tear off in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tear off in the English»Italian Dictionary

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-off [Brit ˈtɛərɒf, Am ˈtɛrˌɔf] ADJ

tear-off coupon, slip:

tear-off

staccabile

tear-off perforations COMPUT

perforazione

tear-off calendar [ˌteərɒfˈkælɪndə(r), -ɔːf-] N

tear-off calendar

(calendario a) blocco m

Translations for tear off in the English»Italian Dictionary

to tear sb off a strip, to tear a strip off sb inf

dare una lavata di capo a qn

Translations for tear off in the Italian»English Dictionary

staccare vento:

to tear off manifesto

“parte da staccare”

“tear off here”

scoperchiare tetto

to tear off

staccabile tagliando, foglio di calendario

tear-off

Translations for tear off 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

I.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] PREP Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations (fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections (clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see this entry.

1. off (away from in distance):

off Rocky Point, the west coast

al largo di Rocky Point, della costa occidentale

three metres off the ground

a tre metri dal suolo

2. off (away from in time):

to be a long way off doing

essere (ancora) ben lontano dal fare

he's only a year off retirement

gli manca solo un anno alla pensione

3. off area:

off, also just off

(proprio) accanto a

there's a kitchen (just) off the dining room

c'è una cucina (proprio) accanto alla sala da pranzo

a house just off the path

una casa a poca distanza dal sentiero

I was just off the motorway

ero appena uscito dall'autostrada

in a street (leading) off the main road

in una strada che si dirama dalla via principale

4. off (astray from):

it is off the point or subject

non c'entra, è fuori argomento

to be off centre

essere fuori centro, scentrato

5. off (detached from):

to be off its hinges

essere fuori dai cardini, scardinato

to be off its base

essere (uscito) fuori dalla propria base

there's a button off your cuff

manca un bottone al polsino della tua camicia

6. off (no longer interested in) inf:

to be off drugs

avere smesso di drogarsi

to be off one's food

non avere (più) voglia di mangiare or non avere appetito

I'm off her, men at the moment!

non voglio (più) sentire parlare di lei, degli uomini per il momento!

7. off inf:

to borrow sth off a neighbour

prendere qc in prestito da un vicino

to eat off a tray, a paper plate

mangiare in un vassoio, in un piatto di carta

II.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] ADV

1. off (leaving):

to be off

partire, andarsene

it's time you were off

è ora che tu vada

they're off to the States today

partono per gli Stati Uniti oggi

I'm off

vado or me ne vado

I'm off (to avoid sb)

non ci sono

to be off to a good start

fare una buona partenza or partire bene

“…and they're off!”

“…ecco che partono!”

he's off again talking about his exploits! fig

eccolo che ricomincia a parlare dei suoi exploit!

2. off (at a distance):

to be 30 metres, kilometres off

essere a 30 metri, chilometri (di distanza)

some way, not far off

piuttosto, non troppo lontano

3. off (ahead in time):

Easter is a month off

manca un mese a Pasqua

the exam is still several months off

mancano ancora diversi mesi prima dell'esame

4. off THEAT:

shouting, trumpet sound off

si sentono delle urla, si sente uno squillo di tromba fuori scena

III.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] ADJ

1. off (free):

to have Monday off to do

prendersi il lunedì (di permesso) per fare

Tuesday's my day off

il martedì è il mio giorno libero

did you have the morning off?

ti sei preso la mattina libera?

I got time off

mi hanno dato un permesso

2. off (turned off):

to be off water, gas, tap:

essere chiuso

to be off light, TV:

essere spento

in the “off” position

in posizione “off, spento”

3. off (cancelled):

to be off match, party:

essere annullato

our engagement's off

il nostro fidanzamento è rotto

the fried chicken is off (from menu)

il pollo fritto è finito

4. off (removed):

the lid or top is off

non c'è il coperchio

the handle's off

la maniglia è venuta via or è rotta

with her make-up off

senza trucco

with his shoes off

senza scarpe

to have one's leg off inf

farsi tagliare una gamba

25% off COMM

25% di sconto

5. off (bad) inf:

to be off food:

essere avariato or andato a male

to be off milk:

essere inacidito

Phrases:

off and on

a periodi

IV.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] N inf (start)

the off

la partenza

just before the off (of race)

proprio prima della partenza

from the off fig

fin dall'inizio

V.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] INTERJ

off! off! (as chant)

fuori! fuori! via! via!

off with her head!

tagliatele la testa!

