German-English translation for "abfressen"

"abfressen" English translation

abfressen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; h>

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eat bare browse, eat off, nibble away eat into, gnaw at
  • eat (oder | orod bite) off, nibble away (oder | orod off)
    abfressen Blätter, Knospen etc
    browse
    abfressen Blätter, Knospen etc
    abfressen Blätter, Knospen etc
examples
  • Blätter von Sträuchern abfressen
    to eat off leaves from bushes
    Blätter von Sträuchern abfressen
  • eat (etwas | somethingsth) bare
    abfressen kahl fressen
    abfressen kahl fressen
  • eat into
    abfressen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    gnaw at
    abfressen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    abfressen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples

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