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tear

/tɪə/ or /teə/

/tɪr/ or /ter/

tear down

tear up

tearnoun

tears

/tɪə/ or /teə/

/tɪr/ or /ter/

(homograph: /tɪə/ UK, /tɪr/ US – tear(drop), cry; /teə/ UK, /ter/ US – rip, tear (in fabric))

Translations

larme

A single tear rolled down her cheek as she watched the sad movie.

Une seule larme a coulé sur sa joue en regardant le film triste.

déchirure

There was a tear in the fabric of his shirt after he caught it on a nail.

Il y avait une déchirure dans le tissu de sa chemise après qu’elle se soit accrochée à un clou.

Additional translations

frénésieSens rare, surtout dans des expressions comme go on a tear.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

tearverb

tore

Past Simple

torn

Past Participle

tearing

Gerund

/teə/

/ter/

Translations

pleurerEmployé pour les yeux qui produisent des larmes.

His eyes tear whenever he chops onions.

Ses yeux pleurent chaque fois qu’il coupe des oignons.

déchirer

She accidentally tore the paper while trying to remove it from the notebook.

Elle a accidentellement déchiré le papier en essayant de le retirer du carnet.

Additional translations

foncerSens familier ou figuré : se déplacer très vite.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

tearadjective

/teə/

/ter/

Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to tears or causing tears, e.g., "tear gas".

Translations

lacrymalSurtout en contexte médical ou technique.

The police deployed tear gas to disperse the protesters.

La police a déployé du gaz lacrymal pour disperser les manifestants.

Definitions

Relating to or designed to cause tears.

The police deployed tear gas to disperse the protesters.