tear

1. (transitive)To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

   He tore his coat on the nail.

   reißen, zerreißen

   рватьrvatʹ, порва́тьporvátʹ, разрыва́тьrazryvátʹ

   рва́тиrváty, де́ртиdérty, розрива́тиrozryváty

2. (transitive)To injure as if by pulling apart.

   He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.

3. (transitive)To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

   He was torn by conflicting emotions.

4. (transitive)To make (an opening) with force or energy.

   A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.

   His boss will tear him a new one when he finds out.

5. (often, transitive)To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.

   Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.

   herausreißen, abreißen

   отрыва́тьotryvátʹ, оторва́тьotorvátʹ, срыва́тьsryvátʹ

   віддиратиviddyraty, відде́ртиviddérty, зрива́тиzryváty

6. (transitive, with down)To demolish.

   The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.

   abreißen

   разруша́тьrazrušátʹ, разру́шитьrazrúšitʹ, сноси́тьsnosítʹ

   руйнува́тиrujnuváty, зруйнува́тиzrujnuváty, зно́ситиznósyty

7. (intransitive)To become torn, especially accidentally.

   My dress has torn.

   reißen, einreißen, abreißen

   рва́тьсяrvátʹsja, порва́тьсяporvátʹsja

8. (intransitive)To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.

   He went tearing down the hill at 90 miles per hour.

   The tornado lingered, tearing through town, leaving nothing upright.

   нести́сьnestísʹ

   нести́сяnestýsja

9. (intransitive)To smash or enter something with great force.

   The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.

10. (intransitive)To be interrupted midway through.

    torn write

11. (intransitive)To produce tears.

    Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.

    tränen

1. I saw tears in her eyes.

   Я бачив сльози в її очах.

   ruЯ увидел в её глазах слёзы.

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2. He tried to keep back his tears.

   Він намагався стримати свої сльози.

   ruОн пытался сдержать свои слёзы.

   deEr versuchte seine Tränen zurückzuhalten.

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3. I see tears in your eyes.

   Бачу сльози в твоїх очах.

   ruВижу слёзы в твоих глазах.

   deIch sehe Tränen in deinen Augen.

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4. She broke into tears.

   Вона розплакалася.

   ruОна расплакалась.

   deSie brach in Tränen aus.

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5. She couldn't stop the tears.

   Вона не могла стримати сліз.

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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.