tearing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tearing in the English»Serbian Dictionary

tear¹ [tɪəʳ] N (watery fluid)

tear

suza f

to be in tears

biti sav u suzama

tears of happiness/joy

suze radosnice

to burst into tears

briznuti u plač

I.tear² [teəʳ] N

tear

poderotina m

II.tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

tear

iscepati // cepati

tear

poderati perf

to tear a hole in one's trousers

napraviti rupu na pantalonama

2. tear (injure):

to tear a muscle

pokidati mišić

III.tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear fabric, paper, rope

iscepati // cepati

tear buttonhole, lining, tab

pokidati // kidati

2. tear inf (rush):

tear

odjuriti // juriti

to tear away

odjuriti

'tear jerk·er N inf

tear jerker

preterano sentimentalna priča, knjiga, film itd.

'tear gas N no pl

tear gas

suzavac m

'tear-jerk·ing ADJ inf

tear-jerking

srceparajući

tear off VB trans

1. tear off (rip from):

tear off

iskidati // kidati

2. tear off (undress):

to tear off one's clothes

strgnuti odeću

tear away VB trans

1. tear away (make leave):

to tear away sb ⇄ away

oterati nekoga

to tear away oneself away

otrgnuti se

2. tear away (rip from):

to tear away sth ⇄ away page of calendar, poster

iskidati nešto

tear down VB trans

1. tear down (destroy):

tear down

uništiti // uništavati

tear down forest

poseći // seći

2. tear down (discredit):

to tear down sb ⇄ down

ocrniti nekoga

tear out VB trans

tear out hair, nail

iščupati // čupati

tear out page

otrgnuti perf

to tear out sb's heart out

iskidati nekome srce

tear into VB trans

tear into

nasrnuti

tear into

napasti // napadati

tearing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tear off one's clothes

strgnuti odeću

wear and tear

habanje

to tear a hole in one's trousers

napraviti rupu na pantalonama

to tear at sb's heart

kidati nekome srce

to tear at each other's throats

dohvatiti jedan drugoga za grlo

to tear at each other's throats (verbally also)

dohvatiti se

to tear down sb ⇄ down

ocrniti nekoga

to tear out sb's heart out

iskidati nekome srce

to tear away sb ⇄ away

oterati nekoga

to break/smash/tear sth in[to] pieces

razbiti/zdrobiti/iscepati nešto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It demonstrates how tearing down slums and building modern settlements does not immediately change the culture of the inhabitants.

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The spines are used to masticate the food, tearing it up before passing it to the mouth.

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That woman is tearing the rule book up!

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Thanks to an enjoyably powerful arsenal and remarkably thorough destructibility, tearing your way through this alien-annihilating adventure is very gratifying.

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Extremely overloaded top-loading washers can either jam the motion of the agitator, overloading or damaging the motor or gearbox, or tearing fabrics.

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The second tornado left moderate damage - including tearing the roofs of a few houses, although it destroyed a few outbuildings.

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However, he refrained from tearing it down, and it still stands to this day.

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Some of these have shaped filaments which help resist tearing across the tape.

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You love your husband and this guilty conscience that's tearing into you means you won't make the same mistake again.

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There is more to come: the intensifying labor pains, the tearing of the umbilical cord, the newborn's first cries...

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