tear apart in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tear apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for tear apart in the Italian»English Dictionary

fare pelo e contropelo a qn

to tear sb apart

Translations for tear apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

apart [Brit əˈpɑːt, Am əˈpɑrt] ADV Apart is used after certain verbs in English (keep apart, tell apart etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (keep, tell etc.).

1. apart (at a distance in time or space):

the trees were planted 10 metres apart

gli alberi erano piantati a 10 metri di distanza (l'uno dall'altro)

the babies were born 2 weeks apart

i bambini nacquero a due settimane di distanza

the houses, the two farms were far apart

le case, le due fattorie erano molto distanti (l'una dall'altra)

countries as far apart as China and Spain

paesi (così) distanti (fra loro) quanto lo sono la Cina e la Spagna

he stood apart (from the group)

si teneva a distanza (dal gruppo)

the posts need to be placed further apart

i pali devono essere più distanziati

2. apart (separate from each other):

apart

lontano

we hate being apart (of couple)

odiamo stare lontani

they need to be kept apart

devono essere tenuti lontani

3. apart (leaving aside):

apart

a parte

dogs apart, I don't like animals

a parte i cani, gli animali non mi piacciono

finances apart, we're quite happy

finanze a parte, siamo abbastanza contenti

4. apart (different):

a race, a world apart

una razza, un mondo a parte

we are very far apart on the subject of immigration

abbiamo posizioni molto divergenti sul tema dell'immigrazione

5. apart (in pieces):

apart

a, in pezzi

he had the TV apart on the floor

il suo televisore era smontato sul pavimento

6. apart (separate from):

apart from

lontano da

it stands apart from the other houses

è distante dalle altre case

he lives apart from his wife

vive separato da sua moglie

he lives apart from his wife (leaving aside)

a parte

apart from Karen, the garden

a parte Karen, il giardino

apart from working in an office, he plays the saxophone in a nightclub

oltre a lavorare in un ufficio, suona il sassofono in un night club

apart from being illegal, it's also dangerous

oltre a essere illegale, è anche pericoloso

apart from anything else, I don't even like swimming

oltre tutto, nuotare non mi piace neanche

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 apart in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tear apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

tear apart VB trans

tear apart

distruggere

tear apart fig

dividere

Translations for tear apart in the Italian»English Dictionary

lacerare

to tear apart

Translations for tear apart in the English»Italian Dictionary

apart [ə·ˈpɑ:rt] ADV

1. apart (separated):

apart

distanti

to be 20 miles apart

stare a 20 miglia di distanza

far apart

molto lontani

to move apart

separarsi

2. apart (aside):

to be apart from sth

essere separato da qc

to set sth apart

mettere da parte qc

to stand apart

stare in disparte

3. apart (into pieces):

to come apart

cadere a pezzi

to take sth apart

smontare qc

4. apart (except for):

you and me apart

tranne te e me

all joking apart

scherzi a parte

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

His arms were frequently depicted raised in an aggressive gesture, showing that he was ready to tear apart the dead as they entered his presence.

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In the process, it subjects itself to dynamics that would tear apart a fully individuated organism.

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Upper level winds will also help shear, or tear apart the system as it approaches the state.

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In some ways, punk helped to tear apart the normalized view of gender as a dichotomy.

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When their temperature sinks beyond a certain level ice crystals begin forming inside the cells and, because of their lower density, eventually tear apart those cells.

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After mutation, the body appears to rip itself open and develop extra limbs that are used to impale and tear apart their victims.

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The seriema also has an enlarged second toe claw, and uses it to tear apart small prey items for swallowing.

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The beast then proceeds to tear apart the huts inside.

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As they make their rounds the wounds heal, only to have the demon tear apart their bodies again.

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Its name is derived from the three short claws on each hind foot, which it uses to tear apart its food.

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