tear down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tear down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tear down VB [Am tɛr -, Brit tɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

tear down wall/fence/building:

tear down

derribar

tear down

tirar abajo

Translations for tear down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

derruir

to tear down

derrumbar

to tear down

una lágrima se deslizó por su mejilla

a tear slid down his cheek

Translations for tear down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tear¹ <pt tore, pp torn> [Am tɛr, Brit tɛː] VB trans

1. tear (pull apart):

tear cloth/paper

romper

tear cloth/paper

rasgar

I tore my shirt climbing the fence

me hice un desgarrón en or me rompí la camisa subiendo la valla

she was wearing a torn T-shirt

llevaba una camiseta toda rota

he's torn my book

me ha roto el libro

to tear a muscle

desgarrarse un músculo

I tore the cloth in half

rasgué la tela por la mitad

to tear a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

he had torn a hole in his jacket

se había hecho un agujero en la chaqueta

he had torn a hole in his jacket

se había hecho un roto en la chaqueta Spain

I tore open the letter

abrí la carta

I tore open the letter

abrí or rasgué el sobre

to tear sth/sb to pieces or bits or shreds

hacer algo/a alguien pedazos or trizas or inf polvo

to tear sth/sb to pieces or bits or shreds argument

echar algo por tierra

to tear sth/sb to pieces or bits or shreds cloth/paper

hacer algo pedazos

he was torn to pieces by a lion

un león lo descuartizó or lo despedazó

that's torn it! Brit inf, dated

¡se ha ido todo al traste or al garete! inf

2. tear (divide):

tear usu pass

dividir

a nation torn by civil war

una nación dividida or desgarrada por la guerra civil

he was torn between his sense of duty and his love for her

se debatía entre el sentido del deber y su amor por ella

I'm really torn; I don't know what to do

estoy en un dilema y no sé qué hacer

3. tear (remove forcibly):

to tear sth from sth

arrancar algo de algo

they tore the bag from my hand

me arrancaron la bolsa de las manos

II.tear¹ <pt tore, pp torn> [Am tɛr, Brit tɛː] VB intr

1.1. tear (become torn):

tear cloth/paper:

romperse

tear cloth/paper:

rasgarse

1.2. tear (in childbirth):

tear

desgarrarse

1.3. tear (detach):

tear along the dotted line

arrancar or rasgar por la línea de puntos

2.1. tear (rush) + adv compl:

to tear along

ir a toda velocidad

we tore after the thief

nos lanzamos tras el ladrón

we tore after the thief

salimos corriendo tras el ladrón

she came tearing down the stairs

bajó las escaleras corriendo

she went tearing (off) down the road

salió como un bólido por la carretera inf

2.2. tear <tearing, pres part >:

he was in a tearing hurry

iba con muchísima prisa

he was in a tearing hurry

iba apuradísimo LatAm

III.tear¹ [Am tɛr, Brit tɛː] N

tear

rotura f

tear

roto m Spain

tear (rip, slash)

desgarrón m

tear (rip, slash)

rasgón m

to be on a or the tear Am

estar hecho una furia

See also wear

I.wear [Am wɛr, Brit wɛː] N U

1.1. wear (use):

you should get a good ten years' wear out of that coat

ese abrigo te debería durar por lo menos diez años

there's not much wear left in that jacket

a esa chaqueta no le queda mucha vida

I've had a lot of wear out of these shoes

les he dado mucho uso a estos zapatos

I've had a lot of wear out of these shoes

les he dado mucho trote a estos zapatos inf

I've had a lot of wear out of these shoes

les he sacado el jugo a estos zapatos

carpets that stand hard wear

alfombras que resisten el uso constante

that part of the carpet gets a lot of wear

esa parte de la alfombra se pisa mucho

1.2. wear (damage):

wear

desgaste m

you can see the wear on the steps

se ve el desgaste de los peldaños

the sofa's already showing signs of wear

el sofá ya está un poco gastado

he was showing signs of wear after his long journey

tenía cara de cansado después del largo viaje

he was showing signs of wear after his long journey

se veía cansado después del largo viaje LatAm

wear and tear

uso m or desgaste natural

to look the worse for wear , she looked very much the worse for wear after the sleepless night

se le notaban los efectos de la noche en vela

to look the worse for wear , she looked very much the worse for wear after the sleepless night

se veía muy desmejorada tras la noche en vela LatAm

the curtains/chairs are looking the worse for wear

las cortinas/sillas están viejas

the curtains/chairs are looking the worse for wear

las cortinas/sillas se ven viejas LatAm

2.1. wear (wearing of clothes):

clothes for evening/everyday wear

ropa para la noche/para diario or para todos los días

2.2. wear (clothing):

wear

ropa f

children's/evening wear

ropa de niños/para la noche

the correct wear for such an occasion

la vestimenta or ropa apropiada para tal ocasión

II.wear <pt wore, pp worn> [Am wɛr, Brit wɛː] VB trans

1.1. wear clothes:

she was wearing a black dress

tenía puesto or llevaba un vestido negro

I've got nothing to wear

no tengo qué ponerme

what shall I wear to the party?

