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tear

UK
/tɪə/ or /teə/
US
/tɪr/ or /ter/
tear down
tear up

Translations

tearnoun
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 as she watched the sad movie.
Une seule larme a coulé sur sa joue en regardant le film triste.
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.
Synonyms
laceration
rip
opening
cleavage
fracture
break
split
tearverb
tore
Past Simple
torn
Past Participle
tearing
Gerund
UK
/teə/
US
/ter/
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.
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.
Synonyms
snatch
fracture
rip
pull
shred
split
lacerate
rend
Antonyms
mend
repair
tearadjective
UK
/teə/
US
/ter/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to tears or causing tears, e.g., "tear gas".
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

tearnoun
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.
tearadjective
Relating to or designed to cause tears.
The police deployed tear gas to disperse the protesters.
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