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to lacerate
01
lacerar, rasgar
to tear the skin or flesh, causing deep and often irregular wounds
Transitive: to lacerate a person or skin or flesh
Exemplos
The barbed wire fence has the potential to lacerate anyone attempting to climb over.
A cerca de arame farpado tem o potencial de lacerar qualquer um que tentar escalá-la.
02
lacerar, dilacerar
to make someone suffer from a lot of emotional or mental pain
Transitive: to lacerate someone's emotions
Exemplos
Each rejection lacerated his self-esteem, chipping away at his confidence bit by bit.
Cada rejeição lacerava sua autoestima, corroendo sua confiança pouco a pouco.
03
lacerar, criticar
to severely criticize or censure someone or something
Transitive: to lacerate someone's work
Exemplos
The literary critic lacerated the author's latest novel, criticizing its lack of depth and character development.
O crítico literário lacerou o último romance do autor, criticando sua falta de profundidade e desenvolvimento de personagens.
lacerate
01
lacerado, rasgado
having edges that are jagged from injury
02
lacerado, rasgado irregularmente
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
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