(get) off! (from wall etc.) inf

(scendi) giù (da lì)!

VI.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] VB trans

1. off (take off):

off

togliere (via)

2. off (kill):

off inf

fare fuori

VII.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] VB intr

off (come off)

venire via

off (go off)

andare via, andarsene

VIII.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf]

how are we off for flour, sugar etc.? inf

come stiamo a farina, a zucchero, ecc.?

that's a bit off Brit inf

non va molto bene

to feel a bit off(-colour) Brit inf

sentirsi un po' fuori fase

to have an off day

avere una giornata no

on–off [Am ˌɑnˈɔf] ADJ

on–off button, control

di accensione e spegnimento

on–off fig talks, relationship

discontinuo

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Translations for tear off in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for tear off in the Italian»English Dictionary

talloncino (di medicinale)

tear-off tag

Translations for tear off 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

I.off [ɑ:f] PREP

1. off (near):

to be just off the main road

essere vicinissimo alla strada principale

2. off (away from):

to take sth off the shelf

prendere qc dallo scaffale

keep off the grass

non calpestare l'erba

3. off (down from):

to fall/jump off a ladder

cadere/saltare da una scala

to get off the train

scendere dal treno

4. off (from):

to eat off a plate

mangiare nel piatto

to cut a piece off the cheese

tagliare un pezzetto di formaggio

to take 10 dollars off the price

scontare di 10 dollari

5. off (stop using):

to be off caffeine

aver eliminato la caffeina

to be off drugs

aver smesso di drogarsi

6. off (as source of):

to run off batteries

funzionare a batteria

II.off [ɑ:f] ADV

1. off (not on):

to switch/turn sth off

spegnere qc

to switch/turn sth off tap, water

chiudere qc

it's off between them fig

tra loro è finita

2. off (away):

the town is 5 miles off to the east

la cittadina è a 5 miglia in direzione est

not far off

poco lontano

a way's off

parecchio lontano

to drive/run off

partire/correre via

off with you

vattene

it's time I was off

è ora che vada

3. off (removed):

the lid is off

senza il tappo

with one's coat off

senza cappotto

off with that hat!

togliti il cappello!

4. off (free from work):

to get off at 4:00 p.m.

finire di lavorare alle 4 del pomeriggio

to get a day off

prendersi un giorno libero

5. off (completely):

to kill off

sterminare

to pay sth off

finire di pagare

6. off COMM:

5% off

5% di sconto

7. off (until gone):

to walk off the dinner

fare una passeggiata per digerire (la cena)

to sleep off the wine

dormire per smaltire gli effetti del vino

8. off (separating):

to fence sth off

recintare qc

Phrases:

straight [or right] off the bat

subito

off and on, on and off

a periodi

it rained off and on

piovve intermittentemente

III.off [ɑ:f] ADJ

1. off (not on):

off light

spento, -a

off faucet

chiuso, -a

off water supply

tolto, -a

2. off (canceled):

off engagement, wedding, deal

annullato, -a

3. off (free from work):

to be off at 5:00 p.m.

finire di lavorare alle 5 del pomeriggio

I'm off on Mondays

il lunedì è il mio giorno libero

4. off (provided for):

to be well off

essere abbiente

to be not well off

non essere abbiente

5. off (substandard):

to be off one's game SPORTS

non essere in forma

6. off inf:

I've gone off on him

non mi interessa più

IV.off [ɑ:f] VB trans inf

to off sb

far fuori qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They use their lips to tear off their food and chew with their peg-like teeth which have no enamel and are always growing.

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I wanted to tear off my sandals, throw down my staff and bow to him.

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He used to be really flamboyant and tear off, but now he is a different horse and that's why he gets the trip.

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Billy thinks only a miracle can save him, and the robot's arms suddenly tear off.

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We tear off chunks and dip them in olive oil and thyme.

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With their hands tied behind their backs, the castaways must tear off pieces of meat using only their mouths.

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Before swallowing stick insects, the lizards tear off the legs.

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Scarring occurs when boat propellers tear off the live coral and expose the skeleton.

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The next day, he tried to tear off a piece of bread to eat, but he could not, until he finally bit it.

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The roof of the observation platform also threatens to tear off.

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