tear
A hole or break caused by tearingA hole or break caused by tearing.
» I saw tears in her eyes.
Я увидел в её глазах слёзы.
Я увидел у неё в глазах слёзы.
Я бачив сльози в її очах.
Meaning
6 sensesA hole or break caused by tearing.
A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
Riss
разры́вrazrýv
розри́вrozrýv
(slang)A rampage.
to go on a tear
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
Big tears streamed from Lisa's eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on.
Träne, Zähre
слеза́slezá
сльоза́slʹozá
Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
Examples
1676 sentencesI saw tears in her eyes.
Я бачив сльози в її очах. — ascolto
ruЯ увидел в её глазах слёзы. — marafon
He tried to keep back his tears.
Він намагався стримати свої сльози. — deniko
ruОн пытался сдержать свои слёзы. — sharptoothed
deEr versuchte seine Tränen zurückzuhalten. — Manfredo
I see tears in your eyes.
Бачу сльози в твоїх очах. — Dorenda
ruВижу слёзы в твоих глазах. — Dorenda
deIch sehe Tränen in deinen Augen. — Dorenda
She broke into tears.
Вона розплакалася. — ChickenKiev
ruОна расплакалась. — Biga
deSie brach in Tränen aus. — MUIRIEL
She couldn't stop the tears.
Вона не могла стримати сліз. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-GermanFrom Middle English teren, from Old English teran (“to tear, lacerate”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart, rip”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”).
From Middle English tear, teer, teere, ter, tere, tyar, tyear, tyer, tær (“tear”), from Old English teagor, tēar, tæher, from Proto-West Germanic *tahr, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).
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Forms
plural: tearsWord family
48 related wordsCollocations
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