tears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tears in the English»French Dictionary

I.tear1 [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

II.tear1 <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

to tear one's hair (out) lit, fig

III.tear1 <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB intr

tear2 [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gén pl

tear-stained [Brit ˈtɪəsteɪnd, Am ˈtɪrsteɪnd] ADJ

I.tear away VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear away)

II.tear away VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear away [sth])

III.tear away VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sb] away)

I.tear apart VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sth] apart, tear apart [sth])

II.tear apart VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sb] apart)

I.tear down VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sth] down, tear down [sth])

I.tear off VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sth] off, tear off [sth])

I.tear open VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear open [sth], tear [sth] open)

I.tear up VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sth] up, tear up [sth])

I.tear out VB [Brit tɛː -, Am tɛr -] (tear [sth] out, tear out [sth])

tears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tears in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

II.tear2 <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB trans

III.tear2 <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB intr

Translations for tears in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

tears Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to not shed (any) tears over
to be on the verge of tears
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He said by the time the broadcast was over there were more tears in the sink than washing-up water.
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Don gave him the name after noticing his voice always sounds like he is crying, but he never sees any tears.
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Fine tears develop along the round areas of the perforation edges because of this process.
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Owners may patch tears and rips, and brush off surface dirt, but old leather and bark clothing always look "old".
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That's why a small gesture of goodwill between strangers on this particular flight was enough to a fellow passenger to tears.
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Out of all those females on set she's definitely the least girly, we just can't see her with tears flowing, hankie blowing...
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Without the right quantity or composition of tears, discomfort or pain may result -- in addition to blurry vision and eye strain.
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Most labrum tears are thought to be from gradual tear due to repetitive microtrauma.
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Crocodiles do indeed have lachrymal glands and produce tears to lubricate the eyes as humans do.
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Talking about the emotional phone call brought the jury forewoman and another juror to tears.
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