nagen
kemirmeknagen
prirodi, ronĝinagen
jyrsiä, nakertaana|gen
vi (lit, fig) →
to gnaw (→
an +dat →
at);
(= knabbern) →
to nibble (→
an +dat →
at);
(Rost, Wasser) →
to eat (→
an +dat →
into);
an einem Knochen nagen →
to gnaw (on or at) a bone Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
an jdm. nagen [fig.] | → | to nag at sb. [fig.] [of a feeling] |
am Hungertuch nagen | → | to be down on one's uppers |
an etw./jdm. nagen [fig.] | → | to eat away at sth./sb. |