How is the word s'effilocher translated from French to English

English translation
Fray
verb

S'user au point que des fils se détachent.

Become worn so that loose threads appear.

Examples with “s'effilocher”

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  • Les poignets de sa chemise ont commencé à s'effilocher. — The cuffs of his shirt began to fray.

  • Il s'est jeté dans la mêlée sans réfléchir. — He jumped into the fray without thinking.

  • Les cordes bon marché s'effilochent après quelques semaines dehors. — Cheap ropes fray after a few weeks outdoors.

  • Deux professeurs ont sorti les garçons de la mêlée. — Two teachers pulled the boys out of the fray.

  • Le tapis s'effiloche-t-il sur les bords ? — Does the carpet fray at the edges?

  • Pourquoi t'es-tu mêlé à la bagarre ? — Why did you join the fray at all?

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