tear off

1. (transitive)To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.

   Do not tear off the price tag if you want to return that shirt.

   abreißen

   відрива́тиvidryváty, відірва́тиvidirváty, віддира́тиviddyráty

2. (intransitive)To become detached by tearing or ripping.

   abreißen

   оторва́тьсяotorvátʹsja, отрыва́тьсяotryvátʹsja

   відрива́тисяvidryvátysja, відірва́тисяvidirvátysja, віддира́тисяviddyrátysja

3. (intransitive)To leave or depart rapidly.

   The fugitive tore off down the alley.

4. (transitive)To remove all of a roof (shingles, etc.) down to the wood deck.

1. I had my thumbnail torn off.

   deIch habe mir den Daumennagel abgerissen.

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2. Tom tore the posters off the wall.

   deTom riß die Poster von den Wänden.

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3. The strong wind tore off the roof of my house.

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4. I tore off a piece of bread and fed it to my dog.

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5. Tom tore off the band-aid.

   deTom riss das Pflaster ab.

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irregular · Lesson

• tear offвідірвати, відірватисяTo rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
• tear outприбрати, видалитиTo remove by tearing.
• tear awayвідірватися, відірватиTo remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.
• tear upTo tear into pieces.
• tear downTo demolish.
• tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
• tear alongTo run quickly along somewhere.
• tear apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.