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| tear apart | vtr | literal (rip to pieces) | a face bucăţi loc.vb. |
| He tore apart the green pear with his bare hands. |
| tear apart | vtr | figurative (devastate emotionally) | a devasta vb.tranz. |
| Getting a cancer diagnosis can tear you apart. |
| tear apart | vtr | figurative (give negative opinions of) | a desfiinţa vb.tranz. |
| The art critic just tore apart the painting. |
| tear apart | vtr | literal (rip off forcefully) | a sfâşia vb.tranz. |
| tear away | vi | informal (run off, leave hurriedly) | a o şterge loc.vb. |
| She was angry, so she tore away from the house. |
| tear away | vtr | informal, figurative (remove, absent: oneself) | a chiuli vb.intranz. |
| It was difficult to tear the child away from the television when it was time for bed. |
| tear down | vtr | literal (dismantle, demolish) | a demola vb.tranz. |
| The government must tear down several houses to build the highway. |
| tear down | vtr | figurative (destroy) | a distruge vb.tranz. |
| His cutting remarks tore down her fragile self esteem. |
| tear down | vtr | (criticize harshly) | a desfiinţa vb.tranz. |
| tear from | vtr | (pull or rip out of) | a smulge vb.tranz. |
| The story line of the drama was torn from the headlines. |
| tear gas | | | gaz lacrimogen s.n. |
| tear off | vtr | (detach by ripping) | a smulge, a rupe vb.tranz. |
| He tore off the wrapping to discover what was inside. |
| tear off | vi | (leave quickly) | a pleca în grabă vb.intranz. |
| tear open | vtr | (open by ripping or pulling) | a desface vb.tranz. |
| Kids love tearing their gifts open on Christmas morning. |
| tear out | vtr | (remove by ripping) | a deschide vb.tranz. |
| He tore out a page from the magazine. |
| When I see a good recipe in the newspaper, I usually tear it out. |
| tear to pieces | vtr | literal (rip apart) | a face bucăţi loc.vb. |
| He was so angry when he read the letter he tore it to pieces. |
| tear to pieces | vtr | figurative (criticize harshly) | a desfiinţa vb.tranz. |
| The critics tore my performance to pieces. |
| tear to shreds | vtr | literal (rip to pieces) | a face bucăţi loc.vb. |
| The dog's torn my pillow to shreds. |
| The lion tore his prey to shreds. |
| tear to shreds | vtr | figurative (criticize harshly) | a face praf loc.vb. |
| The boss lost his temper and tore his secretary to shreds. |
| tear up | vtr | (rip to pieces) | a rupe în bucăţi loc.vb. |
| I'm going to tear up the letter you wrote me. |
| tear up | vi | informal (become teary-eyed) | a lăcrima vb.intranz. |
| If he sings a sad song, I'm going to tear up for sure. |
| wear and tear | n | (damage caused by use) | uzură s.f. |
| The insurance company will pay for accidental damage, but not wear and tear. |
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