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Tear
01
lágrima
a small drop of salty liquid that comes out of one's eye when one is crying
02
juerga, francachela
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
03
desgarro, grieta
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
04
desgarro
the act of tearing
to tear
01
romper, rasgar
to forcibly pull something apart into pieces
Transitive: to tear sth
Ejemplos
In frustration, he started to tear the paper into small pieces.
Con frustración, comenzó a romper el papel en pequeños pedazos.
The child accidentally tore the page while turning it in the book.
El niño accidentalmente rasgó la página al pasarla en el libro.
02
llorar, derramar lágrimas
to produce drops of salty liquid from the eyes
Dialect
American
AmericanIntransitive
Ejemplos
The young girl could n't help but tear when she heard the sad news of her pet's passing.
La joven no pudo evitar derramar lágrimas cuando escuchó la triste noticia del fallecimiento de su mascota.
The old man could n't help but tear as he reminisced about his late wife.
El anciano no pudo evitar derramar lágrimas al recordar a su difunta esposa.
03
desgarrar
to injure a muscle, etc. by stretching it too much
Transitive: to tear a muscle
Ejemplos
He tore his hamstring while sprinting in the race.
Se desgarró el tendón de la corva mientras esprintaba en la carrera.
She felt a sharp pain in her shoulder after tearing a ligament while lifting weights.
Sintió un dolor agudo en el hombro después de desgarrar un ligamento al levantar pesas.
04
rasgar, desgarrar
to split or separate into pieces
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The fabric began to tear along the seam as she tugged on it.
La tela comenzó a rasgarse a lo largo de la costura mientras ella tiraba de ella.
The old book 's pages are starting to tear from years of use.
Las páginas del libro viejo están empezando a romperse por los años de uso.
05
desplazarse rápidamente, correr
to move swiftly and energetically
Intransitive: to tear somewhere
Ejemplos
He tore through the streets on his motorcycle.
Él arrasó las calles en su motocicleta.
The race car tore down the straightaway at breakneck speed.
El coche de carreras arrasó la recta a una velocidad vertiginosa.
Árbol Léxico
tearful
tearless
teary
tear
