tear
[teəɼ] ( pt tore, pp torn )transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [rip]
Conjugation rasgar, Conjugation romper
to tear something open abrir algo rasgándolo to tear something to pieces (fig) poner algo por los suelos |
| 2. | [remove roughly]
Conjugation arrancar
she tore a page out of her exercise book arrancó una página de su libro de ejercicios |
| to be torn between vacilar entre |
tear
[teəɼ] ( pt tore, pp torn )intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [rip] Conjugation romperse, rasgarse |
| 2. | (inf)
[move quickly]
he tore out of the house salió de la casa a toda pastilla they were tearing along iban a toda pastilla |
| to tear loose soltarse de un tirón |
tear
[teəɼ]noun
rasgón m, desgarrón m
tear apart
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [rip up] Conjugation despedazar |
| 2. | (fig) [disrupt greatly] Conjugation desintegrar |
| 3. | [upset greatly] Conjugation desgarrar |
tear at
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
tirar de
tear away
transitive verb separable Conjugation
to tear o.s. away from separarse de
tear down
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[building, statue] echar abajo
tear off
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[clothes] quitarse precipitadamente
tear up
transitive verb separable Conjugation
hacer pedazos
