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1 tear
n. tårdropp; reva, sönderslitning; tempo, fart--------v. riva sönder, slita sönder* * *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.) tår- 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.) riva2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) gå sönder3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) rusa, flänga2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) reva, hål- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
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2 sheer
adj. ren, (rena rama), total; tunn; genomskinlig; tvär, lodrät--------adv. rent, totalt; rakt; tvärbrant--------n. gir, sväng--------v. gira, svänga, ändra riktning; avvika* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) ren2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) tvärbrant, lodrät3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) mycket tunn, skir2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) tvärt, raktII [ʃiə]
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