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1 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) lágrima- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) rasgar2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) rasgar-se3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) passar correndo2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) rasgão- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *tear1[tiə] n 1 lágrima. 2 gota. a tear of blood uma gota de sangue. in tears em pranto, chorando. to burst into tears romper em lágrimas. to shed tears derramar lágrimas. to work the tear pump inundar de lágrimas.————————tear2[tɛə] n 1 rasgo, rasgão. 2 rasgadura. 3 movimento rápido, corrida. 4 fúria, cólera. • vt+vi (ps tore, pp torn) 1 dilacerar, romper. 2 rasgar. she tore her dress / ela rasgou seu vestido. 3 arrancar. 4 ferir, cortar. 5 dividir, partir. 6 remover. 7 agitar. 8 correr. at full tear em disparada. to be torn between fear and love oscilar entre o medo e o amor. to tear about afobar-se, excitar-se. to tear apart a) separar com força. b) coll criticar destrutivamente. to tear down demolir violentamente. to tear in two rasgar pelo meio. to tear off a) tirar, arrancar. b) sair apressadamente, em disparada. to tear one’s hair arrancar os cabelos. to tear out puxar. to tear someone off a strip repreender alguém. to tear something from arrancar alguma coisa de. to tear to pieces rasgar em pedaços. to tear up arrancar (by the roots pela raiz). wear and tear desgaste. -
2 shred
[ʃred] 1. noun(a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off: The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material.) farrapo2. verb(to cut or tear into shreds: to shred paper.) rasgar- shredder* * *[ʃred] n 1 tira estreita, trapo, retalho. 2 fragmento, pedaço, partícula. • vt rasgar ou cortar em tiras ou pedaços. not a shred nem um traço. not a shred of evidence nenhuma sombra de prova. torn to shreds rasgado. -
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tear someone off a strip — tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone/british informal phrase to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
tear off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip (or tear a strip off (someone)) Brit informal : to talk angrily to (someone who has done something wrong) His dad tore him off a strip for denting the car. • • • Main Entry: ↑strip tear (someone) off a strip see ↑strip … Useful english dictionary
tear someone off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip British, informal, British & Australian, informal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. He tore her off a strip for being late … New idioms dictionary
tear off a strip — tear (someone) off a strip British, informal, British & Australian, informal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. He tore her off a strip for being late … New idioms dictionary
Tore — Tear Tear (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tear a strip off — If you tear a strip off someone, you reprimand them severely for doing something wrong. The teacher tore a strip off Charlie for not doing his homework … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tear a strip off somebody — verb To scold vigorously. The boss tore a strip off him for arriving late to the meeting. Syn: excoriate, give somebody a dressing down, haul somebody over the coals, give somebody a telling off, read somebody the riot act, tell somebody off … Wiktionary
tear a strip off — scold, lecture, criticize, give you hell [B] Kasan s father tore a strip off him for missing a day of school … English idioms
To tear off — Tear Tear (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English