tear

UK
/tɪə/ or /teə/
US
/tɪr/ or /ter/

Übersetzungen

tearsubstantiv
tears
Pl.
UK
/tɪə/ or /teə/
US
/tɪr/ or /ter/
(homograph: /tɪə/ UK, /tɪr/ US – tear(drop), cry; /teə/ UK, /ter/ US – rip, tear (in fabric))
A single tear rolled down her cheek.
Одна слеза скатилась по её щеке.
There was a tear in the fabric of the dress.
На ткани платья был разрыв.
tearverb
tore
Präteritum
torn
Partizip Perfekt
tearing
Gerundium
UK
/teə/
US
/ter/
He managed to tear the label off the bottle.
Ему удалось оторвать этикетку с бутылки.
She tried to tear the paper into pieces.
Она попыталась рвать бумагу на куски.
The strong wind can tear the roof off the house.
Сильный ветер может разрывать крышу дома.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
рвать в клочья
tearadjektiv
UK
/teə/
US
/ter/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to tears or causing tears, e.g., "tear gas".

Definitionen

tearsubstantiv
A drop of clear salty liquid secreted by glands in your eyes, often as a result of emotion or irritation.
A single tear rolled down her cheek as she watched the sad movie.
A hole or split in something caused by it being pulled apart forcefully.
There was a tear in the fabric of his shirt after he caught it on a nail.
A short spell of intense or reckless activity; a spree or dash.
After the exams, they went on a tear, celebrating every night.
The act or process of tearing something apart; a rip or rupture made by tearing.
With one swift tear, she opened the envelope.
tearverb
To pull apart or into pieces by force.
She accidentally tore the paper while trying to remove it from the notebook.
To make a hole or split in something by force.
He tore his shirt on the fence as he climbed over.
To move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner.
The children tore through the house, laughing and shouting.
Of the eyes: to fill with tears or to produce tears.
His eyes tear whenever he chops onions.
tearadjektiv
Relating to or designed to cause tears.
The police deployed tear gas to disperse the protesters.