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tear

S1 W1

BrE /tɛː/ AmE /ter/

verb / noun en → es

past tore pp torn ing tearing

1 PAPER/CLOTH [transitive] A2

to pull something apart or make a hole in it by pulling

rasgar, desgarrar

  • tear sth

Collocations tear paper · tear a piece of cloth

  • She tore the letter into pieces.

    Ella rasgó la carta en pedazos.

2 EMOTION [intransitive] A1

to cry a lot because you are very sad or upset

llorar, echarse a llorar

  • tear

  • He was tearing after hearing the news.

    Él se echó a llorar al escuchar la noticia.

3 EYE [countable] A1

a drop of liquid that comes from your eye when you are crying or have something in it

lágrima, gota de agua del ojo

Collocations tear of joy · tear in the eye

  • There was a tear in her eye.

    Tenía una lágrima en el ojo.

4 BODY [countable] A2

a small cut or rip on your skin, especially from falling down

corte, rasguño

Collocations tear in the knee · deep tear

  • He got a tear on his elbow.

    Se hizo un corte en el codo.

Idioms

tear something apart B1

desgarrar algo, despedazar algo

  • The dog tore the toy apart.

    El perro desgarró el juguete.

tear something up B1

rasgar algo, romper algo en pedazos

  • She tore the contract up.

    Ella rasgó el contrato.

tear something down B1

derribar algo, destruir algo

  • They tore the old building down.

    Derribaron el edificio viejo.