Let us propel us for the frey of the fray!
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Many of the original plumbing pipes were inoperable, wiring had frayed from time and rodent damage.
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Lot of candidates withdraw from the fray fearing death.
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Rai was 93 years old at the time, and possibly the oldest candidate in the fray.
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