tears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tears in the English»Serbian Dictionary

croco·dile 'tears N pl

crocodile tears

krokodilske suze

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

tears Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep in one's anger/emotions/tears

suzdržavati [or potiskivati] bes/ emocije/suze

I laughed until tears rolled down my face

smejao sam se dok mi nisu krenule suze niz lice

to weep tears of joy/sorrow

roniti suze sreće/tuge

she fled from the room in tears

istrčala je iz sobe u suzama

tears welled up in her eyes

suze su joj navirale na oči

to break into applause/tears

aplaudirati

to break into applause/tears

rasplakati se

to be close to tears

biti na ivici suza

to come close to tears

doći na ivicu plača

their eyes filled with tears

oči su im bile pune suza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

See how quickly it tears through a bone-dry state park.

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Don gave him the name after noticing his voice always sounds like he is crying, but he never sees any tears.

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

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Owners may patch tears and rips, and brush off surface dirt, but old leather and bark clothing always look "old".

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Talking about the emotional phone call brought the jury forewoman and another juror to tears.

www.dailymail.co.uk

That's why a small gesture of goodwill between strangers on this particular flight was enough to a fellow passenger to tears.

ca.news.yahoo.com

He said by the time the broadcast was over there were more tears in the sink than washing-up water.

www.abc.net.au

A woman in a long white dress with a red setter on a lead wiped away tears.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It is said in his kaishaku memoir that he couldn't stop his tears.

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Out of all those females on set she's definitely the least girly, we just can't see her with tears flowing, hankie blowing...

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