¿qué me pongo para ir a la fiesta?

she wears green a lot

se viste mucho de verde

she wears green a lot

tiene mucha ropa verde

she doesn't wear skirts

no usa or no se pone faldas

he wears size 44 shoes

calza (el) 44

gloves aren't worn much nowadays

actualmente no se usan or no se llevan mucho los guantes

to wear the trousers or Am also pants

llevar los pantalones

1.2. wear jewelry/glasses/makeup:

I'm not wearing my watch

no tengo el reloj puesto

she was wearing a pearl necklace

tenía puesto or llevaba un collar de perlas

why don't you wear your ring?

¿por qué no te pones el anillo?

what perfume are you wearing?

¿qué perfume llevas or tienes puesto?

she doesn't wear mascara

no usa rímmel

he's wearing make-up

está maquillado

she wears her hair long/short

tiene or lleva el pelo largo/corto

he wears his hair in a pony tail

se peina con cola de caballo

do you wear glasses?

¿usa anteojos?

do you wear glasses?

¿usa gafas? esp Spain

to wear a sword

llevar una espada

to wear the crown

reinar

he was wearing a broad smile

sonreía de oreja a oreja

she wears her age well

se conserva muy bien

she wears her age well

no representa la edad que tiene

2. wear (through use):

constant use had worn the soles very thin

las suelas habían quedado muy delgadas con el uso constante

he had worn the collar threadbare

había gastado el cuello hasta dejarlo raído de tanto uso

the step had been worn smooth

el peldaño se había alisado con el uso

she's worn holes in the soles

les ha hecho agujeros a las suelas

she's worn holes in the soles

se le han agujereado las suelas

they had worn a path through the hills

sus pisadas habían marcado un sendero a través de las colinas

3. wear (tolerate) Brit inf:

wear usu neg

consentir

the tenants wouldn't wear it

los inquilinos no lo consintieron

the tenants wouldn't wear it

no hubo caso con los inquilinos inf

III.wear <pt wore, pp worn> [Am wɛr, Brit wɛː] VB intr

1. wear (through use):

wear collar/carpet/tire/brakes:

gastarse

to wear smooth

alisarse

to wear thin lit (through use) cloth/metal:

gastarse

to wear thin joke:

perder la gracia

the elbows had worn very thin

los codos estaban muy gastados

that excuse is wearing very thin

esa excusa ya está muy trillada or ya no convence a nadie

her patience began to wear thin

se le empezó a acabar la paciencia

her patience began to wear thin

empezó a perder la paciencia

2. wear (last):

wear + adv compl

durar

these tiles will wear for years

estas baldosas durarán años

to wear well cloth/clothes:

durar mucho

to wear well cloth/clothes:

dar buen resultado

to wear well person:

conservarse bien

tear² [Am tɪr, Brit tɪə] N

tear

lágrima f

to burst into tears

echarse or ponerse a llorar

to end in tears

acabar mal

to wipe away one's tears

secarse las lágrimas

to wipe away one's tears

enjugarse las lágrimas liter

to wipe away sb's tears

secarle las lágrimas a alguien

to wipe away sb's tears

enjugarle las lágrimas a alguien liter

his eyes filled with tears

se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

to shed or cry tears of joy

derramar lágrimas de alegría

to shed or cry tears of joy

llorar de alegría

to be in tears

estar llorando

I found her in tears over the exam results

me la encontré llorando por el resultado del examen

I was moved to tears

lloré de la emoción

I was moved to tears by the film

la película me hizo llorar

it brought tears to my eyes

hizo que se me saltaran las lágrimas

it brought tears to my eyes

me hizo llorar

I laughed till the tears ran down my face

lloré de risa

I was bored to tears

me aburrí como una ostra inf

I.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADV down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).

1.1. down (in downward direction):

I ran all the way down to the bottom

corrí hasta abajo

the path that goes down into the valley

el sendero que baja hasta el valle

to help sb down

ayudar a alguien a bajar

don't look down!

¡no mires (hacia or para) abajo!

from the waist/neck down

desde la cintura/el cuello para abajo

jump down!

¡salta!

he flopped down exhausted

se dejó caer agotado

down, boy!

¡abajo!

wind the window down

baja la ventanilla

down with Smith/tyranny!

