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croco·dile ˈtears N pl

tear1 [tɪəʳ] N (watery fluid)

I . tear2 [teəʳ] N

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

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2. tear (injure):

to tear a muscle
natrgati si mišico

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

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1. tear (rip):

tear
trgati se [perf strgati se]

2. tear inf (rush):

tear
divjati [perf oddivjati]
to tear away
oddivjati

tear apart VB trans

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1. tear fabric, paper:

tear
raztrgati

2. tear article, book, play:

tear
uničevati [perf uničiti]

tear at VB trans

2. tear inf (eat):

tear
lotiti se

tear away VB trans

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1. tear (make leave):

to tear sb ⇄ away
odtrgati koga
to tear oneself away
odtrgati se

2. tear (rip from):

to tear sth ⇄ away page of calendar, poster
odtrgati kaj

tear down VB trans

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1. tear (destroy):

tear
rušiti [perf porušiti]
tear forest
sekati [perf posekati]

2. tear (discredit):

to tear sb ⇄ down
očrniti koga

tear into VB trans

1. tear:

tear
napasti

2. tear:

tear
lotiti se z vnemo

tear off VB trans

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1. tear (rip from):

tear
trgati [perf odtrgati]

2. tear (undress):

to tear off one's clothes
sleči se

tear out VB trans

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tear hair, nail, page:

tear
puliti [perf izpuliti]
to tear sb's heart out
trgati srce

tear up VB trans

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1. tear (rip):

tear
trgati [perf raztrgati]

2. tear (destroy):

tear
uničevati [perf uničiti]
tear pavement, road
kopati [perf razkopati]

3. tear (annul):

tear
razveljavljati [perf razveljaviti]

ˈtear gas N no pl

ˈtear jerk·er N inf

Usage examples with tears

scalding tears
vroče solze
to burst into tears
bruhniti v solze
to break into tears
bruhniti v solze
to dissolve in(to) tears
planiti v jok
to blink back tears
zadržati solze
to hold back tears
zadrževati solze
she burst into tears
planila je v jok
tears of frustration/remorse
solze razočaranja/kesanja
tears of happiness/joy
solze sreče/veselja
blinded by tears
slep od joka
full of surprises/tears
poln presenečenj/solz
their eyes filled with tears
solze so jim stopile v oči
to keep in one's tears
zadrževati solze
to move sb to tears
ganiti koga do solz
her eyes brimmed with tears
v očeh so se ji lesketale solze
to reduce sb to tears
spraviti koga v jok
to be close to tears
biti na robu solza
to come close to tears
biti na robu solza
tears started coursing down her cheeks
po licih so ji začele teči solze
to be in floods of tears
biti ves v solzah

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He said by the time the broadcast was over there were more tears in the sink than washing-up water.
www.abc.net.au
She conceived the idea of writing a cook book after she observed a dinner party host in tears because of an unset crme caramel.
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See how quickly it tears through a bone-dry state park.
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It is said in his kaishaku memoir that he couldn't stop his tears.
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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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Out of all those females on set she's definitely the least girly, we just can't see her with tears flowing, hankie blowing...
www.sugarscape.com
Crocodiles do indeed have lachrymal glands and produce tears to lubricate the eyes as humans do.
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
It was snot and tears at the same time.
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He says no and tries to hide his tears, which he attributes to hay fever.
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Very thick streaks of eyeshadow run down her face because it mixes with her tears.
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