tear in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

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 off VB [tɛː -] (tear [sth] off, tear off [sth])

1. tear off (remove):

tear off (carefully) coupon, strip, petal

staccare (strappando)

tear off (violently)

tirare giù

tear off (violently)

strappare

to tear sb's clothes off

strappare i vestiti di dosso a qn

2. tear off (write) inf:

tear off letter, memo

buttare giù

tear-jerking [Brit ˈtɪədʒəːkɪŋ, Am ˈtɪrˌdʒərkɪŋ] ADJ hum, pej

tear-jerking

strappalacrime

tear up VB [tɛː -] (tear [sth] up, tear up [sth])

1. tear up (destroy):

tear up page, letter, document

strappare (into, in in)

2. tear up (remove):

tear up tree

sradicare

tear up tracks, tramlines

spiantare

tear up street, pavement

dissestare

3. tear up (reject) fig:

tear up treaty, legislation, contract

rifiutare

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

1. tear apart (destroy):

tear apart prey

dilaniare

tear apart game, building

demolire

tear apart organization, country

distruggere

tear apart fig relationship

distruggere

tear apart fig film, novel, essay

criticare duramente, demolire

2. tear apart (separate):

tear apart connected items

separare

II.tear apart VB [tɛː -] (tear [sb] apart)

1. tear apart (torment):

tear apart fig

straziare

2. tear apart (criticize):

tear apart inf

fare a pezzi

3. tear apart:

tear apart (dismember)

smembrare

tear apart (separate) two people

separare

tear-stained [Brit ˈtɪəsteɪnd, Am ˈtɪrsteɪnd] ADJ

tear-stained face

rigato di lacrime

tear-stained pillow, letter

bagnato di lacrime

tear duct [Brit ˈtɪədʌkt, Am ˈtɪr ˌdəkt] N

tear duct

condotto m lacrimale

tear-jerker [Am ˈtɪrˌdʒərkər] N hum, pej

this film is a real tear-jerker

questo film è proprio strappalacrime

tear out VB [tɛː -] (tear [sth] out, tear out [sth])

tear out coupon, cheque

staccare

tear out page, picture

strappare

tear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tear in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

tear down VB trans

tear down

demolire

tear into VB trans

tear into (verbally)

criticare duramente

tear into (physically)

scagliarsi su

tear out VB trans

tear out

strappare

to tear one's hair out over sth fig

strapparsi i capelli per qc

tear gas N

tear gas

gas m inv lacrimogeno

tear apart VB trans

tear apart

distruggere

tear apart fig

dividere

tear at VB trans

tear at

tirare violentemente

I.tear off VB trans (remove)

tear off

strappare

to tear off one's clothes

strapparsi i vestiti di dosso

II.tear off VB intr (leave quickly)

tear off

scappar via

I.tear away VB intr

tear away

andar via di corsa

II.tear away VB trans

1. tear away (make depart):

to tear sb away (from sth/sb)

strappare qn (da qc)

to tear oneself away (from sth/sb)

staccarsi (da qc/qn)

2. tear away (pull):

tear away

strappare

tear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tear a hole in sth

fare un buco in qc

to tear down the stairs

precipitarsi giù per le scale

to tear sb away (from sth/sb)

strappare qn (da qc)

to tear oneself away (from sth/sb)

staccarsi (da qc/qn)

to tear sb limb from limb

fare a pezzi qu

to tear off one's clothes

strapparsi i vestiti di dosso

to tear sth into pieces

stracciare qc

to tear one's hair out over sth fig

strapparsi i capelli per qc

to tear sth to shreds

ridurre a brandelli qc

to tear one another to pieces

sbranarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And some of its flaws tear at the very fabric that makes it unique.

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Police cordoned off the streets and used tear gas.

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Most skateparks do not allow pit bikes because the torque can tear up the wood.

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She was asleep on a mattress in a playpen with her sweaty, tear-streaked face pressed against the bars, snoring.

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Dynamic braking reduced wear and tear on brake shoes, reducing maintenance costs.

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An independent report indicated that an accidental rapid pressurization combined with lightly gusting wind and a location of previously undetected damage caused the tear.

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It is recommended, due to the spines on this fish which would tear up a conventional net, that it is preferable to move these fish by hand.

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Most labrum tears are thought to be from gradual tear due to repetitive microtrauma.

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People began to tear apart the encased stamps in order to retrieve and maintain the value of the stamp that was kept inside.

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After impaling the victim's body with its tusks, the elephant then tear it in pieces, and throw it limb from limb.

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