tear open in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tear open in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for tear open in the English»French Dictionary

I.tear1 [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

II.tear1 <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

to tear one's hair (out) lit, fig

III.tear1 <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB intr

tear2 [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gén pl

I.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] N

II.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] ADJ

III.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB trans

5. open (make wider) → open up

IV.open [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n, Am ˈoʊpən] VB intr

6. open (become wider) → open up

See also open up

I.open up VB [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n -, Am ˈoʊpən -] (open up)

II.open up VB [Brit ˈəʊp(ə)n -, Am ˈoʊpən -] (open [sth] up, open up [sth])

tear open in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tear open in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

I.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] N

II.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] ADJ

III.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] VB intr

IV.open [ˈəʊpən, Am ˈoʊ-] VB trans

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The mandibles are used to tear open the cuticular structures of its meal and expose the soft tissue areas within the organism.
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To do this, jumping spiders build an "ant-proof" lair, weaving an abnormally tough nest that is difficult for ants to tear open.
theconversation.com
The egg tooth is used to tear open the inner membrane; the baby crocodile can then push its way through the outer shell.
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The entire arm could then have been powerfully retracted to tear open the nest.
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Whilst watching, the police tear open their shirts to reveal malfunctioning circuitry beneath.
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Once the fish has finished baking, remove from the oven and carefully tear open the bags to reveal moist, perfectly cooked fish and vegetables inside.
thechronicleherald.ca
What he is powerless to tear open is our hearts.
www.madonnahouse.org
But dangerous older versions of the cars, which frequently tear open on impact, remain widely in use.
www.timesunion.com
In the study, kids were not monitored and were allowed to tear open as many sugar packets as they wanted.
healthland.time.com
Red foxes may give way to hyenas on unopened carcasses, as the latter's stronger jaws can easily tear open flesh which is too tough for foxes.
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