¡abajo Smith/la tiranía!

1.2. down (downstairs):

can you come down?

¿puedes bajar?

run down and fetch the hammer

baja rápido a buscarme el martillo

we can walk down

podemos bajar andando

2.1. down (of position):

down

abajo

down in the basement/valley

abajo en el sótano/el valle

500m/two floors down

500m/dos pisos más abajo

further down on the same page

más abajo en la misma página

down here/there

aquí/allí (abajo)

it was down at the bottom of the rucksack

estaba en el fondo de la mochila

the sun/moon is down

el sol/la luna se ha puesto

2.2. down (downstairs):

I'll be down right away

enseguida bajo

2.3. down (lowered, pointing downward):

down

bajado

with the blinds down

con las persianas bajadas

face/head down

boca abajo

I had my foot down on the accelerator

tenía el pie en or estaba pisando el acelerador

2.4. down (in position):

the carpet isn't down yet

aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra

I had newspaper down

había puesto periódicos (en el suelo)

2.5. down (prostrate):

the champ is down!

¡el campeón ha caído en la lona!

I was down with flu all last week

estuve con gripe toda la semana pasada

3.1. down (of numbers, volume, intensity):

with the volume down low

con el volumen al mínimo

my temperature is down to 38°C

la fiebre me ha bajado a 38°C

attendance/circulation is down

la asistencia/circulación ha bajado

sterling closed half a cent down

al cierre la libra había bajado medio centavo

they were two goals down

iban perdiendo por dos goles

3.2. down (in league, table, hierarchy):

still down at the bottom of the league

todavía en el último lugar de la clasificación

from the president down

desde el presidente para abajo

4.1. down (in, toward the south):

to go/come down south/to London

ir/venir al sur/a Londres

people down south/in Mexico

la gente del sur/de México

4.2. down (at, to another place) esp Brit :

down on the farm

en la granja

he's down at the bar

está en el bar

I'm going down to Anne's/the library

voy a casa de Anne/a la biblioteca

4.3. down (away from university, major city) esp Brit :

they're sending a detective down from Scotland Yard

van a enviar un detective de Scotland Yard

he went down from Oxford in 1967

terminó sus estudios en Oxford en 1967

he went down from Oxford in 1967

egresó de Oxford en 1967 LatAm

5.1. down (dismantled, removed):

the Christmas decorations should be down by now

ya deberían haber quitado las decoraciones de Navidad

the room looks bare with the pictures down

la habitación queda desnuda sin los cuadros

once this wall is down

una vez que hayan derribado esta pared

5.2. down (out of action):

the telephone lines are down

las líneas de teléfono están cortadas

the system is down again COMPUT

otra vez el sistema no funciona

5.3. down (deflated):

one of your tires is down

tienes un neumático desinflado

6. down (in writing):

did you get down what she said?

¿tomaste nota de lo que dijo?

did you get down what she said?

¿apuntaste or anotaste lo que dijo?

he's down for tomorrow at ten

está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez

she's down as unemployed

consta or figura como desempleada

7. down (in cash):

he's demanding $150 down

exige un depósito de $150

8. down (hostile):

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra me tiene ojeriza

to be down on sb inf, my teacher's down on me at the moment

la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo LatAm inf

9.1. down (as far as):

down

hasta

from the roof down to the foundations

desde el tejado hasta los cimientos

right down to the present day

hasta nuestros días

9.2. down (reduced to):

when the liquid is down to half its volume

cuando el líquido se haya reducido a la mitad de su volumen

we're down to our last tin of tomatoes

nos queda solo una lata de tomates

9.3. down (dependent on) Brit:

it's all down to luck

todo es cuestión de suerte

9.4. down (to be done by):

the rest is down to you

el resto depende de ti

it's down to the owner to take precautions

es responsabilidad del propietario tomar precauciones

II.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] PREP

1.1. down (in downward direction):

we ran down the slope

corrimos cuesta abajo

to come down the stairs

bajar por la escalera

it fell down a hole

se cayó por un agujero

to tip sth down the sink

tirar algo por el fregadero

you've spilled wine down your shirt

te has manchado la camisa de vino

she looked down the list

recorrió la lista con la mirada

1.2. down (at lower level):

halfway down the hill

a mitad de camino ladera abajo

line 26, halfway down the page

línea 26, hacia la mitad de la página

2.1. down (along):

we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi

seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí

as I strolled down the street

cuando paseaba por la calle

2.2. down (further along):

the library is just down the street

la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante

15 miles down the road

a 15 millas siguiendo la carretera

there's a butcher's 100 yards down the road

hay una carnicería unas 100 yardas más adelante

2.3. down (to, in) Brit inf:

