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[dias] mélo; fam. tire-larmesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > tear-jerker
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I.tear1 [tεər]1. noun( = rip) déchirure fa. ( = rip) déchirer• to tear a hole in... faire un accroc à...• to tear to pieces [+ paper] déchirer en petits morceaux ; [+ prey] mettre en pièces ; [+ play, performance] éreinter ; [+ argument, suggestion] descendre en flammes (inf)• to tear open [+ envelope] déchirer ; [+ letter] déchirer l'enveloppe de ; [+ parcel] ouvrir en déchirant l'emballage• to tear a muscle/ligament se déchirer un muscle/un ligament► to be torn [person]• to be torn between two things/people être tiraillé entre deux choses/personnesa. [cloth, paper] se déchirerb. ( = rush) to tear out/down sortir/descendre à toute vitesse• to tear along the road [person]( = leave quickly) [person]• I couldn't tear myself away from it/him je n'arrivais pas à m'en détacher/à me détacher de lui[+ poster, flag] arracher ; [+ building] démolir► tear off( = leave quickly) partir à toute vitessea. [+ label, wrapping] arracherb. [+ one's clothes] enlever à la hâtea. [+ paper] déchirerb. [+ weed] arracher ; [+ forest] déracinerII.tear2 [tɪər]larme f• it will end in tears! ça va finir mal !• it's a real tear-jerker ça fait pleurer dans les chaumières ► tear-stained adjective baigné de larmes* * *I 1. [teə(r)]noun gen accroc m; Medicine déchirure f2.1) ( rip) déchirer [garment, paper]; mettre [quelque chose] en pièces [flesh, prey]to tear something from ou out of — arracher quelque chose de [book, notepad]
to tear something to pieces ou bits ou shreds — lit mettre quelque chose en morceaux; fig démolir (colloq) [proposal, book, film]
to tear somebody to pieces — fig descendre quelqu'un en flammes
to tear one's hair (out) — lit, fig s'arracher les cheveux
to be torn between — fig être tiraillé entre [options, persons]
2) ( remove by force) arracher3.1) ( rip) se déchirer2) ( rush)to tear out/off/past — sortir/partir/passer en trombe
to tear up/down the stairs — monter/descendre les escaliers quatre à quatre
3) ( pull forcefully)to tear at — [animal] déchiqueter [flesh, prey]; [person] s'attaquer à [rubble]
4) (colloq) ( criticize)4.to tear into — enguirlander (colloq) [person]; démolir (colloq) [play, film, book]
tearing present participle adjective1)2) (colloq)to be in a tearing hurry — GB être terriblement pressé ( to do de faire)
•Phrasal Verbs:- tear off- tear out- tear up••II [tɪə(r)]that's torn it! — (colloq) GB il ne manquait plus que ça!
noun larme fit brought tears to her eyes —
••to end in tears — [game, party] finir par des pleurs; [campaign, experiment] mal se terminer
См. также в других словарях:
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