rip

S2 W2

BrE /rɪp/ AmE /rɪp/

verb / noun en → es

past ripped pp ripped ing ripping

1 TEAR [transitive] B1

to tear something suddenly and violently, especially cloth or paper

desgarrar, rasgar, romper

  • rip sth + prep

Collocations rip a piece of cloth · rip open a letter

  • She ripped the envelope open.

    Ella rasgó el sobre.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B2

to damage or destroy something suddenly and violently, especially by tearing it apart

destruir, arruinar, desgarrar

  • rip sth + prep

Collocations rip a book apart · rip down a poster

  • The storm ripped the roof off the house.

    La tormenta arrancó el techo de la casa.

3 COPY [transitive] C1

to copy a computer file or program from one disk, drive, etc. to another

copiar, transferir, descargar

  • rip sth + prep

Collocations rip a file from a disk · rip music files to your computer

  • He ripped the song off the internet.

    Él descargó la canción de Internet.

4 RIVER [noun] B1

a narrow channel of water, especially one that is formed by a river cutting through rock or soft ground

cañón, desfiladero, río estrecho

  • a + noun

Collocations a river rip · a canyon rip

  • The boat sailed down the river rapids.

    El barco navegó por las rápidas del río.

5 SURF [intransitive] C1

to ride on a wave while surfing, especially when the wave is very high and steep

bailar sobre una ola, surfear en grandes olas

  • surf + prep

Collocations rip down the line of a wave · rip through a wave

  • The surfer ripped down the face of the wave.

    El surfista bajó la ola con gran velocidad.

Phrasal verbs

rip off CHEAT B2

estafar, engañar, sacar provecho indebidamente de algo

  • The taxi driver ripped us off.

    El taxista nos estafó.

rip up DESTROY B1

arrancar, rasgar, destruir

  • She ripped the letter up and threw it in the bin.

    Ella arrancó la carta y la tiró a la basura.

rip apart DESTROY B2

desgarrar, despedazar, destruir

  • The storm ripped the roof off the house.

    La tormenta arrancó el techo de la casa.

rip into SCOLD C1

reprochar, regañar a alguien, criticar duramente

  • He ripped into the team for their poor performance.

    Él les reprendió al equipo por su mala actuación.

rip out of ESCAPE C1

escapar, salir corriendo de algo

  • The horse ripped out of the starting gate.

    El caballo salió disparado de la salida.

Idioms

rip someone off C1

estafar a alguien, sacar provecho indebidamente de alguien

  • The mechanic ripped me off when he said I needed new brakes.

    El mecánico me estafó cuando dijo que necesitaba nuevos frenos.

rip someone a new one C1

reprochar duramente a alguien, criticar fuertemente a alguien

  • The boss ripped the employee a new one for being late.

    El jefe reprochó al empleado por llegar tarde.

rip someone's head off C1

reprochar duramente a alguien, criticar fuertemente a alguien

  • He ripped her head off for making such a mistake.

    Él la reprendió por cometer tal error.