tear

tear
I.
tear1 [tεər]
(verb: preterite tore, past participle torn)
1. noun
( = rip) déchirure f
• it has a tear in it c'est déchiré
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = rip) déchirer
• to tear a hole in ... faire un accroc à ...
• to tear to pieces [+ paper] déchirer en petits morceaux ; [+ prey] mettre en pièces ; [+ play, performance] éreinter ; [+ argument, suggestion] descendre en flammes (inf)
• to tear open [+ envelope] déchirer ; [+ letter] déchirer l'enveloppe de ; [+ parcel] ouvrir en déchirant l'emballage
• to tear a muscle/ligament se déchirer un muscle/un ligament
• that's torn it! (inf) ça flanque tout par terre ! (inf)
► to be torn [person]
to be torn by remorse être déchiré par le remords
• to be torn between two things/people être tiraillé entre deux choses/personnes
• I'm very torn j'hésite beaucoup (entre les deux)
   b. ( = snatch) arracher (from sb à qn) (off sth de qch)
• he tore it out of her hand il le lui a arraché des mains
3. intransitive verb
   a. [cloth, paper] se déchirer
• it tears easily ça se déchire facilement
   b. ( = rush) to tear out/down sortir/descendre à toute vitesse
• to tear along the road [person]
filer à toute allure le long de la route
• they tore after him ils se sont lancés à sa poursuite
► tear apart separable transitive verb déchirer
• his love for Julie is tearing him apart son amour pour Julie le déchire► tear away
1. intransitive verb
( = leave quickly) [person]
partir à toute vitesse
2. separable transitive verb
[+ paper, object] arracher (from sb à qn) (from sth de qch)
• I couldn't tear myself away from it/him je n'arrivais pas à m'en détacher/à me détacher de lui
► tear down separable transitive verb
[+ poster, flag] arracher ; [+ building] démolir
► tear into (inf) transitive verb
( = attack verbally) s'en prendre violemment à ; ( = scold) passer un savon à (inf)
► tear off
1. intransitive verb
( = leave quickly) partir à toute vitesse
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ label, wrapping] arracher
   b. [+ one's clothes] enlever à la hâte
► tear out separable transitive verb arracher ; [+ cheque, ticket] détacher
• to tear one's hair out s'arracher les cheveux► tear up separable transitive verb
   a. [+ paper] déchirer
   b. [+ weed] arracher ; [+ forest] déraciner
II.
tear2 [tɪər]
noun
larme f
• in tears en larmes
• there were tears in her eyes elle avait les larmes aux yeux
• close to tears au bord des larmes
• to burst into tears fondre en larmes
• it will end in tears! ça va finir mal !
► tear duct noun canal m lacrymal
► tear gas noun gaz m lacrymogène
► tear-jerker (inf) noun
• it's a real tear-jerker ça fait pleurer dans les chaumières ► tear-stained adjective baigné de larmes
* * *
I 1. [teə(r)]
noun gen accroc m; Medicine déchirure f
2.
transitive verb (prét tore; pp torn)
1) (rip) déchirer [garment, paper]; mettre [quelque chose] en pièces [flesh, prey]

to tear something from ou out of — arracher quelque chose de [book, notepad]

I've torn a hole in my coat — j'ai fait un accroc à mon manteau

to tear something to pieces ou bits ou shreds — lit mettre quelque chose en morceaux; fig démolir (colloq) [proposal, book, film]

to tear somebody to pieces — fig descendre quelqu'un en flammes

to tear one's hair (out) — lit, fig s'arracher les cheveux

to tear a muscle — se déchirer un muscle

to be torn between — fig être tiraillé entre [options, persons]

2) (remove by force) arracher
3.
intransitive verb (prét tore; pp torn)
1) (rip) se déchirer
2) (rush)

to tear out/off/past — sortir/partir/passer en trombe

to tear up/down the stairs — monter/descendre les escaliers quatre à quatre

3) (pull forcefully)

to tear at — [animal] déchiqueter [flesh, prey]; [person] s'attaquer à [rubble]

4) (colloq) (criticize)

to tear into — enguirlander (colloq) [person]; démolir (colloq) [play, film, book]

4.
tearing present participle adjective
1)

a tearing sound — un bruit de déchirement

2) (colloq)

to be in a tearing hurry — GB être terriblement pressé (to do de faire)

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Phrasal Verbs:
••

that's torn it! — (colloq) GB il ne manquait plus que ça!

II [tɪə(r)]
noun larme f

close to tears — au bord des larmes

to burst into tears — fondre en larmes

to shed tears — pleurer

it brought tears to her eyes —

it moved her to tears — elle en avait les larmes aux yeux

••

to end in tears — [game, party] finir par des pleurs; [campaign, experiment] mal se terminer


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