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"Fret" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "preocuparse", and "steed" is a noun which is often translated as "el corcel". Learn more about the difference between "fret" and "steed" below.
fret(
freht
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to worry)
b. inquietarse
My mother often frets over my safety.Mi madre frecuentemente se inquieta por mi seguridad.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to erode)
a. corroer
The acid rain slowly fretted the bronze statue over time.La lluvia ácida fue corroyendo lentamente la estatua de bronce a través del tiempo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (music)
a. el traste (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The violin doesn't have frets, so I think it's harder to play than the guitar.El violín no tiene trastes, por lo que creo que es más difícil de tocar que la guitarra.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Don't get in a fret about your surgery - everything's going to be all right!No te inquietes por tu operación: todo va a salir bien.
Our daughter still hasn't arrived home and now we're in a fret.Nuestra hija todavía no ha regresado a casa y ahora estamos muy inquietos.
steed(
stid
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el corcel (M) (literary)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
The knight mounted his steed and bade us farewell.El caballero se subió al corcel y se despidió de nosotros.