I've got to go down the shops

tengo que ir de compras

I saw her down the pub yesterday

ayer la vi en el bar

3. down (through):

down the ages/centuries

a través de los tiempos/los siglos

III.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] ADJ

1.1. down attr (going downward):

the down escalator

la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar

1.2. down attr Brit (from London):

the down train

el tren de Londres

2. down (depressed) inf:

down pred

deprimido

to feel down

andar deprimido or inf con un bajón

to feel down

estar con la depre inf

IV.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N

1. down (dislike):

to have a down on sb Brit inf

tenerle ojeriza a alguien

2. down (in US football):

down

down m

down

oportunidad f

V.down¹ [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] VB trans

1.1. down (drink down):

down drink

beberse rápidamente

down drink

tomarse rápidamente

he downed it in one

se lo bebió or se lo tomó de un trago

1.2. down (knock down):

down person/opponent

tumbar

down person/opponent

derribar

1.3. down (shoot down):

down aircraft

derribar

down aircraft

abatir

1.4. down (put down):

to down tools

dejar de trabajar

2. down (defeat) Am:

down inf

derrotar

See also fall down, cut down, burn down

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

I.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. cut down (fell):

cut down tree

cortar

cut down tree

talar

2. cut down (kill):

cut down

matar

he was cut down in his prime liter

su vida fue segada en flor liter

3. cut down (reduce):

cut down expenditure

reducir

cut down expenditure

recortar

cut down consumption

reducir

cut down consumption

disminuir

cut down article

acortar

II.cut down VB [Am kət -, Brit kʌt -] (v + adv) (make reductions)

cigarette? — no, thanks, I'm trying to cut down

¿un cigarrillo? — no, gracias, estoy tratando de fumar menos

to cut down on sth you should cut down on carbohydrates

debería reducir el consumo de hidratos de carbono

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

down² [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N U

1. down (on bird):

down

plumón m

2. down:

down (on face, body)

vello m

down (on face, body)

pelusilla f

down (on upper lip)

bozo m

down (on upper lip)

pelusilla f

3. down (on plant, fruit):

down

pelusa f

down³ <downs, pl> [Am daʊn, Brit daʊn] N esp Brit GEOG

down

colinas fpl

tear down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tear down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tear down VB trans

tear down

derribar

Translations for tear down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to tear down the stairs

precipitarse escaleras abajo

Translations for tear down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

derrocar (edificio)

to tear down

derribar (edificio)

to tear down

Translations for tear down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.tear¹ [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] N

tear

lágrima f

to bring tears to sb's eyes

hacer que a alguien se le salten las lágrimas

to burst into tears

echarse a llorar

to have tears in one's eyes

tener los ojos llenos de lágrimas

to not shed (any) tears

no derramar una (sola) lágrima

II.tear¹ [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] VB intr

tear

llorar

I.tear² [teəʳ, Am ter] tore, torn tore, torn N

tear

rotura f

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

1. tear:

tear (rip)

rasgar

tear (ruin)

romper

to tear a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

to be torn between two possibilities

no saber qué posibilidad elegir

2. tear (strain):

tear muscle

distender

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

1. tear (rip):

tear

rasgarse

2. tear (rush wildly):

tear

lanzarse

to tear down the stairs

precipitarse escaleras abajo

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

plumón m

down (hairs)

pelusa f

down on body

vello m

down on face

bozo m

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

abajo

to fall down

caerse

to lie down

acostarse

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

bajar a Brighton/al mar

down South

hacia el sur

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

estar gastado

the wind died down

el viento se calmó

the sun is down

se ha puesto el sol

the fire is burning down

el fuego se está consumiendo

the tyres are down

los neumáticos están desinflados

the price is down

el precio ha bajado

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

desde 1900 hasta el presente

down through the ages

a través de la historia

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

escribir/anotar algo

Phrases:

to be down on sb

tener manía a alguien

down with the dictator!

¡abajo el dictador!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

bajar las escaleras

to run down the slope

correr cuesta abajo

2. down (along):

to go down the street

ir por la calle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the factories slowly began to reopen, the city began to tear down old buildings and replace them with new businesses.

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The estimated cost to tear down the building and perform any necessary environmental clean up is $725,000.

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Her late run, though, was not enough to tear down the tough winner.

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His motives are to destroy and tear down.

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The plan to tear down the facility and replace it was shelved when the economy collapsed in 2008.

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Plans were made to tear down the old building and to replace it by a new and more prestigious building.

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They set up, tear down, and maintain equipment, and music.

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In 1978 the bank decided to tear down its headquarters and rebuild it again.

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They would tear down many older houses and build new ones.

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One of which made the front page as he was helping tear down the fence.... and we had tickets.

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