Translations for „tear“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

tear¹ [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] N (in eyes)

tear

łza f

in tears

we łzach

to burst into tears

wybuchnąć płaczem

to reduce sb to tears

wywoływać u kogoś płacz

to not shed [any] tears

nie ronić łez

I . tear² [teəʳ, Am ter] N (hole)

tear

dziura f

II . tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB trans

1. tear:

tear (rip)

drzeć [perf po-]

tear (pull apart)

odrywać [perf oderwać]

2. tear (destroy):

tear

niszczyć [perf z-]

our department was torn to pieces by silly quarrels

nasz wydział poróżniły głupie kłótnie

to tear sth apart [or to pieces]

rozrywać [perf rozerwać] coś [na kawałki]

to tear sth into shreds

drzeć [perf po-] coś na kawałki

3. tear muscles, ligaments:

tear

naderwać

Phrases:

to tear sth/sb to shreds inf

ostro coś/kogoś krytykować [perf s-]

III . tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

drzeć [perf po-] się

tear pastry

rozpadać [perf rozpaść] się

2. tear (attack):

to tear at each other's throats

doskakiwać [perf doskoczyć] sobie do gardeł

sth tears at my heart fig

coś rani moje serce

3. tear inf (rush wildly):

tear

gnać [perf po-]

they tore out of town on their motorbikes

pędem wyjechali z miasta na swych motorach

to tear down the stairs

biec ze schodów

to tear into sth

wpadać [perf wpaść] do czegoś

to tear off to the shop

lecieć [perf po-] do sklepu

tear VB

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That's torn it! Brit inf idiom

No to koniec! Tylko tego (jeszcze) brakowało! inf

tear along VB intr

tear along person, car:

tear along

pędzić [perf po-]

tear apart VB trans

1. tear apart (rip):

tear apart

rozrywać [perf rozerwać]

tear apart

rwać [perf po-] na kawałki

2. tear apart (divide):

tear apart

rozdzielać [perf rozdzielić]

tear apart family

rozbijać [perf rozbić]

Yugoslavia was torn apart

Jugosławia rozpadła się

3. tear apart (make unhappy):

to tear sb apart

rozdzierać komuś serce

tear at VB trans

1. tear at (pull):

tear at

ciągnąć

2. tear at (pull violently):

tear at

szarpać

tear away VB trans

1. tear away:

to tear sb away from sth

odrywać [perf oderwać] kogoś od czegoś

2. tear away (pull):

tear away

wydzierać [perf wydrzeć]

tear down VB trans esp pej

tear down building:

tear down

burzyć [perf z-]

my fence was torn down in the storm

burza przewróciła mój płot

my fence was torn down in the storm forest

wycinać [perf wyciąć]

tear into VB trans inf

1. tear into (criticize):

tear into

ostro krytykować [perf s-]

2. tear into (attack):

tear into

atakować [perf za-]

tear off VB trans

1. tear off (rip to detach):

tear off

odrywać [perf oderwać]

2. tear off clothes:

tear off

zrzucać [perf zrzucić] [z siebie]

tear open VB trans

tear open envelope:

tear open

rozdzierać [perf rozedrzeć]

tear out VB trans

tear out

wyrywać [perf wyrwać]

to tear one's hair out over sth fig

rwać sobie włosy z głowy z powodu czegoś

to tear sb's heart out

przygnębić kogoś

Usage examples with tear

tear duct

kanalik m łzowy

to tear into sth

wpadać [perf wpaść] do czegoś

to tear sb apart

rozdzierać komuś serce

wear and tear

zużywanie się nt

to tear sth into shreds

drzeć [perf po-] coś na kawałki

to tear down the stairs

biec ze schodów

to tear sb's heart out

przygnębić kogoś

to tear sth apart [or to pieces]

rozrywać [perf rozerwać] coś [na kawałki]

to tear [or tug] at sb's heartstrings

poruszyć czyjeś serce

to pull [or tear] sb to pieces

miażdżąco kogoś skrytykować

to rip [or tear] sth to shreds

drzeć [perf po-] coś na strzępy

to tear sb limb from limb

rozszarpać kogoś na strzępy

to tear at each other's throats

doskakiwać [perf doskoczyć] sobie do gardeł

to tear off to the shop

lecieć [perf po-] do sklepu

ribbons pl (shreds), to tear sth to ribbons

drzeć [perf po-] coś na strzępy

to tear sb away from sth

odrywać [perf oderwać] kogoś od czegoś

to tear sth/sb to shreds inf

ostro coś/kogoś krytykować [perf s-]

to tear one's hair out over sth fig

rwać sobie włosy z głowy z powodu czegoś

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English

Adaptive charging extends battery life, which uses a chip to optimize the charge flow to reduce wear and tear.

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In, he began to see more regular time as a designated hitter to ease the wear and tear off of his body.

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It has trifoliate leaves with three dark green tear-shaped entire leaflets which are smooth overall to sparsely hairy along the veins.

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He was satisfied on that date that there was no tear at the site of the original operation.

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

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Usually a handmade or mulberry paper is used to create the tear bear, giving the bear pieces a furry-edged look.

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In the knee the quadriceps and patellar tendon can sometimes tear.

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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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Police cordoned off the streets and used tear gas.

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