 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to tear [race] | 79 fetzen [ugs.] [rasen] | |
| to thrill | 31 fetzen [ugs.] [mitreißen, begeistern] | |
| to tear down sth. [e.g. a poster] | etw.Akk. fetzen | |
| to tear sth. down [e.g. a poster] | etw.Akk. fetzen | |
| Nouns |
| shred | 1258 Fetzen {m} | |
| smithereens | 595 Fetzen {pl} | |
| rag | 575 Fetzen {m} | |
| scrap | 554 Fetzen {m} | |
| tatter | 331 Fetzen {m} | |
| tatters | 109 Fetzen {pl} | |
| snatches [e.g. of conversation] | 89 Fetzen {pl} [Gesprächsfetzen etc.] | |
| frazzle | 86 Fetzen {m} | |
| flake | 77 Fetzen {m} | |
| snatch [of conversation or music] | 45 Fetzen {m} [Wort- oder Musikfetzen] | |
| rags [also coll.: clothes] | 29 Fetzen {pl} [ugs.] [auch Klamotten] | |
| educ. F [grade] [Am.] [Aus.] | 11 Fetzen {m} [österr.] [ugs.] [Schulnote] | |
| inebriation | 7 Fetzen {m} [österr.] [ugs.] [Rausch] | |
| duds [coll.] | 7 Fetzen {pl} [ugs.] [Kleidung, Klamotten, bes. für Frauen] | |
| tagrag | 5 Fetzen {m} | |
| cleaning rag | Fetzen {m} [österr.] [Putztuch, Lappen] | |
| cloth. (skimpy) dress | Fetzen {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [billiges, schlecht sitzendes Kleid] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| in shreds {adv} | in Fetzen | |
| in tatters {adv} | in Fetzen | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| The fur flies. [coll.] [fig.] | Die Fetzen fliegen. [ugs.] [fig] | |
| torn to shreds {adj} {past-p} | in Fetzen gerissen | |
| shredded {adj} | in Fetzen zerrissen | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to be drunk | einen Fetzen haben [ugs.] [österr.] [bayer.] | |
| to fritter [archaic] | in Fetzen reißen | |
| to tear to ribbons | in Fetzen reißen [Stoff] | |
| to scuffle (with sb.) | sichAkk. (mit jdm.) fetzen [ugs.] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to make the fur fly [coll.] [idiom] [cause a scene] | die Fetzen fliegen lassen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [(einen) Streit anfangen] | |
| to catch scraps of a conversation | Fetzen eines Gesprächs auffangen | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| idiom Sparks will fly. [coll.] | Da werden die Fetzen fliegen. [ugs.] | |
| idiom There will be fireworks. [outbursts of anger] | Da werden die Fetzen fliegen. [ugs.] | |
| without a shred to put on {adv} | ohne einen Fetzen zum Anziehen | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be at it hammer and tongs [coll.] [idiom] [quarrel] | sichAkk. streiten, dass die Fetzen fliegen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to go at it hammer and tongs [coll.] [argue] [idiom] | sich streiten, dass die Fetzen fliegen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| idiom to be at daggers drawn | streiten, dass die Fetzen fliegen | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| lit. F Jingo [Terry Pratchett] | Fliegende Fetzen | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| fish T | | |
| fish T | | |
| fish T | | |
