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tear1
tore, torn UK: /teər/ US: /ter/Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ rasgar(se)
I tore my sleeve on a bit of wire Se me rasgó la manga con un alambre
⇨ romper(se)
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⇨ arrancar
The baby has torn some pages out of this book El bebé ha arrancado algunas páginas de este libro
v [i]
→ to tear sth apart [m]→ to tear sb away (from sth)→ to tear sth down [m]→ to tear sth off [m]→ to tear sth up [m]Véase tb: to {cut/tear} sth to ribbons; to ask for {it/trouble}; to tear asunder›
⇨ ir a toda velocidad
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio to be torn
⇨ no poder decidirse
He is torn between staying and leaving No puede decidirse entre quedarse y marcharse
(Definition of tear vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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