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1 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) olla kahden tulen välissäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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2 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) olla kahden tulen välissäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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3 tear
• palkeenkieli• riuhtoa• riuhtaista• riistää• runnella• rikkoa• nyhtäistä• nyhtää• nyppiä• nykäistä• nykiä• vetäistä• vetää• auki• raastaa• raadella• revetä• riipaista• repiä• repeämä• reuhtoa• ratkoa• ratketa• repäistä• repeytyä• reväistä• temmata• tempoa• tempaista• katkaista• kiskoa• kiskaista• haljeta• myllertää• syöksähtää• syöksyä• kyynel• pisara* * *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.) kyynel- 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.) repiä2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) repeytyä3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) rynnistää2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.)- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
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4 strife
• riitaisuus• epäsopu• eripuraisuus• kiista• kilpailu• kiistely• mellakka• taistelu* * *(conflict, fighting or quarrelling: a country torn by strife; industrial strife (= disagreement between employers and workers).) taistelu
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be torn between A and B — be torn (between A and B) idiom to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings • I was torn between my parents and my friend. Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary
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