tear duct in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tear duct in the English»Italian Dictionary

tear duct [Brit ˈtɪədʌkt, Am ˈtɪr ˌdəkt] N

tear duct

condotto m lacrimale

Translations for tear duct in the English»Italian Dictionary

tear duct

condotto lacrimale

Translations for tear duct in the Italian»English Dictionary

condotto lacrimale

tear duct

condotto lacrimale

tear duct

Translations for tear duct in the English»Italian Dictionary

duct [Brit dʌkt, Am dəkt] N

1. duct TECH:

duct (for air, water)

condotto m

duct (for air, water)

conduttura f

duct (for wiring)

canaletta f

duct (for wiring)

tubazione f

2. duct ANAT:

duct

dotto m

duct

canale m

bile duct

dotto biliare

tear duct

condotto lacrimale

I.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

1. tear:

tear (from strain)

strappo m (in in)

tear (done on nail, hook etc.)

rottura f (in di)

2. tear MED:

tear

lacerazione f

perineal tear

lacerazione del perineo

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

1. tear (rip):

tear garment, paper

strappare (on contro)

tear flesh, prey

dilaniare, lacerare

to tear sth from or out of book, notepad

strappare qc da

to tear a hole in sth

fare uno strappo or un buco in qc

I've torn a hole in my coat

ho fatto uno strappo or un buco nel cappotto

to tear sth in half or in two

strappare qc in due

to tear sth in(to) pieces or strips

fare a pezzi qc

to tear [sth]. to pieces or bits or shreds fig proposal, argument, book, film

demolire

to tear [sth]. to pieces or bits or shreds fabric

strappare

to tear [sth]. to pieces or bits or shreds object

demolire

to tear sb to pieces fig

fare a pezzi or distruggere qn

to tear one's hair (out)

strapparsi i capelli also fig

to tear a muscle, ligament

strapparsi un muscolo, un legamento

“tear along the dotted line”

“strappare lungo la linea tratteggiata”

2. tear (remove by force):

to tear sth from or off roof

scoperchiare

to tear sth from or off surface, object

strappare qc da

to tear sth from sb's hands or grasp

strappare di mano qc a qn

he was torn from his mother's arms

fu strappato dalle braccia della madre

to tear sth out of ground

strappare qc da

you nearly tore my arm out of its socket!

mi hai quasi lussato la spalla!

3. tear sempre passivo (emotionally):

to be torn between options, persons

essere combattuto tra

she's torn between keeping on her job and going to college

non sa se continuare a lavorare o iscriversi all'università

4. tear (divided):

to be torn by war, racism

essere dilaniato dalla guerra, dal razzismo

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

1. tear (rip):

tear

strapparsi

to tear into flesh, cloth

fare un buco in

2. tear (rush):

to tear out, off, past

uscire, andarsene, passare di corsa

to tear up, down the stairs

salire, scendere le scale di corsa

she came tearing into the yard, house

entrò di corsa nel cortile, in casa

she went tearing (off) down the road

corse velocemente giù per la strada

they were tearing along at 150 km/h

filavano a 150 km/h

the car came tearing around the corner

l'auto prese la curva a tutta birra

they're tearing around the streets

stanno scorrazzando per le vie a tutta birra

I tore through the book in two days

ho divorato il libro in due giorni

3. tear (pull forcefully):

to tear at animal: flesh, prey

dilaniare

to tear at person: rubble

trascinare

4. tear (criticize) inf:

to tear into person, play, film, book

criticare duramente, distruggere (about per)

IV.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr]

that's torn it! Brit inf

ci mancava solo questa!

tear² [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gener. pl

tear

lacrima f

close to tears

sul punto di piangere

in tears

in lacrime

to burst or dissolve into tears

scoppiare in lacrime

to reduce sb to tears

fare piangere qn

to shed tears of rage

versare lacrime di rabbia

to shed tears of laughter

ridere fino alle lacrime

it brings tears to the eyes

fa venire le lacrime agli occhi

it brought tears to her eyes or it moved her to tears

le fece venire le lacrime agli occhi

there were tears in his eyes

aveva le lacrime agli occhi

French, gardening without tears

il francese, il giardinaggio per tutti

to end in tears game, party:

finire in lacrime

to end in tears campaign, experiment:

finire male

tear duct in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tear duct in the Italian»English Dictionary

condotto lacrimale

tear duct

Translations for tear duct in the English»Italian Dictionary

duct [dʌkt] N

1. duct (pipe):

duct

condotto m

air duct

condotto d'aria

2. duct ANAT:

duct

canale m

ear duct

canale uditivo

I.tear¹ [tɪr] N

tear

lacrima f

to bring tears to sb's eyes

far venire le lacrime agli occhi a qn

to burst into tears

scoppiare a piangere

to have tears in one's eyes

avere le lacrime agli occhi

to not shed (any) tears

non versare una (sola) lacrima

II.tear¹ [tɪr] VB intr

tear

lacrimare

I.tear² [ter] N

tear

strappo m

II.tear² <tore, torn> [ter] VB trans

1. tear:

tear (rip)

strappare

tear (ruin)

rompere

to tear a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc

to be torn between two possibilities

essere combattuto tra due possibilità

2. tear (strain):

tear muscle

strappare

III.tear² <tore, torn> [ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

strapparsi

2. tear (rush wildly):

tear

lanciarsi

to tear down the stairs

precipitarsi giù per le scale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Runny eyes can be caused by dental disease or a blockage of the tear duct.

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He had two operations, which removed much of his upper jaw, palate, and cheekbone, and the tear duct on that side.

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Ty also lost his tear duct, replaced by a prosthesis.

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